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We had a fantastic Christmas this year filled with PSP’s, a book reader, new bike, scooter, Barbies, airhogs, XBox Kinect, Nerf guns and a whole lot more! This year Santa decided to make the gifts even more fun. After the … Continue reading
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Is there a better way to spend Christmas Eve than making cookies for Santa? We cheated and used pre-made cookie dough but we added our own flare by sculpting the dough into different shapes. Regardless, we had a blast! We … Continue reading
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If you had asked me 10 years ago if I would ever own a Mac, I wouldn’t have hesitated to say no. I am happily eating those words today. I can’t imagine a better product than what Apple produces and … Continue reading
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We finally decided to trim the tree this evening … nothing like waiting until the last minute. That’s okay, we’ll enjoy the tree on the flip side – we’ll not take it down until February! LOL
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Nothing special going on today – Andrew and Emily just looked too cute not to take a photo! 🙂
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We got an iPad today and the kids are enjoying it as much, if not more, than mommy is!
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When you have divorced parents, you get to celebrate Thanksgiving several times so we call it Extended Thanksgiving! This morning we celebrated with a large breakfast for me, CW, Carter, Nathan, Andrew and Emily. My kids then went to John’s … Continue reading
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I needed a fill on my nails so I decided to make it a girls’ evening out and took Emily to get her nails painted. She decided to have her toenails done too. It amazes me how she can be … Continue reading
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While the boys were playing video games, Emily asked me to straighten her hair. She looked so adorable with her long flowing hair, I couldn’t resist a mini photo shoot (and she couldn’t resist posing like a professional model).
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The last book in the series Diary of a Wimpy Kid came out today and Barnes and Nobles was throwing a huge party. Andrew is a big fan of the series so John took him to the book premier. Andrew … Continue reading
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Andrew’s class had a big field trip to St. Augustine today and they had a wonderful time. He hooked up with Kamden when we got to school and they spent the whole day together.
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Aunt Carol is celebrating her 70th birthday this year so we wanted to do something special for her. One of our favorite gifts is taking a photo while holding signs with a special message so we could resist spelling out … Continue reading
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Nathan decided that he wanted to learn to play a band instrument and he decided on the clarinet. It just so happened that a friend of ours had a clarinet that she didn’t mind loaning us. I went and got … Continue reading
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Andrew & Emily were being goofy at the bus stop this morning so of course I had to take pictures! 🙂
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Emily loves hanging out with Trinity and today they rode their bikes around the pond.
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We are always in search of something to do on the weekends so we searched our area for free (or cheap) things to do and found a nearby festival. It wasn’t as big as their advertisement led it to be … Continue reading
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Emily blew me away this evening with her reading skills. She loves going to the library every week at school and today was no exception. She came home with a 57 page book consisting of 158 words (Emily counted) and … Continue reading
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I started my new job today at Z&R and can’t believe what a difference there is. I’m actually trusted AND respected here. I’m working for Wanda, a senior partner, doing workers’ compensation insurance defense and couldn’t be happier. In hindsight, … Continue reading
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I have been having difficulties with my job almost since day one. I was “in trouble” almost weekly and yet it was never about my work. Although my work was impeccable, the bottom line is the senior partner never trusted … Continue reading
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Today was one of those days where we so many activities that it was impossible not to have fun. We played video games, watched NASCAR, did sword fighting (Nerf swords), threw the football, played tennis and went swimming. The most … Continue reading
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We’re always searching for something new and different to try to entertain children from 5 to 14 years old (not an easy task let me add). I did a quick internet search and found the Monster Transmission Auto Show and … Continue reading
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One of the great things about apartment complexes is having a large number of kids living close by. Andrew’s best friend here is Damarre and Emily’s best friend is Trinity. Both Damarre and Trinity ride the bus too so it … Continue reading
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Last summer I discovered a really cool toy called Buckyballs (http://www.getbuckyballs.com) which are 5mm magnet balls that have both a positive and negative pole making it easy to create really nifty creations. I only got a starter pack with about … Continue reading
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Andrew had a playdate with Jake and they decided to go around the neighborhood and wash cars for money. They made a pretty penny and had fun doing it!
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Nathan was finally tested for placement in 7th grade math program, he was already in advanced math. He passed with flying colors and will be having his schedule rearranged soon! We are so proud of you Nathan! Collin was sick … Continue reading
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The kids and I decided to go to Taco Bell for dinner and there is one of those donation containers where you drop coins to donate to a children’s charity. If you drop the coin onto a specific “platform” you … Continue reading
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The weather is beginning to cool off (by that I mean in the high 80’s instead of blistering high 90’s) so we decided to take the kids to Turkey Lake. Unfortunately Jacob didn’t want to go since there was a … Continue reading
