Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you and your family a beautiful day filled with happiness and gratitude. ♥If you enjoyed this post, get free updates by email or R...

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Overheard...

Cuddlebug: "You know what my problem is?"Me: "you have a problem?"CB: "yeah, I can't find my DS charger." (for his Nintendo DS)Me: "isn't it supposed to be in your DS case?"CB: "Some FOOL took it out!!"I actually burst out laughing at that one, the way he says things cracks me up :).~~~~~~~~~~~~~Whenever I take Bitty to the bathroom (in public) he comments on the sign that says,...

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To my angel... I love you

Today is six years since my baby angel's due date... it was two days before Thanksgiving that year too. We nicknamed him "Baby Turkey" because of the date. I call him a "he" but we really don't know for sure, as he was only 8 weeks along when he returned to heaven.I came across this song and it says so perfectly what is on my mind (with the exception of "maybe there's a heaven"... I KNOW there is, and that I'll see my baby again). Until then, sweet angel, know that you are deeply loved and missed....

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Magic Marker Monday: Thankful

From Bearhug:I know what you're thinking, I had the same question."Chicks?"Bearhug smiled when I asked him. "Yeah, they're so cute!"me: "ummm... you mean girls?"(confused expression)me: "you mean baby chickens?"(the smile is back)"yeah!"(whew, what a relief! I'm so not ready for that!)From Cuddlebug:He really liked that pumpkin bread. He's right about the Kit Kats too, hehe...

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Battle of the pants

A cold front came in a couple of weeks ago, bringing with it the annual "battle of the pants."It is the daily struggle to convince a certain boy that shorts are not appropriate for 30-40 degree weather and that coats are highly recommended for such weather conditions, especially when one insists on short-sleeved shirts. ack.At least the resident 9-yr-olds keep any complaints to a minimum as long as I quantify it for them:NOT effective: "dress warm, it's cold outside."Effective: "wear pants, it's...

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Communication tip #318: Expressing displeasure

Let's say your mom buys you a new package of underwear. She was careful to buy Thomas ones (and was happy to find them in your size). Unfortunately the only ones available have a different design than the ones you currently have, rendering them UNACCEPTABLE.How do you convey your displeasure to your mom so that she thoroughly understands, with no room for doubt, just how unacceptable said underwear are?Do you:(a) toss the entire package out the front door and slam the door shut(b) throw the package...

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1 in 8 babies is born too soon...

Today is Prematurity Awareness Day.To learn more, visit the March of Dimes by clicking the banner below.Click here to read our NICU story (Cuddlebug and Bearhug were born 6 1/2 weeks early due to severe pre-eclampsia).Here's a repost of my earlier prematurity awareness post:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Did you know that 1 in 8 babies is born prematurely in the U.S.? In approximately 40% of cases,...

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Improvising

I was reading part of Cuddlebug's draft book report, in which he was supposed to list the main characters and write a sentence about each of them:me: "Cuddlebug, this says, 'Nora is Linda's son'"(having flashbacks to the days when he and Bearhug used to get "he" and "she" mixed up, wondering if we're somehow having the same issue with "son" and "daughter")CB: "yeah"me: "Linda's son?"CB: "yeah"me: "Nora's a girl, right? So shouldn't she be a daughter?"CB: "I don't know how to spell 'daughter'"LOL,...

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Still the one

Today marks twenty years since our first date ...

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Things I want to remember about this week

Bitty is really into shapes lately. So ice cream sandwiches are "rectangles," hot dogs are "cylinders" and the new block toy he found at a yard sale yesterday is a "cube." :)~~~~~~~~~Cuddlebug and Bearhug are into old-school video games ("into" is putting it way too mildly, lol). They've been obsessing over the dates various systems and old games were first published and they are constantly asking me questions about which video games I played as a kid (umm, I didn't have any video games when...

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First trick-or-treat :)

First for Bitty, that is.[Warning: this post contains images of extreme cuteness]Cuddlebug and Bearhug were anxiously awaiting sunset, since we told them they had to wait until it was at least getting dark to go trick-or-treating. They weren't much into costumes this year. I kind of suspect they wanted the black capes (which I made for them, pretty easy compared to Bitty's costume)...

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