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Holding Family Blog: Merry Christmas 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Our Christmas season was super busy this year, but our Christmas Eve and Day were spent at home this year. It was a wonderful, simple day! The girls each got new big fluffy bathrobes with their Christmas Eve pajamas and I I don't think Emma has taken hers off yet! Christmas morning, the girls "slept in" until 6:45! They were so excited to come down and see if Santa had come - and, of course, he did! This is a face of sheer joy! Later in the morning, my parents came over and ...
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Holding Family Blog: September 2014
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Saturday, September 27, 2014. Once Upon a Time in September . . . Once upon a time there was a little blog. A very little blog. The writing was simple, full of pop culture references, and frequent over/misuse of punctuation. And then time came when weeks, and then months would go by with no updates. The blog was all but forgotten . . . isolated . . . adrift . . . all alone in the vast universe of The Internet. Dear the 6 people who read this blog -. This is the story of this. But I'm here with a small ra...
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Holding Family Blog: Thanks a lot, Influenza
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Friday, January 30, 2015. Thanks a lot, Influenza. 2015 is here and my resolution is clearly NOT to get back to regular posting. My free time most days is somewhere between 13 and 22 minutes. Paul is working crazy hours and I'm doing my best to be mom, teacher, mentor, wife, housekeeper, chef, chauffeur, maid, runner, homework tutor, therapist, counselor, etc. Overflowing plate of responsibility and commitment leaves me too exhausted most days to be a writer. It mostly just leaves me exhausted. But I dig...
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Holding Family Blog: December 2013
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Saturday, December 28, 2013. Emma - the Tiger. Back in November, I asked our pediatrician what could be done about my Emma's breathing. She has had a runny nose since the day she was born, and snores and labors to breathe while she sleeps (to the point that she wakes herself up at night - and ME! We could have also removed her tonsils - they are pretty enlarged, but not obstructing her breathing. We decided to wait until she is older for that procedure to avoid her needing to stay in the hospital. Comes ...
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Holding Family Blog: Supper With Santa
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. We took the girls to Supper With Santa and Illuminations at Botanica this year and it was wonderful. We picked the night they had pizza (because . . . well, because they would actually eat that) and after eating were able to snap some sweet photo ops before exploring the gardens. Walking the gardens during Illuminations is always fun for Paul and me - he proposed there during Illuminations way back in 2005 and we had our wedding reception at Botanica in 2007. It feels li...
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Holding Family Blog: July 2014
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Monday, July 28, 2014. We spent four days in Columbus with Paul's parents. Emma slept almost not at all - unless someone was in the bed with her. This means Paul and I were functioning on half sleep. But, seriously, at this point - that is our lives. Emma does not sleep all night ever. Not even for America's birthday. The girls had fun exploring the farm and watching fireworks with their cousins (and catching farm critters). How, how, how did that happen? We followed this up with lunch at out favorite ne...
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Holding Family Blog: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. There is no photographic evidence of it, but I turned 30 last week. I had been experiencing extreme, life-crippling dread for. Months prior and gave very specific instructions that no big deals or gestures were to be made. Everyone humored me (and only made a small deal out of my birthday) and I very much expected that I would turn the big 3-0 calmly, quietly, and with the grace befitting someone of my advanced age. Her way through all of Sunday. I told Paul that I am distinctly u...
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Holding Family Blog: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. What's on my phone. My phone photos . . . most often the only camera I have with me. Here is the December round up:. The girls had a great time playing dress up and playing with their American Girl dolls; Trey had fun building legos without female interference. Paul took the few days prior to Christmas off from work and we were able to sneak in a movie during one afternoon. The popcorn was a huge hit! Big Hero 6 wasn't bad either. We took the girls to Supper With Santa and I...
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Holding Family Blog: October 2014
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Sunday, October 19, 2014. When we got there it was madness. Madness, I tell you, madness! The girls so desperatley wanted to take off running but this would have been impossible. At best we were doing a slow mosey through the throngs of strangers wearing costumes. Most of the costume wearers were either adults or teenagers. Weird. I'm a teacher, people. Order is my life. I never can resist taking pictures in front of this fountain; it's where Paul proposed to me a long, long time ago. I don't like crowds...
