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There’s An App For That.
September 30, 2009 – 8:12 pm | 9 Comments
There’s An App For That.

A few weeks ago, my husband got a new I-phone.
He is understandably thrilled. The kids and I have rotated through numerous versions of cell phones, and he patiently held on to his Razr for 7 long years.
I’m …

The Touchdown.
September 29, 2009 – 8:03 pm | One Comment
The Touchdown.

I did not intend to blog about sports tonight.
It’s not like I couldn’t start my own kids sports blog, in my spare-ha-ha-time.
We have football two nights a week (three nights if, like Monday, it rained and …

Interviews and Affirmations
September 28, 2009 – 8:29 pm | 5 Comments
Interviews and Affirmations

Last week, I had a phone interview with a reporter from a major media company.
Hopefully soon, I will be able to blog about how the opportunity came about, and how one of my kids needs to be a …

May The Force Be With Me.
September 27, 2009 – 8:39 pm | 9 Comments
May The Force Be With Me.

Being a blogger is serious business.
You open your entire life up to the world, complete with all your flaws and imperfections. 
Which is why my blog tonight is more of visual representation of the world …

Birthdays and Blessings
September 25, 2009 – 10:34 pm | 2 Comments
Birthdays and Blessings

 Today is Chase’s 14th birthday, so of course he gets to be my blog victim.
There are a million things I could write about my middle son. 
I could talk about how he knows more facts than …

Mom, It’s ME!
September 24, 2009 – 5:44 pm | One Comment
Mom, It’s ME!

My two younger kids are 23 months apart, but they couldn’t be more different in every aspect if they were adopted.
Seriously, like at least once a week we get asked if they’re twins.
And it makes …

I Call Your Bluff.
September 23, 2009 – 6:07 pm | 7 Comments
I Call Your Bluff.

Jordan came into our room Sunday night as we were unpacking from our weekend get away.
He was all hunched over and sort of groaning and grunting. I knew this was gonna be good the second …

Happy Anniversary
September 23, 2009 – 3:14 pm | No Comment

If you need a laugh, take a look at this video of Rudy on the Cosby show. Timeless, hysterical.
 

Tied Up Tuesday
September 22, 2009 – 8:34 pm | One Comment
Tied Up Tuesday

I just love the sound of rain.
When I am in my bed, under the covers, on the weekend, rain is lovely.
When it’s a work day, and it sounds like Noah and a few hundred of …

The Vacation Day That Sorta Wasn’t.
September 21, 2009 – 9:53 pm | 2 Comments
The Vacation Day That Sorta Wasn’t.

Today was the second half of my two day hiatus from work.
You know how vacation days are: they sit and collect dust and before you know it, December is here and you’ve got 5 weeks of vacation to …

I’d Like Another Room. Please?
September 20, 2009 – 3:13 pm | 5 Comments
I’d Like Another Room. Please?

There comes in every parent’s life when you cross those big milestones.
No more diapers.
First lost tooth.
Driver’s license.
You know, the big events.

I’m Just Resting My TB.
September 18, 2009 – 9:32 pm | 4 Comments
I’m Just Resting My TB.

We headed out this afternoon for the three hour trip for my family reunion.
This is a big deal for my family. Earlier this year, we lost six family members, including both of my grandparents, within …

It’s Faded But I Don’t Care
September 17, 2009 – 7:10 pm | One Comment
It’s Faded But I Don’t Care

Here I go again, referencing that Sugarland song ‘The Very Last Country Song.’
I don’t have a single country music station programmed on my car radio right now. These days I’m caught in between P!NK and …

Brothers
September 17, 2009 – 4:28 pm | 4 Comments
Brothers

Rare moment. Two smiles. One football game.

Little Moments Monday
September 17, 2009 – 4:02 pm | No Comment
Little Moments Monday

So, my little moment for this past Monday was (of course with Jordan, how is it he seems to pop up in every single post?) when he got home from football. He was tired, and …

Show me the exercise. PLEASE.
September 16, 2009 – 9:31 pm | 9 Comments
Show me the exercise. PLEASE.

I am currently on a working mom’s quest, a search.

Yes, I am hot on the trail, well luke warmish on the trail, searching for something with more gusto than Indiana Jones searched for that silly Lost Temple.  …

Let Me IN, the prequel
September 15, 2009 – 8:31 pm | 4 Comments
Let Me IN, the prequel

Jordan is here with me tonight as I blog.
I asked him what I should write about and he asked me what I wrote about last night.
Jordan is my writer. It would be just like him …

But What Are You DOING Out There?
September 14, 2009 – 9:40 pm | 2 Comments
But What Are You DOING Out There?

I was up later than normal last night, waiting on my husband to get home from a late work shift.
There I was on Facebook, at 11pm, updating my status with the normal useless information.
All of a …