Happy Easter!

March 31, 2013 1 Comment

I hope you had a wonderful Easter. The weather was perfect for egg-hunting and the food was aplenty for our family brunch. This year was extra special with the joy Jackson & Sidney got out of finding eggs filled with coins or chocolate. Sidney has had her fill of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups for the [...]

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Making Dad’s Birthday Special: for $10 or less

February 6, 2013 12 Comments

Birthdays are a big deal in my husband’s family. Everyone calls with birthday wishes and Happy Birthday is sung before the Polish song, Sto lat. I love that they have so many traditions that make every birthday special and I would like to have some of our own traditions. We started one for my husband’s [...]

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New Year’s Quiz: 3rd Edition

December 31, 2012 5 Comments

I have done this quiz for the past two years, including 2010 and 2011 . I can’t believe this blog has been around for almost 3 years now. What a ride it has been! HAPPY NEW YEAR! 1. What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Lost a dear friend. 2. Did you keep [...]

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Thankful Thursday

December 27, 2012 6 Comments

Hi there! I’ve been quiet, I’m sorry. I’ve enjoyed having my husband home for 5 straight days and spending quality time with the family so my blog has been slightly neglected. I’m back though and glad to have another Thankful Thursday. Things I’m thankful for this week: A white Christmas. I actually gasped out loud [...]

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Disco Christmas with JibJab

December 23, 2012 3 Comments

I should be preparing for Wigilia, however I have somehow got sucked into the power of the Internet and have made a video on JibJab.com, starring my girls Jen, Kelly & Heather. Enjoy! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Thankful Thursday

December 20, 2012 11 Comments
lasalette

My heart is still heavy from last week and I hurt for those families. There will always be a part of America’s heart missing, but I realize now more than ever how precious life is so we must be thankful. This week, I am thankful for many things: Being able to hug my children tight [...]

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No Words

December 16, 2012 1 Comment
newtown

Friday’s events in Connecticut, just 2 hours from here, rocked me to my core. I’m not capable of the words to adequately describe the sadness I feel for the Sandy Hook victims and our entire country. I will say that I believe this is a wake up call for better mental healthcare in this country. [...]

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Thankful Thursday

December 13, 2012 8 Comments

I caught my kids’ horrible cold, which they caught from my Mom, who caught it from a lovely stranger on the flight to Rhode Island from Florida. Tis’ the season, right? We are spending the day by the fireplace, snuggled under blankets watching lots of movies, wishing for this bug to leave our house soon. [...]

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Top 5 Laughs

December 7, 2012 4 Comments
Sidney says, "QUIT with the damn pictures!"

This week has been a funny one. Here are my top 5 laughs for the week: 1. This is an easy one. Visiting Santa Claus at the Providence Place mall. Jackson was totally a fan of the jolly man in a red suit and couldn’t wait to tell him about wanting a truck and dinosaur. [...]

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Santa is Coming to My House {review & giveaway}

December 6, 2012 10 Comments
Santa Claus is Coming to New England

One of my most recent pins from Pinterest is one that lists 25 Children’s Books for Advent. The idea is that you wrap 25 children’s holiday books (they can be ones you already own) and each night your kids get to open a holiday book and the family can read it together. I don’t think [...]

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