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Growing up we always ate dinner relatively early and we always ate it together. At least as long as we were all home and not scattered about at hebrew school or activities. Maybe we ate early because of the activities. I can’t really remember – and it’s been a long time. I’ve always thought dinner [...]

Have I shown you these hooligans lately? They are starting to look more and more alike – eventhough they look so different. It’s funny – the game genetics plays. My Swimmy and Buddy. One for me. One for him. Dark and translucent. Blonde and china blues. Long and lean and graceful. Swift and solid and [...]

Image via salon.com For me, part of giving the kids a well-rounded education is exposing them to not only other cultures and foods and religions, but the opportunity to live differently.  To show them and let them experience that people and families live differently all around the country and all around the world. We live [...]

Yesterday Husband and I woke up at the ass-crack of dawn to drive across Texas to pick up Leah. And for those of you not sure of what ass-crack of dawn is, it’s 5am – roughly five hours earlier than my vital signs show up. We drove three hours in the wee morning on some [...]

Yesterday was one of those days where it was just busy.  In the morning Leah had her 3rd grade Sunday School service that she got to participate in leading.  (In case you’re wondering?  Totally adorable and tear-inducing.)  So we did this: Then it was off to a quick lunch and back home for nap time.  [...]

If your three year old suddenly starts singing, “Bow chicka wow wow…” it is NOT because he wants to grow up just like John Holmes. It is probably because of this so you can relax: You’re welcome. Share

This is my favorite picture of Husband. This is how he looked when I met him. Long hair (it’s short in this pic), broad shoulders, athletic to a fault, bedroom eyes, tanned from every outdoor activity he could get involved in, a little scruffy, a little dirty and completely having a great time in that [...]

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Uh, see that little box on my left sidebar? The one that’s now counting down the days for me until Wiggly arrives (assuming, of course, that he arrives when WE say he should arrive, AMEN)? Yeah. Remember that scene from My Cousin Vinny where Marissa Tomei’s character is on the porch demonstrating how her “Biological [...]

Husband took The Swimmy to hit golf balls after school today. It’s part of his own evil plan. Originally, his evil plan was to have twin boys — right- and left-handed pitchers. I put the kybosh on that IMMEDIATELY. I’m all for early retirement (bring it on), but TWINS? I’m tired just thinking about it. [...]