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When I was pregnant with Ellie, my middle girlie, I met a gal who had two boys.  She had actually had three boys but one little guy did not make it.  I can’t remember why he passed away but she had a few momentos from the hospital and that was it.  I could tell how […]

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

I’ve been asked for this recipe a few times and I totally keep forgetting to email it out so I decided to make it into a post instead.  This cake has been our traditional birthday cake since I was little and we all adore it.  Who wouldn’t?  It’s called Triple Chocolate Cake but it really […]

Making Gambling a Family Activity

Okay, okay.  Since I’ve shared Leigh’s family pictures then it only seems fair to share my family pictures too.  Actually I am quite happy with how these turned out.  As I already told you, we were going to hire a photographer to shoot us at the beach but it didn’t work out with her schedule. […]

My Turn

I have known Leigh for at least 13 years.  (Before either of us had any kids!)  She is actually the closest thing I have to a business partner.  Leigh is the one who pushed me to get my first website and she helped design it.  She also helped design my first business cards and has […]

What Took Me So Long?

‘Hi, my name is Cooper and I am addicted to stuffed animals.’ Let me tell you a little story… Two weeks ago we watched our neighbor’s dog, Pumpkin.  Pumpkin is a great dog, don’t get me wrong, but she has a ‘problem’.  This is something she has probably been fighting for years but she is […]

In the Dog House

Last week I rented this movie for the girls.  I grew up with the version on the left.  I LOVED Ice Castles.  In fact, I’ve been trying to TiVo it forever, but it is never playing on TV.  Boy was I surprised to find that there was a new version of this movie.  I rented […]

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