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These past couple days have left me feeling a little raw. My dad’s surgery combined with BackIntoTheRoutine-itis, a mounting to-do list, and a sudden cold snap that has…

Dear God…So, as You know, I’m a little nervous, with my dad’s surgery this morning.Triple bypass. Wow.Lord, I’m so glad You’ll be in the operating room with the…

 Hooray for ten days off of school! Hooray that the world is preparing for Christmas!  Hooray for Santa’s chair all ready for the guy to come so the…

Last week, when M was out of town, and I was GOINGGOINGGOING, I realized one thing: I don’t have nice hair. I have high-maintence hair. Of course, I…

In my little community of friends, there are two types of moms: those whose husbands travel and those whose husbands do not travel. Praise the Lord I’m in…

About five years ago we had newborn twins and a mild case of germaphobia. Those little newborns had premature immune systems, and we knew we couldn’t handle two…

If you need to pick up your older child, and you need Sam to ride his bike, you might give him some Skittles for “energy food.” Even though…

Ten years ago, almost on this very day, I wrote a letter to a guy named Aaron who lived in Nebraska and wrote a weblog (yes, I know,…

Like I’ve written before, our lives look hipper through the Hipstamatic lens. Recently I’ve discovered the app everyone else with an iPhone loves: Instagram. If you’re on Instagram, I’m…