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What’s your Dream Come True?

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I’m going to let you all in on a little-known secret about this suburban housewife. There is something I’ve always wanted to be able to do and be really, really good at. Something I currentlyattempt todo in the car, in the shower, while watching YouTube videos… I wish I could sing. Like really sing. As […]

I spent 2 hours trying to thread my sewing machine…

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First off, let me begin by saying that I wholeheartedly admire those who can sew. I think it is a craft among trueartisans and a God-given gift. It requires patience, resilience, determination and vision. It also requires an ability to thread a sewing machine. A few days ago I got an itch. I wanted to […]

Crockpot Pot Roast Recipe

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I think pot roast has gotten a bad rap. It typically conjures up images of dry, jerky-like hunks of meat with absolutely no flavor. But not in my household. My mom has always made this very moist, extremely flavorful pot roast from the gods. In fact, I remember as a teenager eating dinner with my […]

I should have never bought that Halloween candy!

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I made a big mistake. Huge. Humongous. I should have known better. I should have recognized my own weaknesses.I should have known when to say “no.” I should have neverbought that Halloween candy…the party pack, no less. About a week ago I was doing my grocery shopping, minding my own business, cruising along the aisles. […]

My dishwasher is my arch-nemesis…really

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I seriously love me a clean house. It absolutely makes my day to know that everything is in order, clean and right where it should be. I’ve mentioned in the past that I’m horrible not-so-great-at all things outside…but housecleaning is a completely different story. The first thing I do when I wake up in the […]

“Mom, can I have a snack?”

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This has got to be the most frustrating statement to be uttered out of the mouths of either one of my babes. It starts like this. “Mom, I’m full,” as Avery and Jack look at me from their reserved spaces at the dinner table,barely a discernible drop of food touched on their plates. Me: “You […]

Killing me softly…with his poop. Potty-training.

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1. He pees in the toilet. 2. He hunkers down into various corners of the house, alone,to take his daily BM. 3. He has recently started taking his own diaper off and wiping himself up if I don’t catch him first. He shows all the signs of a little guy ready to be diaper-free. SO […]

Meatloaf Recipe

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Fall conjures up so many images for different folks. Some think of vibrantly shaded maple leaves, Macintosh apples and cider. Others think of pumpkin bread, jack o’ lanterns and crisp, dewy mornings. Avery told me the other day that “Fall means I have to start bringing my coat to school.” But to me, this season […]

I’ve got a cold…or maybe it’s the swine flu?

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Uggghhh. I’m sick. Not the kind of sick where I want to snuggle into my bedcovers and watch soap operas or evenreruns of “The Nanny” or “Little House on the Prairie”. The kind of sick where I want to snuggle into my bedcovers and sleep until it’s 2012. Are you hearing me? No reruns? Not […]

Alright…so this is why I do it.

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In case you’ve been following my blog you’ve probably heard me whine a little (okay, a whole lot) about my unpaid stay-at-home mom job. To quickly recap: I love my kids and feel grateful that I get to be home with them…but I sometimes question whether I had a lapse in sanity when I made […]