Easy isn’t Always Better

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It used to be easy to travel for work in fact it was second nature for me. Over a several year period I regularly traveled 2-4 times each month – all over the U.S. and occasionaly outside the U.S., for meetings and trade shows, short trips and long trips. Some trips would be planned well . . . → Read More: Easy isn’t Always Better

Looooong Weekends

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Between January 1st and the end of the school year, Juliana is off school 8 days that are work days for me. 8 Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays that I need to find a way to keep her busy while I work or use a vacation day. To make it even more interesting, childcare is . . . → Read More: Looooong Weekends

A Quick Haircut Makes Such a Difference

Yesterday was another busy Saturday, I planned to spend the morning with the boys and the afternoon with Juliana at a birthday party. Scott had National Guard this weekend, so my mom was swapping places with me at 1:00 and staying with the boys for the afternoon. I gave the boys some time to play . . . → Read More: A Quick Haircut Makes Such a Difference

Finger Licking Good

Are there any children who don’t love jello? Especially jello that you are supposed to eat with your hands. I made jigglers today and the boys were so excited when I pulled them out of the fridge after dinner. Ruslan clearly enjoyed it.

It’s no secret that Wyatt loves sweets and jello is no . . . → Read More: Finger Licking Good

She Loves to Jump

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Yesterday was the last class in Juliana’s first session of Level 1 gymnastics. Parents are allowed in the gymnasium on the last day of class so I was able to get some video and pictures of her in action. She absolutely loves gymnastics and I think if she could stop bouncing so much and pay . . . → Read More: She Loves to Jump

Mornings – Why Must They be so Early

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After almost 6-1/2 years of motherhood I still really miss sleeping in on the weekends. When Juliana was a toddler I could wait to get out of bed until she was awake and then she would happily watch a movie while I showered and got ready. But that is not an option with the . . . → Read More: Mornings – Why Must They be so Early

Organized at Least for a Moment

At this moment every photo in my digital catalog is organized and tagged. Last March I started the project to go through all of my existing photos (digital – I will tackle scanning old pictures someday), organize them and come up with a work flow to stay current. I use Photoshop Elements to organize . . . → Read More: Organized at Least for a Moment

Rarely a Quiet Moment

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Wyatt’s first word was mama and although he collected a short list of words over the next few months, he rarely used them. He preferred to point or take my hand and pull me toward what he wanted.

Even now that he knows lots of words and can “read” the books that we have read a . . . → Read More: Rarely a Quiet Moment

They Can’t All be Awesome Days

The school bus pulls up in front of the house and I watch her blond head pop out of her seat and walk to the steps. She bounces across the street, runs up the sidewalk and flies through the front door – she exudes energy as she tosses her coat and backpack and kicks . . . → Read More: They Can’t All be Awesome Days

The Dollhouse Lives On

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Juliana received the dollhouse as a gift when she was one and she played with it almost everyday for years.

It was one of the few toys from her toddler years that was still in the active toy rotation when the boys turned one and started to play with it as well. . . . → Read More: The Dollhouse Lives On