Mathew’s mom Karen is an instructor for a wonderful music program called Music with Mar. She is amazing with the kids, teaching and encouraging pre-school age children through music and song. She has shared this gift with the kids at the Children’s Cancer Center and we’ve always enjoyed watching how the kids respond [...]

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I like to picture the pioneers who spent months of their lives traveling to their new homesteads and finally reaching it and getting out of the wagon…having a nice stretch and then looking around at the wilderness thinking “WOW, this looked a lot different on www.realtor.com”.
Peter and I have spent so much time browsing through [...]

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Yesterday was two things happened that I could have lived without. I sacrificed myself on the alter of parental love and took the kids to see “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and I also had a “special” doctor appointment. Just in case you didn’t get that “special” reference please see the video below….I was [...]

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The day started off with such promise. Peyton’s appointment was at 8:30 and our goal was to get in first and get out quick. They were seriously busy today with the holiday backup and had 3 spinal taps scheduled for morning.
Thanks to awesome friends, we left on time with EMLA all over [...]

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It’s late Christmas day, the gifts have all been given and opened, the bulk of the mess cleaned up and I’m thrilled by the wonderful day we enjoyed….as well as ecstatic that it’s over!!
I talked to my mom tonight and agreed that I must be getting old to be so happy that the holiday is [...]

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