August 2012

As a single gal, I had a bit of a different summer than most mamas. A wedding shower for my dear friend, Kate. A Colorado vacation Lazy days at the pool Music Music Music A Camping Trip RIP Summer 2012!

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Thursday we leave for vaca #2 of August. This is a shorter getaway filled with kid activities 24/7…also known as my modern dream vacation. It used to be that all I wanted was a beach and a few cocktails for a vacation. Nowadays my dream vacations have transformed to Disney World and Wisconsin Dells. The concept of going to restaurants [...]

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And so it begins our round the world experience to as many sports as possible. Although I’m afraid that this will only mean that I will forever be the Queen of Shlep, Mommy chauffeur, or Carpool Goddess, I’m still committed to trying to encourage Drew’s many interests. This weekend marked the first of our life in soccer, and I’m officially [...]

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Over the weekend, while at a restaurant, someone looked at me standing and graciously offered up their seat. It’s official, I am part of the Bump Club! When I say bump, I really mean large mass of a stomach that resembles something far more than 22 weeks in my clinical opinion. I remember going through this feeling with each child. [...]

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The 20th week appointment is a big deal in the world of pregnancy. It’s when you have the opportunity to find out what sex baby you are having. And in some ways the gender of the baby totally shapes the dynamic of your family. When I was pregnant with Drew, I counted down the seconds until our ultrasound. Seeing the [...]

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Ten years of throwing the best barbecue of the summer. The evolution of the BFBBQ has been amazing. The first year it was the party of the century. We went through eight kegs and picked up more beer. Everyone’s friends of friends of friends were in attendance. And as the years have gone by we have had some bad weather [...]

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Dear Adam, It’s almost humorous to think of where we were seven years ago…and it’s not because I, along with two others, fainted during our ceremony. I think about those two kids who thought they knew what love, life and marriage might be about and I want to laugh at how little we knew (or even probably know now). I [...]

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Let me just start this blog by saying that, no Heli does not have a wife, this is in fact her hubby Adam. Let me also say that she doesn’t realize that I’m about to post something on her blog. However, today is our 7 year anniversary and what better way to celebrate a very personal, private holiday than sharing [...]

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This morning the alarm went off for the first time in nine days. It was a wake up call…vacation is over. Time to come back to reality. And even though we have been back for a couple of days, it has been slow in getting back into our normal life. After last year’s trip, one might think we didn’t stand [...]

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