Because our last name is Griswald

This morning Brian and I ran the “Jingle Bell Run” at the Milwaukee Zoo.  In honor of the occasion Blake wore a Christmas shirt – he wasn’t out of place considering there were jingle bells to tie on your shoes, and Santa, an Elf and a bunch of presents were running the race, too.  So [...]

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Because that’s CRAZY!

Two things, really (for those of you looking for kid updates you are more than welcome to skip #2 all together):
1:  Hannah is now doing a modified crawl (not quite a military crawl but more of a flop and wiggle move).  Here’s a quick video (she was getting tired so she took a lot of [...]

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Because it’s Halloween-time

(that’s what Blake says when we ask him what holiday it is or what all of the decorations are for in our neighborhood – Halloween-time)
I have a CRAPLOAD of candy left over and I am trying to figure out how to save it so I have an emergency choclate stash (shut up) and also get [...]

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Because I’m random

Ten random things that go through my mind on a daily(ish) basis – usually during the middle of the night while I’m awake with Hannah.

I swear that both of my children are able to sense the moment I get comfortable and am about to fall asleep.  Why do I say this?  Because that is the [...]

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Because I’m timely

Or not…  I can’t believe it’s been almost 2 weeks since I updated – whoops!!!  This will be quick because I’ve got lots of “To Dos” on my list – I swear I will write some more another time (and honestly – I have things I’d like to write that I think of at 3AM [...]

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