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both ruby and asher had their halloween parties at school today. ruby's not allowed to dress up at her school, which made me kind of sa...

ruby just informed that she believes in Santa Claus, Zero Hero (the unseen superhero who leaves treats outside her classroom door), and Jesu...

i have so, SO much to catch up on...but judging by the way i've been feeling lately, my guess is that the "catching up" may ne...

i really can't believe that i'm already half way through this pregnancy. i think our busy summer helped the first half go by so fas...

dear jude, it's 4:15 am and i can't sleep. i blame it on your father's phone and more particularly, that blasted alarm. i thin...

man, i was so proud of myself...that i had been blogging everyday. but it only lasted a week, and then something happened. my bed rest ord...

august 20th is a pretty special day for this pretty special couple. last year , on this very day, our niece, karen, married her sweeth...

this morning ruby prayed for a girl. she prays for a girl most mornings, but maybe a bit more fervently this morning, because she knew...

it's been nearly a week since my surgery, and since i was given strict orders by my doctor to be down. i'm pretty proud of myself, ...

so this is day number 5 of having to be on complete bed-rest... and i'm pretty much losing my mind. i feel lazy, and sloppy, and ...

about a month ago, i decided that for my own sanity, as well as for asher's benefit, i should to get him into some sort of preschool...

well she made it! ruby survived her first week of school... (it was actually her first three days, since she began mid-week.) she did great...

dear baby, we've made it 14 weeks! that's something to celebrate, for sure. so i guess now you're the size of a lemon. which...

the first day of anything, for me, has always been a bit nerve-racking. i've been that way my whole life. there's something about ...