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If there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout this whole process with Hannah’s knee tumor it’s to never count on any answer being the ‘final’ one. The whole process has been a rollercoaster and every time we think everything’s done and taken care of (for now), we get referred to yet another specialist.
Not that I’m complaining [...]
We’ve gotten to know our local children’s hospital rather well lately – better than I ever really cared to. Thankfully we’ve made our last trip there – at least for a little while, but it definitely makes you consider what the families go through who spend a considerable amount of time navigating the corridors of [...]
You know how you have moments where suddenly your whole perspective changes? I can remember very specifically a few of those in my life – most notably the four times I’ve seen positive pregnancy tests, the moment I said ‘I do’ on my wedding day, when I saw each of the girls’ scrunched up baby [...]
I swear that the ups and downs of this whole process are going to give me an ulcer – or something. I guess that’s just life though – it is what it is.
Every time we think that we’re done worrying about Hannah’s knee tumor, something else pops up. First, it was shaved off by the [...]
Yes, that’s a dorky title, but I like it.
So a lot’s happened since my last post about the funky thing that was growing on Hannah’s knee. The main word there being ‘was’, of course. Last Thursday we spent the day at the new Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in downtown Grand Rapids, for an [...]
In October of last year, the little red bump on Hannah’s knee wasn’t anything we were terribly worried about. Ron thought it was a large pimple and although I didn’t agree with him, I figured it was probably just some weird type of blister or maybe at worst, similar to the hermangioma that was removed [...]
Yawn, whine, rub sleepy eyes, run for the bus stop…
That’s what the first morning back to school after a 2-week break entails. Complaining kids who are tired and cranky and don’t want to get up – plus a tired mom who feels the same way but knows it’ll get easier after the first few days [...]
Such a cliché, right – where has the time gone? I blink and a whole month has gone by…
But a true saying, at least lately. I swear just yesterday I was thinking that it was way too early to be starting to think about dealing with the holiday season yet – and now here it [...]
This holiday season it is easier than ever to shop right from home for your favorite Proctor & Gamble products! The P&G eStore has a large variety of the products we all use and love – and some special deals are in place to help make your holidays even merrier.
Not only can you get free [...]
With three girls in our house, we are quite inundated with all things Barbie, as you might expect. Both Hannah and Becca have been playing with them for several years, and even Abbi (who has never really played much with toys) counts a few Barbies among her possessions. But although we’ve got plenty of dolls, [...]
Pictures are worth a thousand words, right? Whether it’s to commemorate a special family moment or just capture the everyday memories, snapping photos of our lives is as easy as pulling out the cell phone that we all seem to have right on-hand nowadays. And while sharing pictures online is quick and easy – and [...]
I gave birth to a sweet baby girl – my second daughter, Hannah. It was Black Friday 2002 and obviously I didn’t get any shopping done that day. But I ended up with the best holiday gift of all – and she’s been a dramatic, funny, sweet, caring, cute, lovely and 100% Hannah-ish addition to [...]
I’ve seen it mentioned a few times in both the online and traditional media so far this holiday season – that the Barbie Photo Fashion Doll is one of the hottest gift ideas this holiday season. And I can definitely understand why – it’s certainly a huge hit around our house. In fact I know [...]
Yes, it’s off to work I go – or rather have been going. This is actually my 6th week of work – and yes, it’s taken me this long to find the time, energy and desire to post about it.
I go back and forth as to how I feel about rejoining the workforce, even if [...]
Last month I reviewed the Barbie Photo Fashion fun doll that’s been a big hit in our house with my 9-year-old and her sisters. The girls love taking pictures of anything and everything (although mostly of each other and our dog, who’s always content to pose for them, lol) and seeing how creative they can [...]
Last year my girls were thrilled when we had the chance to not only review one of Mattel’s new Fijit Friends, but also invite several of their friends over for a fun dance party. They still get our Fijit Friend, Sage, out on a regular basis and dance with her (which reminds me that Sage [...]
Although I haven’t posted about it yet this fall, there is one activity that takes over our household from the end of August until mid-October – youth soccer. Like last year, all three of our girls are playing again, which makes for a crazy schedule during the week (they each have had practices on different [...]
After three full weeks away from home for the girls and I (and 8 weeks for Ron), our trip was beginning to wind down. We left Clearwater on Saturday morning and soon afterward we said goodbye to the state of Florida as well. Heading north, we were on the road pretty much all day – [...]
Barbie + fashion + photos + technology = tons of fun! Especially for my 9-year-old daughter, who is right in the thick of loving everything to do with all of those things. So when I had the chance for her to try out the new Barbie Photo Fashion Doll, she was ecstatic to combine all [...]
Tooth Fairy FAIL…
When you wake up out of a sound sleep at 4am realizing that not only have you totally forgotten to perform Tooth Fairy duties for your 6-year-old, but you don't have a dollar bill anywhere in the house to use.
So you scrounge through everywhere you can think of where change might be [...]
Having spent over a week in Orlando, we regretfully had said goodbye to our awesome vacation rental home, headed over toward the gulf side of the state and squished our family into a nice but tiny hotel room for one night, thanks to the reward points Ron had earned during his 5-week stay in North [...]
Yesterday was a day that I’d joked about, yearned toward, dreaded and dreamed of at various times over the past 11+ years of being a parent. Back when I was working full-time, it was the magical ‘end of daycare’ day when suddenly the obscene-feeling amounts of money we were paying out for daycare would end [...]
Wands, spells, dragons, potions… The Harry Potter books and movies have been a big part of our family for quite some time, ever since a friend convinced me to read the first book years and years ago, and I then convinced Ron. He was hooked immediately and became pretty obsessed with reading the Harry Potter [...]
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