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I’ve finally had enough of blogspot and have moved my blog to WordPress. I even have my own domain name! Yeah. I’m growing up…

I was blissfully snoozing this morning, so happy in my somnolence, when a strange noise outside woke me up. It sounded kind of like a strong gust of wind, except that wasn’t it. It also sounded kind of like when the heater comes on, except it was much too loud. “Maybe one of the neighbors…

I thought it would be easiest for me just to copy and paste Carrie’s latest note for those of you who are praying for Little Ian. Hey Team Ian, Things have been a few ups and downs here today, but mostly ups 🙂 Ian had a rough night sleeping, very restless and unsettled. This morning…

A friend of mine took my idea for the Perfect Christmas Letter and ran with it. I asked her tonight if I could post it on my blog and she gave me her permission. So I give you the Perfect Christmas Letter by Ruth S. PERFECT: faultless, without defect, of the best, highest or completest…

The kids go back to school tomorrow. Taylor is a senior now and Katie a freshman. You read that right. Two kids in high school. I can’t figure out when that happened. My Facebook peeps are telling me that either I blinked or turned around. Well thanks a lot, friends. Why didn’t you warn me…

Tis the season to be jolly… whatever. Christmas is not my favorite holiday. Thanksgiving is actually my favorite holiday. There’s no gifting pressure, the food is delicious, and I grew up enjoying most Thanksgivings with grandparents and a large number of aunts, uncles and cousins. Good times. Christmas, on the other hand, inspires so many…

I’m sure each one of us can remember in vivid detail what we were doing seven years ago today. My friend Gina, better known as No Surrender, wrote about what she was doing that morning here. I just happened to be watching Good Morning America when the first plane hit. Remember that horrible feeling as…

Six weeks from today the four of us will board a plane, relax in first class and fly to Honolulu. There we will spend a week in Waikiki and another week in Kona. We will chill on the beach, unwind by the pool, drink delicious concoctions out of coconut shells with cute little umbrellas and…