Wow, we’ve had a little bit of everything here this last week! Thanksgiving myself and the babies were a little under the weather with a cold, but we went along with all of the day’s festivities. We always start the day by watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, then we went to his brother’s house for the afternoon. All in…
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Shopping for Boys
Our oldest son just turned 11 and gifts are always an interesting subject, so that’s what I’m focusing on today. He had a great birthday, and got wonderful gifts including for the first time ~ gift cards ~ which he was thrilled about! As kids get older it can get more difficult to figure out a great gift. We also…
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Babies – Twinfants
I never dress the twins alike! It is a matter of principle with me I guess, but I just don’t. Today they match! It really wasn’t intentional, there happened to be two red tee onesies and two pairs of gray sweats at the top of the pile. They were dressed about a half an hour apart and I tend to…
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This and That
This is pretty much just a general update on our lives! We are finally wrapping up a very hectic football season. It has seemed to drag on and on. Isaiah had his last Flag Football game today and a little party afterward. C’s (Son1) team has made it to the playoffs, so we have a few weeks more there to…
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Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee
You know the nursery song! I have decided that this song was written by a mother who was watching her son do this in everyday life. This song fit a situation my Husband and I encountered with our 4th son J the other day! My husband had just come home from work and as I was feeding a baby a…
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J-Man Moment
I had to write about this even though I’ve already posted today. J-Man (our 4th son ~ age 3) takes naps. Naps are and always have been my life line to sanity! They are absolutely necessary and something that the kids know they can’t get out of. With new twins, J’s schedule got a bit messed up over the summer….
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Boys and Food
You may be wondering about the eating habits of growing boys. Not so much the manners part of it but the quantity and types of food they eat. I have been making a few observations recently that you may find interesting. As toddlers and preschoolers our boyz tend to be pretty picky eaters. J qualifies in the sense that he…
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The Agony of Defeat
We live in a small town ~ a small town with a long standing tradition of generations of boys playing football from early childhood on! Since this is also my husband’s hometown, we are actively involved in football too. My husband and our three oldest (11, 8, 7) attend ALL of the High School’s home football games. Our almost 11…
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Today!
My day has been interesting! Every day is interesting, but today had a moment that I have to share! With 6 boys I find myself often balancing on that proverbial edge between sanity & well – looney Anyway, I finally felt I had a moment to go online and check my email, after all internet businesses don’t sleep and need…
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