• Milestones, Moves, and Little Fixations

    Andy turned 7 on May 6th, and this year we actually managed to give him a really nice birthday party for a change. He had a couple of friends over and had an absolute blast.…

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  • Spring Check-In

    Andy is back in soccer this spring, and I’m also looking into getting him involved in some kind of martial arts. He really thrives when he has multiple outlets, and I think a few more…

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  • A Nightmare

    I just woke up from my second awful dream in a row, so I’m up for a bit! This one in particular was outrageous! First let me start off by saying my 4 year old,…

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  • Sick Kiddo

    Cory had been sick since last Saturday. He spent an entire week laying on the couch, vomiting and drinking sips of water. I took him to the doctor Tuesday and he had lost 3 pounds…

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  • At The Edge

    January 2009 – I chose 5 blog posts and re-wrote it all as one post with some deeper reflection. Much of that month was spent healing, and on major painkillers, so the original posts were…

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