Girls, Caillou and Tools

A part of my childhood is revisited daily in my household. A part I only remember through stories from my parents, but is so intimately familiar that I feel as though I live it every day. Because I do.
Each morning and evening, I set Laura up on the edge of our bed and brush [...]

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Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News

Sometimes it seems that some of the most interesting times of our lives are destined to repeat themselves. While this isn’t all that bad when the interesting times were great ones, it can be frustrating when those times were ones you’d rather leave far behind you. And I mean far, far behind you. As in [...]

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Princess of the Potty

It is wonderful to be able to report that our Princess of the Potty is doing quite well at it and is actually wearing big girl undies during the day. YEAH for Laura! And while her foray in to pottying has had its difficulties, not to mention its delayed start, it has also provided some [...]

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49 Years Filled With Love

While we were on vacation, my parents celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary. Forty-nine years. Married. Together. And to think that it started when they were very young and well, you know the rest. They have loved me, inspired me, corrected me, guided me, and walked beside me. They have accomplished much in their married lives, [...]

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Sunset Beach

In Cape May, there is an attraction that, miraculously, doesn’t include sand. At Sunset Beach, the beach is covered with ocean tumbled rock, many from quartz, and you don’t shell there. You look for Cape May Diamonds instead. We visited for a few hours and spent our fair share of time searching for our own [...]

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Stone Harbor

Stone Harbor. The words bring to mind seagulls gliding on the wind, beautiful sunsets, long walks on the beach, shelling, and the constant sound of the waves coming and going over the sand where we just walked. These were sounds we knew very well 12 years ago and that I was able to [...]

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She’s A Super Duper Pooper!

Okay, okay, okay. Yes, I know. She’ll regret that I displayed that to the world some day. But I have to tell you, I’m ready to shout it from the mountain tops and I’m thinking that letting the whole world know that your stubborn, ‘won’t poop in the potty’ child has gone twice in a [...]

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The Layers Of Life

Last week I quietly celebrated a milestone. One I share with my son, David. He’s been gone for ten years now this past New Year’s Day. Ten years we’ve gone on without him. Ten years that we’ve missed hearing his little, old man laugh. Ten years of family events, changes, and stories that he’ll never [...]

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Soft, Cuddly Lovin’ from Myshell

Last week a box landed on our porch. In it was a hug of love from “Myshell” for Laura. As you can see she loves it. I must take it off of her several times a day so she doesn’t eat it in, or have a chocolate snack while wearing it. She’s worn it outside, [...]

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Stylin’ Girl!

You may recall that Laura started wearing glasses last fall. Not only did her eyes need some correction, but she has strabismus much like her brother so keeping her eye from turning in is part of her prescription as well. Last week we went for a check up expecting for everything to be fine. But [...]

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