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Today I did something that I've been wanting to do since 2005 when I used to drive by a sign on the back roads that said: U PICK Strawberries 1 mile -----> on my way home from Lawrence. I remember seeing it at the beginning of every summer and...

I hope all of my superfab momma friends had a truly wonderful Mother's Day weekend! We certainly did! We rounded up my nephews and took them up to the Spirit of Mission Days, which is a typical small-town carnival and fair. Brian and Arden took off and...

[caption id="attachment_1769" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Brian and I sharing bread pudding after our anniversary dinner"][/caption] Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband, Brian! Although we've actually been together for 12 years, today...

I'm working on Jack's birthday party post (I'm waiting for my sister to send me the photos she took), but in the meantime, I'll update you on my annual March for Babies walk. Thanks to all of my friends' help (and the generosity of one of Brian's biggest...

[caption id="attachment_1720" align="alignright" width="235" caption="Jack in front of the tree we planted in his honor"][/caption]We've waited a full year to see this little redbud bloom, and here it is! Wooo hoooo! I can't tell you how happy that makes...

So I'm only two whole weeks late on posting Easter photos! Pffft! (Pretend like you're shocked at my ineptitude in blogging, won't you?!) [  Enter usual excuse here ] How's that?! The truth is I just suck at blogging these days. You know it and I know...

I suck. I really, really do. I don't know what my problem is, but it is seemingly impossible for me to keep this blog updated. I try... I think about it all the time. But something always happens... something urgent needs to be dealt with with work, I'm...

So... Jack spent a grand total of two days in preschool. Nothing like calling the preschool to check on your child and hearing him crying hysterically in the background. I called more than an hour after Brian left, too. :-( You know everyone who tells...

[caption id="attachment_1363" align="alignleft" width="195" caption="Big boy's first day of preschool!"][/caption] Brian just took Jack off for his first half-day of preschool. This will be his first time away from home in someone else's care. I...

[caption id="attachment_1352" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Skeleton Jack!"][/caption] Jack is still just a liiiiittttle bit too young to go trick or treating (and he's usually asleep by 7, anyway!), so we took him to a kids' Halloween party...