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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.

Sound familiar?  Are you confused?  It’s okay.  I’m often confused.  The reason this post has such a similar title to yesterday’s is because I almost posted the below for Finish the Sentence Friday.  But, then, I decided that it’d be more fun to assault your eyeballs once again with another bad drawing.  I think they’re […]

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  When I was younger, I tried* to improve my sleep quality by beheading my Barbies every night. The end. Oh, wait, you want to know why?  Sorry.  I figured it was obvious.  Allow me to explain for the slower ones among you.  Barbies can walk around when you’re sleeping.  And they don’t really like […]

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Remember when I showed you my pantry and you were totally horrified?  Well, today, I have eight huge bags and several boxes set out on my porch for a local special needs children’s foundation.  They’re filled with awesome goodies – stuffed animals, toys, clothes, and even a few appliances and electronics.  Because Tucker is such […]

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    Hi, friends!  Guess what?  Today’s post is over on Families in the Loop, a supercool online parenting publication.  They’re branching out and going nationwide and for some crazy reason, are allowing me to be a part of that.  I’m giddy like a tween going to her first Bieber concert, I tell ya! They […]

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            I’m honored and humbled to have been chosen by two amazing bloggers within a few days of one another to receive the Leibster Award.  On Friday, PPD World gave me this pretty orange Liebster Award and, as I was compiling my list of questions and answering hers, I was amazed […]

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Tucker used to fit in the pantry so easily.  Aww…just look! Looking at this photo brings back so many wonderful memories.  Memories of Tucker learning to play hide-and-seek.  Memories of his “Boob Man” shirt he wore back when he was still young enough for it to be funny (let’s face it, that shit now would […]

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