Washington D.C. Sightseeing by The Seat of Our Pants

Most people plan an organized trip to our Nation’s Capitol filled with tours, sightseeing, museum visits, and other Kodak moments. However, when we faced with a less than 2 day trip to plan in a little over twelve hours, we were forced to sightsee by the seat of our pants.  We didn’t have time to …

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White House Tweetup Event with Press Secretary Carney and Other Members of the Obama Administration

  What a whirlwind of a trip to our Nation’s Capitol! If we didn’t have the pictures to prove it, we might have thought it was all a dream.  In less than 24 hours, we booked airline tickets, hotel, arranged a night in Annapolis with a friend, and found 3 sets of babysitters for our …

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Look in the Mirror…

Have you ever caught yourself being overly critical of your spouse?  Have you found that you tend to hold them to a higher standard than anyone else in your life?  Do you hold them to a higher standard than even yourself? I began asking myself these questions a few weeks ago because of a very …

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Glimpses of Normal…

Photo Credit My road to recovery post abdominoplasty surgery has been a rough one – full of unexpected turns, bumps, and setbacks. It has been the furthest thing from pleasant that I could imagine. However, the last two weeks of my life have showed some glimmers of a “normal” that I have not experienced in …

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Clark the Caregiver

The boys continue to handle this recovery from my abdominoplasty so much better than I could have imagined. They’ve all been patient, gentle, and helpful over the last few weeks, but Clark has been my #1 Caregiver (minus Brad of course!). He’s been so concerned about me, and so genuinely caring.  He comes up to …

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Life.

My Friday night and early hours of Saturday morning were spent in the ER with very scary and unsettling symptoms. Brad and the boys returned from some dear friends house Friday evening to find me on the couch feeling down right awful.  I felt out of body, dizzy, tingly, nauseated, my chest was tight, and …

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Who Needs a Get Well Card When You Have This…

One of my biggest worries of going through with my surgery was how the boys would handle all of the changes and time away from their routine/surroundings. I’m so pleased with how they have adjusted to me being out of commission.  They honestly seem to “get it”.  They have been so patient with my recovery …

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What Books Would You Suggest for Someone Recovering from Surgery?

Photo Credit I’m just now reaching the point that I can focus on something for a short time without falling asleep.  This recovering from a major surgery thing is EXHAUSTING!  I’d love to take advantage of this rare opportunity to read, but I need suggestions! My criteria: No science fiction, No Cheesy Romance, Non Vulgar …

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