Posted on November 3, 2009 by Nicole
First of all, addendum to yesterday’s post:
-I regularly forget Luke’s snack on Tuesdays since I don’t pack him a lunch on that day. Yep, it happened today.
-I did not get mooned today. Yay for me.
Friday was not my best performance as a mom. Yes, we were just coming off some major sickness [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2009 by Nicole
So. Katie had this great post a while back about “truth-in-blogging,” if you will. The idea that sometimes, bloggers only show you the shiny, happy moments and gloss over what’s really going on. (Katie: I planned to just comment on your post, but alas, Blogger was cranky that day and I couldn’t [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2009 by Nicole
As of 15 minutes ago, there are now three of us with the flu in this house. In addition to Luke (Friday) and me (today), I noticed that Bennett was looking feverish right before bed. And sure enough, he was.
I started feeling really crummy this morning, and my cold symptoms quickly [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by Nicole
Ok, so most of you know that I’m married to a banker. Obviously, that impacts my view of banks in a way that may be different from someone outside of this situation. So that’s my disclaimer…
This morning two girls on a local radio show were talking about some new bank fees that are [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2009 by Nicole
This is a recreation of a drawing Luke did last week at church when he was asked to draw a picture of his family.
Notice anything, uh, interesting about my hair color?
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Posted on October 11, 2009 by Nicole
Bear with me as I chronicle our 10th anniversary.
Matt and I talked about gifts, and while he really wanted to buy me something expensive like diamond earrings (something I mentioned years ago would make a lovely 10th anniversary gift), I talked him out of it. I know, what girl tells her husband NOT to [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2009 by Nicole
Clues:
*It involves an old, expensive article of clothing. In fact, I believe I only own two pieces of clothing that are older than this one. (and those should be blogged about sometime)
*This is something I’ve been thinking about for about two years now.
*When I bought it, I thought for sure I’d only ever [...]
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Posted on October 5, 2009 by Nicole
a) Frantically trying to keep up with the laundry which, as I shared with a couple of friends today, seems to be having babies when I put clothes in the hamper.
b) Still trying to accomplish the things on this list. I also added a couple of things to the list, and I AM going to [...]
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Posted on September 23, 2009 by Nicole
Ya’ll know I can’t actually be wordless, don’t you? 1995. It was a good year.
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by Nicole
…you’re playing Memory with your four-year-old and:
1. You are working really, really hard to stay awake. After all, it’s 1pm, you’ve had lunch, and naptime sounds like a great idea. But only to you. Never to the 4-year-old who has sworn off ever napping again.
2. Your 4-year-old is effortlessly making [...]
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