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Two Trips to the Gym. Will My Body Forgive Me Now?
I spent two and a half hours at the gym today.  I have been following Weight Watchers to a fault and have managed to lose nothing, but gain eight pounds since the beginning of the efforts.  I spent several days in the gym last week, you know, working on my fitness.  It seems to work for... Read more...
Published 7 hours ago

Don’t Wink at Me Sarah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCunBErZZJENo, really�"Don’t!  It is weird. Read more...
Published 4 days ago

More Great Parenting Here
The older Allie gets, the more she mimics our behavior.  If I say I have a headache, she tells Mr. Bear she has a headache.  If I put my shoes on, she must put her shoes on.  She walks like us, acts like us, and talks like us.  She is a perfect mirror of whatever we do.  Good and bad, she... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

This is a Drama Free Zone. Do Not Dump Garbage HERE.
Things seem to have settled down a bit.  My cousin is at home now, recovering.  For the time being, no one has any new drama going on and the silence is golden. We went to Oktoberfest and to a wedding this weekend.  It was busy! busy! busy!  We had a great time with the family and saw/met... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

I Need Some Prayers, Please
My family is falling apart.  I cannot bear any more bad news.  What is going on?  I cannot believe how many bad things have been happening to the people we love and care about. We just got a phone call that my cousin was violently beaten from head to toe and is in the hospital.   They do not... Read more...
Published a week ago

Health Challenge
We are going to Mexico in three weeks with my in-laws.  I really want to feel comfortable in the clothes I already own.  I am pretty sure that if I put my mind to it, I could lose some weight. Monday, my friend and I are starting a friendly weight loss challenge.  She is doing Nutri-System. ... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Winning the Mom of the Year Award
So, the other day, I posted about Allie’s trip to the Emergency Room because she dislocated her elbow.  In that post, I also mentioned that we had given her Tylenol.  Yesterday, she found that bottle of Tylenol (Children’s liquid Tylenol) and “drank all-ub-it!”  I found the empty... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Back to Blogging 101
This past month has been a blur.  I cannot believe it is almost October and all those “things to do” on my multiple lists have yet to be fulfilled.  I am a perpetual list writing.  Planning, planning, planning.  It is what any OCD/Perfectionist/Type A personality does, RIGHT?  I have my... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Our First Trip to the Emergency Room
This morning was our first trip to the ER.  It was very traumatic, but she’s fine now.  It was very scary.  We were over at the neighbor’s house and she was playing with the two little boys next door.  They had one of their bounce houses up and the kids were having a blast.  Allie was... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

A Family Tragedy�"-Our Hearts Go Out
Yesterday, we learned that my godparents lost their son to a senseless tragedy. Greg was shot and killed on Tuesday.  He was one of six victims that were shot by a mentally ill man that had just been released from jail and went on a stabbing/shooting spree. This is a terrible, unthinkable... Read more...
Published a month ago