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Easter Sunday

Monday, April 13th, 2009

We had a very wet and rainy Easter Sunday. (Surprise, surprise.) We didn’t let the weather dampen our spirits, though! The kids were decked out in their Easter best – Tad had a new shirt, Ane had a new dress, and even Dolly got a new Easter outfit. Ane’s gloves were purchased on clearance last […]



Weekend Wipeout

Monday, March 30th, 2009

We all came through the weekend more or less intact. We spent Saturday at Nana and Papa’s house – 300 miles, round-trip. Nana was hosting a stamp camp, so the kids got to visit and play, and Mommy got to drum up a little business. And it SNOWED at their house. At the end of […]



Four reasons

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

There are four reasons why I missed most of American Idol last night. YOU try getting four kids to smile at one camera at the same time. At some point, you just start snapping pictures and hoping one turns out okay. Anyway, as you can see, Baby Cousin has recovered her usual good spirits and […]



Another weird week ahead

Monday, March 16th, 2009

And I still haven’t recuperated from LAST week… Resiss (my sister), Oddball (my brother-in-law), Little Cousin and Baby Cousin (my adorable nieces) arrived last Wednesday to much excitement. They also brought their new puppy, a miniature schnauzer named Phoebe. By Thursday, Baby Cousin was in the ER, severely dehydrated. She spent two nights in the […]