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Kristi Rieger Campbell's passion is writing and drawing stupid-looking pictures for her blog, Finding Ninee. It began with a memoir about her special-needs son Tucker, abandoned when she read that a publisher would rather shave a cat than read another memoir. Kristi writes for a variety of parenting websites including Huffington Post Parents, has been published in several popular anthologies, received 2014 BlogHer's Voice of the Year People's Choice Award, and was a proud cast member of the DC Listen to Your Mother show. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.

This past weekend, I had an escape.  I was able to travel to Colorado (my hometown and a favorite place always) for my stepmom’s 75th birthday.  It was perfect. Seriously, it was a really great weekend.  And not just ‘cause I got to ride in a ninee. But before I got there, it wasn’t so […]

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I think that social media is both amazing and dangerous. When used sparingly and wisely, social media is the light at the end of lonely for overwhelmed moms. I stayed at home with Tucker full-time until this past September. Those years were amazing and mind-altering and stretched my appreciation for the beauty of life ten-thousand […]

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Having a child with special needs feels much the same as it does not to, and yet, well…different.  Having a child with special needs feels like you won the lottery times infinity times a gajillion because, as every mom knows, having a baby introduces a level of love that we’d never have imagined. Having a […]

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Hi, friends!  It’s finish the sentence Friday time and this week’s sentence is “Speaking from experience, I’m going to give you a little advice on…” Life.  I’m going to give you some advice on life, because I’m old. 1. Wear sunscreen.  Seriously.  If I could trade every tan I’ve ever had for less freckles, wrinkles […]

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Have you been following the “Tagged, you’re it!” series?  If not, you can catch up here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Now it’s my turn to tag some fellow bloggers.  I did contact each person first to ask whether she wants to participate.  Not everybody thinks answering random questions about where you were born (I […]

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Are you excited for Part 3 of the “Tagged, You’re It!” game?  Cool!  Me, too. In case you missed Part 1 and Part 2, you may want to catch up.  It’s okay, I’ll wait.  Really, I will.  Go ahead. Thanks again to Josie at Go Mamma! for tagging Finding Ninee! 30. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE SHOE? Flip-flops or […]

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