Ever had one of those days where you’re folding laundry and once you finish, you walk to the closet to hang up the clothes and notice that there is a bunch of (scrapbooking) stuff you haven’t used forever taking up space on the floor so you get distracted and abandon the clothes and focus instead [...]

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I’m temporarily a single parent so I don’t have a lot of time to blog.  BUT.  I wanted to share the top 5 reasons why I hate it when Jeff travels for work…
5.  I’m stuck taking out the trash at the end of the day.  Taking out the trash is never fun but when you [...]

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The extraction of the last baby tooth clinging
to life in Torri’s overcrowded mouth:                                                                    $316.47
The application of orthodontia that, if all goes well,
will remain in place for 18-24 months:                                                                  $4550.00
All the popcorn, corn on the cob, and apples she
can eat the night before the braces go on:                                                            $7.92
The knowledge that the dental insurance picks up a
good portion [...]

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I was tagged by both Grace Comes By Hearing and Fractured Toy for a meme in which I have tell you six things about myself. 
Six things?!
After I just spilled the beans in my 100 things about me post?!  You might be wondering if one person really can have that many quirks.
Let me assure you that one [...]

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*****Updated to announce that Michelle at Life With Three is the lucky winner of the cute shoes!*****
About three years ago my mom gave Cassidy a gift that proved to be priceless.  It was a pair of shoes that I instantly fell head over heels for because they were the one and only pair she could both [...]

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I don’t know about you, but for me, when it comes to blog fodder, it’s feast or famine.  In case you hadn’t noticed I’m sort of starving lately.  But, not wanting to leave you hanging for even a moment, I journeyed to the nooks and crannies of my dusty old brain and scavenged for some [...]

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I dare you to say your mouth isn’t watering.
Yes, this is how I spent one of my precious free hours this morning.  Baking a fresh strawberry pie for my family to devour after dinner.  This, and freshly laundered sheets on the beds that every single one of them will crawl into tonight.  And they have [...]

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I’m reading this book right now called The Girls by Lori Lansens.  I’m not that far into it but I can’t get it off of my mind.  It’s written from the perspective of conjoined twins.  So far, one sister tells the majority of the story while the other rarely speaks up.  They’re joined at the head, [...]

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Saturday was the big day.  The big shopping day that is.  I have to admit to being slightly neurotic the day before.  I spent lots of time going over your comments about where to go and what to buy.  I visited more online retail sites than I care to admit to.  I even compiled a [...]

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*****Updated to announce that Susan is the winner of the Lemonsquare CD.  Thanks for entering! *****
When Jayce was born, before we even left the hospital, Jeff made one demand as to our son’s upbringing: there would be no Barney.  At first I wondered if it had anything to do with the questionable sexuality of the [...]

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