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Elena's written her very first Halloween book.  You saw it here first.   This is a rendition of a very retro pumpkin light she has in her room, courtesy of our old neighbor Miss Marilyn:       Prepare yourself.  It's about to get … [Read more...] about A Halloween Treat For You

As is the tradition around here, I give you a recap of Eli at fourteen months, just a few days shy of him turning fifteen months.  When I last wrote, he had just received his first real haircut.  Perhaps it is time for another?  Or at least a comb and some … [Read more...] about Fourteen Months

Posts have been a little sporadic and uninspired here as I've been feeling pretty cruddy for a week now.  We had a very late night at a very fun party last Saturday and I woke up Sunday with a sore throat.  It's deteriorated from there.  Unfortunately … [Read more...] about One Week of Yuck and Counting

You don't have to know me long before you learn of my love for Peyton.  Part of the perks of moving up here was the slim chance that maybe, just maybe, in my daily doings in and around Indy I would happen to meet Peyton.  In Real Life.  Not just have pizza … [Read more...] about A Visit From Peyton

I like to give Mike all the credit for some of Elena's quirkiest (read:  annoying) behaviors.  Bouncing off the walls?  Doesn't get that from me.  Decibel levels beyond appropriate?  Not I, said the mama (although I'll admit there is a … [Read more...] about Maybe I Did Birth This One