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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!
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Our town came to a screeching halt at 2:15 this afternoon when the jury came back with their verdict in the Casey Anthony murder trial. Everyone was dismayed to hear the verdict was not guilty. She did received a guilty … Continue reading
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We had a wonderful 4th of July! We took the kids to a field where they sprayed silly string at each other. We then did a little photo shoot to wish all of our family and friends a Happy 4th … Continue reading
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We spent another beautiful day at the park shooting our new .44 Magnums. This time we went to a park with a playground so Emily had something to do while the boys were shooting each other. We then went to … Continue reading
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We took the boys shopping at the Army/Navy store and their picked out their first Desert Eagle .44 Magnum. Of course they were Airsoft and not the real ones. 🙂 We then went to a state park for some target … Continue reading
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We had a large rain storm and the puddles it left behind were just too irresistible to Emily! I wish adults could relearn how to enjoy the simple pleasures in life!
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Poppy and Nana sent Emily a really cool card that is a coloring poster on the inside. Emily immediately ran into the other room and started coloring away! Thanks Poppy & Nana!
Well, I started another series of epidural injections but this time for my neck. When I was rear-ended by the school bus in 2007, I injured my back, neck and wrist. I have had surgery on my wrist and two … Continue reading
We are so proud of CW. He passed his adjuster’s testing this weekend and is now a Certified Adjuster for the State of Florida! Way to go CW!
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Carter and Nathan are having a productive summer by creating beautiful art!
This was my first full week back to work since I fell ill back in March. It was a long hard week but it felt great to have life back to normal. Our law firm moved downtown and the new … Continue reading
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Every Wednesday, Emily & Andrew’s summer camp has a theme day. Today the theme was wild, wild west. The camp took these photos of our little westerners. The photo of Andrew with another boy is them playing “booger wars”. You … Continue reading
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We had a wonderful Father’s Day today. John picked up the kids and spent a wonderful afternoon with them and then went to Papa Joe’s for some yummy Italian food. CW and I took Collin and Jacob to Chili’s and … Continue reading
