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Parenting posts that include the touching, the embarrassing, the annoying, the typical, the atypical, the whatever. You just have to be a parent to get these.

For those of you following the potty training saga, it’s not going so well recently. Somebody had to change his pants five times on Saturday. But, rather than get into the pee-stained details, I’d like to instead share a triumph.  Why a triumph?  Because the following means that Tucker not only understands what pooping is […]

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Once upon a time, long ago, there was a little girl named Kristi who grew up in Colorado.  Sometimes, it would snow. Sometimes, it would snow a lot.  Was school cancelled?  Very rarely.  One of the few times I remember celebrating snow days was due to such a huge blizzard that our driveway had six-foot […]

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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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