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My weekend in photos

Family. Food. Fireworks. Fun. Fiftybazillion kids. We hosted. We cooked a lot. We ate a lot. Bang! Boom! Pow! Ohhh. Ahhh. I are teh tired. So, here are the highlights of my weekend. In order of age. Elaine Katie Stephanie Nathaniel Rosemary Rachael Peyton We had a pretty good-looking weekend, wouldn’t you say?

The lost Christmas post

I had a whole post ready to go and I really did mean to write something funny and poignant about the holiday….but I left it hanging on my screen while the family went off to Christmas Eve service and to get all unwrap-y on some gifts….and now it’s gone. GONE. GONE GONE GONE. *ARRRRG!* I [...]

I’ve decided to have another baby

**HA! THAT got your attention, didn’t it?  It’s also a raging lie, but this babylicious post is courtesy of my friend Steph @ Problem Solvin’ Mom.  Seriously? If your babymaking parts don’t do a little dance after seeing all this yummy goodness you are just a ROBOT…dead inside…completely inhumane! I am on my way to [...]

I am full of thankful

“Bad things have happened, but we’ve managed to endure it.” Not exactly the wonderful frame of mind one wants to take into Thanksigiving. But really?  We have not had the best track record. 2005 brought a stroke for me and a fall full of physical therapy and worries of what kind of mother I would [...]

I am made of tired

Update on mom: she is much better, she is now home and improving daily, the blood clots in her legs and lungs are apparently starting to dissolve as she is noticing a big difference in her ability to breathe. A good thing, no? I’m staying in Daytona for a while to be home health care [...]