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  • stomach bugs, sweet boys and future wives

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    Big sigh.

    It's been a long road. We are barely past our 3rd stomach virus of the year. Let me tell you how this last one played out. It was a cold Saturday morning and we were off to a birthday party at Kidsport. A fun time place for [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 3:14pm EST
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  • John Besh's Domenica

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    I have a new favorite restaurant. I have been trying to decide all morning if I was honestly able to give this distinction to John Besh's Domenica or not. You see, the atmosphere sucks. J said it better while were sitting there, "I feel like I am sitting in a'" [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 2:43pm EST
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  • Football

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    The only team we really root for around here is the Saints. J went to Dartmouth and well, where's the fun in rooting for them? and I went to Alabama but don't really have an allegiance to them although this football season seems like a good one to rally behind [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:56pm EST
    by NolaMom

  • R.E.S.P.E.C.T

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    Just recently I have noticed a new obsession of W's. At first I thought it was a passing comment. A week has now passed and the comments have not let up. Before going into more detail let me remind you that W is 4.

    The first comment went something' [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:12am EST
    by NolaMom

  • NO NAP HELL, Have you heard of it?

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    Where have I been, you ask? I have been in NO NAP HELL! Can I be any clearer? I know so many of you have been in NNH longer than I have but I just never could imagine it. Well, now I don't have to. Don't get me wrong. I [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:12pm EDT
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  • Who Dat Saints!

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    I haven't watched the Saints all season. and figured that today was the day. That I needed to show my Who Dat Spirit and watch. I promptly felll asleep after Miami started to whip the Saints a bit.
    then I woke up and got W going and he said, "Who'" [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:22pm EDT
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  • Happy Birthday, Pman!

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    Happy Birthday, Pman! My sweet little baby. You are two years old today and I feel like you are 18. Really. Because you can do so many things that surprise me for a two year old. I may call you a holy terror and although I may mean it, it [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 7:15pm EDT
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  • Playing Hooky!

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    What a fool! What a FOOL! I can't believe how easy it was to fool that woman, I call Mommy. I really have been sicky, don't get me wrong. I've got yucky sores on my tongue and when she checked my temperature in my ear 2 days ago I had' [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 9:15am EDT
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  • Fighting brothers

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    The fighting going on around here is getting out of control. and I absolutely do not know how to handle it. It usually starts with 'MIIIINE!' and then it snowballs into a knock down drag out fight and crying fit between everyone. Oh, and it's over anything. a car, a' [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:24am EDT
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  • Swine flu

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    Okay. I don't know if W had the swine flu or not. We had plans to go to the dr. this morning to get tested. I was bringing both of them since Pman has the same symptoms W had. Of course, W woke up with a spring in his step' [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 8:11pm EDT
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  • Is it the Swine Flu?

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    This is going to be a quick post since we have other things to deal with around here but I thought some info that I just found out would be helpful. W is sick and we thought is was just a bad cold on Friday but yesterday afternoon he had [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
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  • Picking squash and edamame

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    Oh my gosh! This is more for my mom than anything. Well, and for J who has to endure countless meals with squash as an accompaniment any time we are in North Carolina visiting my parents. My mom came from a southern small town so she's truly a small town' [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 10:31am EDT
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  • First days of school

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    The Little Buddy's first day of school was Friday. I was excited and worried. Turns out he had a great day and after hearing that and seeing how happy he was when I picked him up, you would of thought that it was me who had a great day. Before' [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2009, 10:51am EDT
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  • Britney Spears and W

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    J and I were reading the newspaper at breakfast this morning as usual. I had skimmed through all of the less important sections and was getting down to business with Living. W was sitting across from me waiting for me to finish and was kind [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
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  • Dear W,The day is done ...

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    Dear W,

    The day is done and now you are four. I cannot believe it and I am not sure you can either. It truly was a one of the best birthdays ever because you enjoyed it more than we imagined.

    I forgot to take a picture of [...]
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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 8:47pm EDT
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  • Streetcar ride

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    If you are a fan you already know that I have been really tired. Call me a pansy but taking care of two boys makes my 5'2" frame physically exhausted at times. I try to do something fun every morning with them but these past few days with my extreme'" [...]
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    Posted: August 13, 2009, 7:59pm EDT
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  • Trip to Napa

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    Oh my. What is the deal? I am so tired and ornery. Can it still be from my trip. I traveled to and from 3 different time zones. That's the only thing I can think of. I haven't been drinking and I am once again on a new health kick, [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 2:33pm EDT
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  • Summer vacation

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    and we're back!!! We went on a 10 day vacation and we are still recuperating. I am sure it's the longest vacation we have been on since we got married so we felt justified. We went to the mountains to visit my parents, Mimi and Papa. Of course the drive [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:31pm EDT
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  • Hiatus

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    Alright, all you fans out there. As you've noticed my posts have kind of gone down hill lately. The summer is killing me and I have little or no time to get my creative juices flowing. So I think I need a little vaca. Give me a few weeks. 2' [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2009, 8:36pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Happy Anniversary, J!

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    J and I have been married 5 years. Woweeee! It feels like I have been married to him forever but at the same time it's gone by so fast. and whaddya know? I still love him like I did when we got married and probably more if that's possible. I [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 10:08am EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Danneel Park and Kaboom!

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    Saturday morning I walked over to Danneel Park for the big Kaboom! build. They had a couple hundred volunteers turn out although I didn't see many familiar faces. I have to say that I was shocked to not see more people that I knew since I know a ton of' [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 2:45pm EDT
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  • Hardy: Miami Social

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    There's a new reality show coming soon. Miami Social. My radar was all in a twitter because, well, you know how I love the reality show. I continue to FF through commercial after commercial as I watch only recorded tv until I see a preview for Miami Social. But J' [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 9:19pm EDT
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  • TV the old school way

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    We had to watch tv, the old school way the other night because our DVR was out. and it was MISERABLE! We had to flip through the stations to find something to watch and had to watch everything live. Ugh! It really changed the way we watched tv once we [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
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  • I saw Pman fall face first into ...

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    I saw Pman fall face first into the pool. He was trying to scoop water into his buckets from the steps and he lost his balance. He struggled hard, with his little legs kicking and his arms flailing until our friend pulled him up. I was swimming with W and [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2009, 3:06pm EDT
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  • I love being a mom but....

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    All last week it was Camp S over here. W was out of camp and for some reason (which I can't for the life of me remember now) decided not to sign him up for anything for this month. My friend V convinced me that I could do it, this' [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 1:53pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Prep on Bravo

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    I am intrigued by Prep. It is Bravo's new reality series about a group of highschool kids on the upper eastside-a la Gossip Girl. Join me in watching the premier so we may discuss.' [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 2:15pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Potty training for boys

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    I hate to keep talking about W's bodily functions but I am at the end of my rope. He. will. not. poo. in. the. potty. I have gotten advice from everyone-from feign indifference, to put him in time out, to telling him it's just not acceptable and nothing works. Whatever [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • I don't have much ...

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    I don't have much time. Well, I do but I am in the middle of The Help
    and cannot put it down for more than a few minutes while the kids are napping. So here is a synopsis of our weekend:

    W had 104' [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 2:52pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Full proof diet

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    I have found a foolproof diet for those willing to go to extremes. I had a root canal yesterday. and it will be 15 days until I get my crown. I can't eat on one side of my mouth until that happens.

    It wasn't a fun experience. The doctor [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2009, 12:35pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • It's summer. Our days are supposed to ...

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    It's summer. Our days are supposed to be footloose and fancy free. You can say goodbye to colds and flus and ear infections. You can spend your days at the pool, splashing and whoopin' it up. Tiring your kids out for an early bedtime. You can do all of this' [...]
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    Posted: June 12, 2009, 12:29pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • The Homemade Life

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    I was searching for photos of slow roasted tomatoes. I made them last night using Molly Wizenberg's recipe from her book,
    and it seems that I am the last one either have read the book or to try this recipe. It's an old hat recipe around the food [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
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  • Why?

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    I am going crazy. Today is the first day that W has stayed all day at school. I thought I would relish the fact that Pman is taking a nap early and I would have 2 hours to myself. The first 2 hours in a long long time. But I [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Disney's Up

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    I've loved tv since I can remember. I would watch in a total trance and although I am easily distracted from anything else, I never was when I was watching tv. It drove my parents mad. I remember the time they locked the armoire that held the tv so I' [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2009, 9:20pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Potty training regression

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    Today is the last weekday before W gets to start camp after his head bobo, hopefully. and I can breathe a sigh of relief. I am already halfway through the day! I feel like a very bad mother breathing the sigh of relief especially when I see other moms all [...]
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    Posted: June 05, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • What I had for breakfast.

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    This morning for breakfast I had
    a piece of turkey
    a slice of birthday cake
    some grapes
    pizza
    and by the time we got to the cupcakes I was full.

    If you didn't know, it's not W anymore. It's Chef W and that is what he gave me for' [...]
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    Posted: June 03, 2009, 3:23pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Memorial Day weekend

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    I was excited for Memorial Day weekend. With Holy Terror (HT) I mean Pman over here I was getting burned out and was really ready for a break-meaning 3 more helping hands. Pman loves Papa so I knew that would at least free me up a bit. You don't even' [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 2:07pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • I have a parenting dilemma and I ...

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    I have a parenting dilemma and I just need to vent. I am not sure there is a solution and I certainly haven't found one. Pman is quite the fireball. When he is happy, he is really really happy. and when he is mad he is pissed. Today we went' [...]
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    Posted: June 01, 2009, 2:31pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • I've been gone

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    It's me. I am sorry for the prolonged absence. Everything has been so crazy with the end of the school year and Memorial Day. I feel like that was all so long ago.

    Between my last post and now I planted one side of my flower bed.

    [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
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  • My boys are growing up. It seems ...

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    My boys are growing up. It seems like everyday they look different now. W's legs are getting long and gangly, his face is maturing and Master P looks more mischievous by the hour. I hate to see them grow up. I hate to see them grow up because I will' [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2009, 3:11pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • NEWSFLASHW is a picky eater.

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    NEWSFLASH
    W is a picky eater.

    All my fans know about W's eating habits and yes, they are still driving me crazy. I read somewhere that by age 4 picky eaters start to abandon their stubborn eating habits and become more open minded about trying new things. So the' [...]
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    Posted: May 12, 2009, 9:45pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Happy Mother's Day!

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    I was going to write about what it means to be a mom. I truly believe it's why I am here. I have my ups and downs but I love being a mom and can't imagine life without my two little babies. But I decided to write about what my [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 7:50pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • J went to lunch with 2 guys ...

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    J went to lunch with 2 guys that he frequently goes to lunch with. It sound so dreamy to me, an adult lunch without kids screaming or crying or whining around you. and then, get this! The 3 of them went for a stroll around downtown. I guess to people [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 2:47pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Retraction

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    I have to print a retraction of my post about Superior. J said that I was feeling sickly before we went to Superior so it most probably wasn't from eating there. Phew! Makes it a lot easier on me. I hate break ups.' [...]
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    Posted: May 04, 2009, 4:10pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • I have this old friend. I've known ...

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    I have this old friend. I've known her for about 15 years. When I was single we used to see each other once every other week or so. When J and I got married he took to her immediately and we saw her even more often. More like once a' [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2009, 10:42am EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Pman loves to be tickled. I can ...

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    Pman loves to be tickled. I can almost always try to calm him down from his insanity if I can get him to sit on my lap and tickle his legs, arms or head. He is in heaven and will sit staring into oblivion until I stop at which point [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Jazz Fest is in the air

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    It's Jazz Fest time around here. People are gearing up for it. Getting there fold up chairs out of the garage, digging through their koozies for the "How ya gonna clap" one (you know, the one that has a strap that you can hang around your neck leaving your hands' [...]
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    Posted: April 23, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Trip to the Beach

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    We've been to the beach. W and Pman's first time to visit the Gulf and they had a ball. That's why I have been so scarce around here. Not that I haven't had a million things to post-especially while at the beach-but I have a thing about posting too much [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
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  • I know somewhere on this blog I ...

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    I know somewhere on this blog I shared my fear. The fear that I would not love the new baby (now Pman) as much as I love W. I was really really worried. I thought about it a lot and I cried a lot too. I cried about taking time [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • The boys are downstairs rough housing so ...

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    The boys are downstairs rough housing so it was my chance to sneak away upstairs to let you know that I am alive. Barely. I made the same mistake twice and ate another one of those "deliciously soft" icingy cookies that show up in the grocery stores during any holiday. [...]
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    Posted: April 08, 2009, 6:55pm EDT
    by NolaMom

  • Broken refrigeraters, poo poo and shopping

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    You would think from the scarcity of my posts that I am so so busy. I am not necessarily so but I am still stressed anyway. We have been out of a refrigerator for a week now, with one week to go. It's crazy how much you miss it when' [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2009, 3:21pm EDT
    by NolaMom
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