I am so sorry for all of the issues on the blog this week. First, the host shut it down on Monday morning because it couldn't handle the traffic and some combination of my pretty theme and my comment function was causing a problem on the server. (It also shut it down last Monday morning fo...
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Last week I posted about Penny, a sweet little 11 month old with stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Penny's family has private insurance, but it will only cover 60% of her medical costs. As you can imagine, the cost is simply outrageous and a huge financial burden on the family. There's been a great o...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! I couldn't let the day go without sharing a photo of my little ones in their green garb.
Preschool Boy is wearing a green polo from The Gap, and unfortunately it was freaking cold today so he's wearing a white shirt underneath. And, Toddler Girl is wearing the...
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It's NCAA tournament time again! This used to be my favorite sports time of the year, but now I have kids. And it turns out you can't sit in front of TV drinking beer and watching basketball for days straight when you have children to raise. Nonetheless, I do love the tournament and I love...
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Today is National Napping Day. I don't think they make cards for this "holiday", but if they did the cards would most certainly include a photo like this:
In honor of today, my little man napped. On the couch.
Sadly, he's pretty much given up a daily nap routine. Trying to get him to n...
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A few weeks ago I wrote about my son's night terrors and mentioned it's not the only sleep issue we've got going on. (The past couple weeks have been okay on that front, by the way.) Since early January, Preschool Boy has been crawling into bed with my husband and me. Every. Single. Night....
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Why is it impossible to get a good boy's hair cut? We've taken our son to every hair cutting option in town - from the kiddie hair cut place to the barber on base to an adult hair stylist. And without fail, every single time within a couple hours we realize the hair is uneven, and all kids...
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When Lesley of Project Mommyhood contacted me the other day to let me know about an auction she's organizing to benefit Layla Grace, I admit I was clueless as I haven't been following the little girl's story. But I quickly learned the 2 year old who is losing her battle with cancer has tou...
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