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I had one of those days I know I will look back on with tender longing. Nothing spectacular happened, just life at home with my kids. A lazy summer day. The girls were in bed with me when I woke (Dex already up and gone to work). We eased into the day. I’d made a […]

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I find myself already forgetting what we’ve done and when so far this summer, so I am going to take a moment to summarize before it’s a complete blur.
Week 1
I had all four kids home with me. I can’t recall much else other than that. Dex worked at home one day and of course had […]

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My babies are three today! Between them there are six years. Pinch me, it cannot be real. And yet, here they are, big grillies, as they say. Big bed-sleeping, potty-using, chattering, running, dancing, twirling, living, loving grillies.
xoxoxo to my Jules and my Mae
love, your big mama

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Now that it’s been several hours, my back muscles are tightening into bands of pain. The ribs beneath are pushing back in protest in their tender, bruised state. Right elbow is whimpering for attention but hey, you’re only abraded, you’ll live. Right calf (ext.), the early troublemaker, is soldiering on. It’s the back. From neck […]

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Shhhhhh! I don’t want to jinx it but I just have to tell you that [wild-eyed look over shoulder, fist rapping on wooden desk] Jules is 2.25 days into potty training with ZERO accidents.
Granted, she’s been ready for a long time. She and Mae have been in pullups, have been using the potty at their […]

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During the week of school vacation I have:

taken all four kids grocery shopping for a week’s worth of groceries
taken the three younger kids to Home Depot, where I bought mulch, rocks, and spray paint
taken all four kids for a walk around the neighborhood cul-de-sac

These may not rank high in the list of major accomplishments, but to […]

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Hey you, fellow Target shoppers who stared at me today as I yelled and chased my twin toddler daughters through the aisles, completely losing sight of either one as they bolted in opposite directions, who glanced up then looked away quickly as I dashed by, dropping my purse and tripping over it, almost crushing it and […]

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It may be freezing and snowing outside my windows but today I feel the chinook winds blowing through our lives. They bring warmth and renewal … CHANGE.
Today we got confirmation of the news we have been sitting on for weeks. And really waiting on and working our butts off toward for years. Big things are […]

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Yesterday we went to visit our good friend Steve. When I told the girls where we were going, Jules became very excited and said “Yay yay yay!! We go see Steve!”
Her excitement seemed strangely unwarrented, given that toddler long-term memory is scanty at best and the last time we’d seen Steve was maybe six months ago. […]

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Aside from the obvious, such as barfing, you will easily ascertain that your twin toddlers have the latest and greatest intestinal virus when you see these signs:

your toddlers wake from a 2-1/2 hour nap at 4:50 pm and by 7:10 pm are asking to go to bed
your tooth-brushing loving toddlers stand at the sink with […]

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