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Continue reading →: a magical freaking decemberI’m trying really hard to make Christmas magical this year, so I’ve decided we’re going to have a magical freaking December. I found this Threshold Stocking Advent Calendar Garland on clearance at Target the day after Christmas last year and held on to it for a whole year to hatch this plan.…
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Continue reading →: growing up holdyI’ve debated writing a post like this for a long time. I’m not sure if I was embarrassed, or if I didn’t want to overshare something my daughter might be upset about later, or if I just didn’t want to get into it. So I didn’t write it. But as the months…
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Continue reading →: Home Sweet (New) HomeAs you may know, I’m pretty involved in the revitalization of our Downtown. I work for our economic development organization, I own a business downtown, I’ve joined the board of a local charter school. Everything in our lives was converging upon Downtown… so we decided to put ourselves there too.…
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Continue reading →: to my daughter on her fourth birthdayHolden, my dear, you are something else. When I asked you two weeks ago what you wanted to do for your birthday you said, “punch someone in the face.” (I should add that you did later request a hug from your mom and a kiss from your brother for your birthday.…
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Continue reading →: 5 Years Later: Ladybug’s In HeavenI had a really hard time finding this article that was written about my nanny after her death in 2011. I’m putting it here so I never lose it again. Mike Argento: Ladybug’s in heaven MIKE ARGENTO POSTED: 10/26/2011 02:34:19 PM MDT| UPDATED: 5 YEARS AGO Evelyn…
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Continue reading →: LEGO KidsFestWe took the kiddos (one six-year-old, two three-year-olds and a two-year-old) to the sold-out LEGO KidsFest last night at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. I saw the event advertised earlier in January and my desire to go was solidified after I watched the LEGO documentary Beyond the Brick: a LEGO…
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Continue reading →: gb’s birthday clock photo: year 2So, we have this tradition we stole from my friend’s mom. Every year on the kids’ birthday, I take a photo of them with a clock showing the time they were born. Last year, GB almost slept through his clock photo: But this year, we nailed it: Disregard the date;…
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Continue reading →: to my son on his second birthdayGatsby/GB/Geebo/Gilbert/Goose (that last nickname is a new one I’m trying out)— You’re two years old today. What a big little man you are. I was rereading last year’s letter, which was all about how sweet and gentle you are and I just had to laugh. You’re still super sweet and lovey,…
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Continue reading →: bedtime bedlamWe have a problem in the oh bother house. A big problem. A bedtime problem. It started a few months ago, but we’ve now reached Desperation Point, peaking during the week we were snowed in (god, I hate snow). Bedtime has become a nightly battle with Holden. She doesn’t want…
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Continue reading →: snowed in, pt 2It has not been a good weekend. We started out okay, taking advantage of the snow by taking 30 minutes to get bundled up to play outside. Only to come back in after about 10 minutes. Holdy and I had a spa day while GB napped. But then come afternoon,…
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