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Tomorrow is Uncle Lance’s 70th birthday so we made him a little birthday present. We used the first photo but I couldn’t resist showing off the other poses too!
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Emily really wants to join Girl Scouts so we went to an open house tonight. She was hooked! Some of the older Girl Scouts took the new recruits into a back room to learn a song while the parents watched … Continue reading
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Can you think of a better way to spend a hot Labor Day afternoon than swimming? Us either!
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One of my best online friends, Tracey Offutt, passed away this morning. She was only 32 years old and leaves behind her husband, 5 year old daughter Ava and 3 year old Son Joey. Tracey and I have been friends … Continue reading
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Emily had her first official homework assignment tonight and was thrilled to have homework like her brothers. It was a spelling assignment which is Emily’s best subject. I sure do hope she can remain enthusiastic about school for the next … Continue reading
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Sydney came over to play with Emily for a while. My favorite thing about apartment living is having so many children to play with. Sydney is Emily’s new best friend and is also in Emily’s class! After Sydney went home, … Continue reading
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One of my favorite activities as a kid was making sheet tents. I was happy to see that tradition passed on to my kids. Collin, Andrew and Emily decided to pull out a bunch of sheets and turn our living … Continue reading
WE WON!!!! I was contacted today by Orlando Orthopaedics that we won the photo contest!!!!! I was pretty confident that we had a winning photo but you never know. The boys have been itching for new airsoft guns and this … Continue reading
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CW went to the Workers’ Compensation convention today and Orlando Orthopaedics had a booth and were advertising a photo contest to win $100. The rules were simple – take a photo wearing one of their t-shirts, upload the photo to … Continue reading
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Andrew and Emily had their meet and greet at school today. Emily has Ms. Johnson and Andrew has Ms. Sanders. We went to Andrew’s class first and his classroom is in the new section of the school and it gorgeous. … Continue reading
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Emily was eager to try on her new school clothes and asked to put on a fashion show. How could I resist? She put on quite a show!
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I had my follow-up with the surgeon and despite my terrible pain, I’m doing well. He believes the pain is residual swelling and gave me a Medrol Pak to reduce swelling. I talked about the brace causing pain and he … Continue reading
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Every year I talk about how amazed I am at what grade the children are in and this year is no exception. Can Carter and Nathan really be starting 7th grade? I can remember vividly being in 7th grade – … Continue reading
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Our city celebrated the new school year by having a tax-free weekend. We saved a TON of money on back to school supplies and clothes. As you can see, we are all geared up and ready for the new school … Continue reading
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We had middle school open house today. I felt horrible for the principal – everything was a mess. We went to get the schedules and they had Nathan’s schedule but not Carter’s. John and Nathan went on to visit his … Continue reading
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We are gearing up for the new school year which of course includes new haircuts! Don’t they look handsome?!?!?!
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The father of one of Carter and Nathan’s former classmates passed away in his sleep last Wednesday and the funeral was today. I didn’t know Andy very well but I was close with his wife Joanne and their son Jonathan. … Continue reading
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The tooth fairy is going broke in our house! Andrew lost another tooth. At this rate, someone is going to think I’m smacking my kids around! LOL The other pictures are Emily goofing off in my PJ bottoms and one … Continue reading
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I got home from the hospital and learned that Emily lost another tooth. Now she has the priceless missing two front teeth (I love that look). She was on top of the world. I also received a beautiful bouquet of … Continue reading
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I honestly don’t know how someone as “healthy” as myself could end up having so many surgeries. This time I needed a discectomy at C5/6 with bone graft and fusion with hardware implementation (plate and screws). Believe it or not, … Continue reading
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We had another wonderful day with Poppy & Nana. We all met up at Firehouse subs (yum) and then ran a couple of errands. Later we had dinner at Bahama Breeze and then the kids asked that we go back … Continue reading
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Poppy and Nana treated us to a couple of rounds of bowling. I only made it through one game with my back & neck but the kids were all too happy to step in and play for me. After bowling … Continue reading
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Poppy & Nana arrived today and we couldn’t be happier. We met them at their hotel and went to Omaha Steakhouse – yum! Then we went to their room and chatted for a while. It sure is good having them … Continue reading
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Emily was quite adventurous tonight at the Chinese buffet. She tried salmon roe (in the pictures), crab rangoon and shrimp tempura. She even tried using chopsticks without the rubber band they usually put on for children. I love having adventurous eaters … Continue reading
I can’t believe how fast the weekend went by. We slept a little later this morning (devine!) and had another late breakfast. Mike and Sandy decided to fix a mini-feast for lunch so while they were grilling steaks, they told … Continue reading
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We were in true vacation mode and slept until 10:00. We lazily got up and had hot cinnamon rolls for “brunch”. Then we sat around talking with Mike and Sandy. When it was time for lunch, Sandy and I took … Continue reading
I talked with Sandy this afternoon and since we didn’t have any plans this weekend (except boring housework), we decided to make a spontaneous trip to Hog Valley. This was our first time going up without following Sandy and Mike … Continue reading
I went to Dr. Broom today and got the final verdict on my neck – I need more surgery! I have been treating my neck conservatively since the 2007 car accident but the conservative treatments aren’t working. Epidural injections was … Continue reading
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Is there any better way to spend a hot afternoon than in the swimming pool? Emily showed off her skills that she learned in camp and swam across the length of the pool. I was blown away because the last … Continue reading
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Andrew, Nathan and Collin decided to practice together. Andrew on the recorder, Nathan on the clarinet and Collin on the saxophone. They were adorable!
