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Holiday Comforts

December 12, 2011

This post is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night’s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love. One of my earliest memories of my childhood is sitting around the Christmas tree [...]

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Jessica’s Gift Guide

December 6, 2011

Since the fuckers stole my Wii, I have been entering every giveaway I can find for a new game system. Jessica is giving away an Xbox Kinect Bundle and I would LOVE to win it.  One of the entry requirements is to post her gift guide on my blog.  So here it is friends and [...]

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Thankful to Have Choices – Even When I Make Poor Ones

November 24, 2011

Most of you know already where I am today and what I am doing. Some of you even know part of the reason why. But mostly it’s my own fault that I am alone on a family holiday.  A few years ago I made the choice to join my mother and sisters back East on [...]

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Happy Birthday!

November 22, 2011

I can’t believe she is SIX!

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The Possibility Shop

September 29, 2011

Caity and I had the chance to go to an awesome event this week.  We got to meet Courtney Watkins from Family.com’s The Possibility Shop. The Possibility Shop is a web series that shows kids (and adults) the amazing possibilities that surround them if they would only use their imagination.  It is filmed on the [...]

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Link to My Heart

June 30, 2011

It was February of 2000.  We walked up and down the aisles of the local pound looking for just the right dog.  They were all so cute.  Adam was 9, Marisa was 13.  “How can we choose?”  “I love them all already” were said over and over by both of them. Then we saw her.  [...]

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Empowering Girls

June 29, 2011

The following is a post sponsored by Yahoo! Every time someone clicks here to make Yahoo! their homepage, they’re showing their support for Girls For A Change. I was selected for this opportunity by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. Most of what you will read below is copy that [...]

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Everyones Best Friend

June 29, 2011

Link has been with us for 11+ years. For the past month she has taken to her bed, not wanting to go outside for a walk, not barking at anything. For the past 3 weeks she has lost control of her bowels on numerous occasions and her bladder more often than not. For the past [...]

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A Room With a View

June 8, 2011

I can organize you, your home, your business.  I can make your office run more effectively and efficiently than you ever imagines. But what I can’t do, is clean my bedroom. I used to do a fairly thorough cleaning and rearranging once a year.  I would only do it for one reason – Mom was [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 8, 2011

It is no secret how much I miss my mom. But as much as I miss her I am thankful for what she has given me. It is because of her that I have the relationship with my sisters that I do.  Because of the relationship she had with hers.  She and they set the [...]

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