tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72094502009-10-13T18:36:02.115-05:00...sugar and spice and everything nice...luluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184069690999108476noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209450.post-69263652936612082132007-08-26T13:44:00.000-05:002007-08-26T15:00:26.826-05:00

Im not quite sure how to say this, not sure what you are supposed to do in this kind of situation, but after three years and many many words I have decided to bring this blog to a close. It's something Ive been considering for a week or two now, and I am really feeling good about it. I have enjoyed writing and mapping out my journey thru parenthood and life in general, but Im not feeling

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Five things Im diggin:1. Cole Slaw. I am in LOVE with cole slaw these days. Crazy as it may seem I didnt eat the stuff until about a year ago, but Im eating it constantly now. My favorite way to have it is on a bagel with turkey, a few chips on the side. Delicious....2. The Library. Never in my life did I think I'd be saying it but we live just two blocks away and it has been a lifesaver. We

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so we arrived at the Portland home of Ava, Ezra, Andrea, and Ward after 4+ hours in the car and what a welcomed sight! Luxie immediately begged to be released from her car seat and ran to embrace her long lost cousin. Nate and I were out quick as a flash too, and little Zaine wondered what in the world we were all so excited about. It had been a long four months without our friends and it was

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this daily posting thing is hard! I sometimes have no idea what to write about. like right now. im learning, thru this daily posting thing, that my life revolves quite a bit around my kids. when i try to post about something else i find little else to talk about! i mean, other than daily chores, a little tv in the evenings, and church on Sunday (and now Tuesday mornings...i love our women's

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Luxie has become fascinated with hot dogs. This is probably because we have spent most of the summer grilling out due to the excessive heat down here in the south. Turning on the oven is the last thing you want to do around 430pm each afternoon with the heat and humidity we've been having. So, often we resort to hot dogs or hamburgers on the grill. Luxie used to hate hot dogs but somehow this

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one thing that God has been hammering home to me lately and that is that tomorrow is not promised to any of us. Not me, not my beautiful girls, not my husband, no one. This could be my last day...my last day here, or my last day with my loved ones. We just dont know what each day holds. And I know He is asking me, "How are you going to spend it? This day that you've been given, what will

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yesterday was some kind of day. we started out with a great play date. one of luxie's friends from school came over with her little brother who is zaine's age and we had a blast. their mother and i get along really well and i always enjoy their visits. then just after i put zaine down for a nap i got some devastating news about a friend. im still in shock and so very saddened. later that

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As a lover of dance I have been struggling with what to do about the absence of dance in my life. I danced for 12 years until I became pregnant with Luxie then, somehow, the days and weeks and years flew by and I have yet to find my way back. I still have this idea that once zaine is old enough i will get myself back in shape and be what i was before, but the realist in me tells me that those

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i missed yesterday. it just blew by and i totally forgot to post. oh well, im back today with the second installment of our trip to the Northwest.When i left off we had just arrived at my dad's house in a tiny farm town he and my mom grew up in many years ago. It's interesting when i visit because my grandfather (mom's dad ) held many high ranking jobs in this small town during the 50's, 60's

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for the mother of all consignment sales (well, a really big one anyway) that my daughter's preschool puts on twice a year. this particular sale is fall/winter items and i am under a mound of merchandise sized newborn to 6x as we speak. i love this. i dont know if it is the organizer in me (labeling and tagging and sorting by sizes) or the the thrill of the sale itself that excites me (sellers

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here are a few pictures from our trip to Portland, OR. We didnt take many photos along the way finding ourselves too busy with all the stops and starts.

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and I are always going back and forth about food. Last night we were getting ready to BBQ down at our community pool and she and I were packing up the supplies together. As I was loading the mustard, ketchup, and meat into the cooler I paused to steal a dill pickle chip out of the jar. "Luxie, will you take just a little taste of pickle?" I asked. She has never tasted pickle and refuses to

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so just to get me motivated here, i am going to share our trip to the Northwest with you, although it may come in three parts because that is how the trip was divided. im going to start out by telling you there was one overall theme to the trip...a huge lesson we learned along the way. that lesson was "Zaine does not travel well." we left home very early to catch our flight out of Atlanta to

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yes, run quickly to your favorite movie viewing metroplex hole in the wall whathaveyou and see The Bourne Ultimatum. Wow. And i feel so ridiculous as a female saying this because for some reason i enjoy these films more than most of my female friends, but...wow. I loved it.

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and here it is almost a month later...again! as boring as i thought this summer would be, im finding life with two girls, who seem to be running in overdrive most of the time, is very demanding. i cannot even find a moment to steal away to the computer until late into the evening and by then i am so tired of doing things i just sit for an hour and go to bed. the thing is i cant for the life of

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Hi friends. I was tagged by mommyzabs to do this meme and you know me...im all about the memes. It's just a little short one, but still fun!The rules are that i must list 8 facts/habits about myself, then tag others to participate should they wish. 1. When I wash my hair in the shower i almost always think of those commercials where the woman is washing her hair and how relaxed and beautiful

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where have i been? i dont even know if anyone is reading this thing anymore but i am going to go ahead and post, finally, after all this time. i tell you what, blogging is still something i really enjoy, but i just cant seem to find time right now to do it. i want to, and plan to, but never seem to get to. i am thinking that beginning August 1st i might try to post once a day just to get back

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Well Daddy, it's been a great years so far. Lots of trips to the park, fun times at the pool, and even Donuts with Dad before the school year ended. Your girls love you so much, and you are one AMAZING Daddy. Love, Luxie Lu and Zainey too.Luxie, 4Zaine, 18 months

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Ive learnd in my "first five" thirties. Ive been so aware lately of how differently I see life these days that i just had to post a blog about it. I really cant believe how my thirties have clarified life for me, and how head-slapping the reality of it all is. Im 34 now, heading towards 35 at the end of the year, and i feel like the last 5 years have been such an eye opening experience with

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have this thing. It's an agreement really. It's something like this...he makes the mistakes. lots of them. He makes mistakes all the time. Lots of little mistakes. But I...I make the BIG ONES. Not very often, actually. you might even say rarely do I make "mistakes". But when i do, wowsers, they are DOOSIES. Nate makes the mistakes in marriage that are really just irritations. He leaves

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Jo at A Glamorous Life posted this meme and tagged whoever felt interested. As you know Im always interested in a meme, so here we go...My (Current) Top Five Obsessions:SLEEP~ yes party people, when you have kids sleep becomes an obsession. a never ending quest for a full night of sleep has been my passion for almost 5 years now (you have to count pregnancy time in there too, because the Lord

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May 10, 1997, Wedding Dayfall 1998, IndianapolisAugust 2003 with LuxieJanuary 2006April 2006 with ZaineJuly 2006April 2007So here we are....10 years later. So very strange, i tell you. I keep trying to get it into my head, ten...TEN...10...yeeaarrrsss. We have gone thru so many changes, highs, lows, homes, illnesses, joyous moments and amazing adventures during our marriage. Things like

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really, i am. yet ive somehow managed to go an entire month without posting. i do have a lovely little meme brewing that i havent finished....and i have tons of great photos to post but it seems my suddenly overly generous husband has loaned our camera to our construction guy (umm, yes) and my oodles of great photos are off roaming atlanta with him. good thing i finally located the cord ive

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Well it has been a long time since Ive posted. I guess sometimes I just dont know how to get my thoughts together and put them into a concise message or point. That and the fact that I have very little time to actually write anymore! And the fact that we have lost the cord that dumps the photos from the camera to the computer so I cant post any new ones. So I keep putting off posting.We are

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Here they are...the crazy bunch of wild animals who have run amuck day after day, week after week, month after month, and yes, year after year driving us batty and bringing us more than a few laughs and heartaches. They are their own version of "Little Rascals" (obviously Zaine is aiming to be the "Alphalpha" of the bunch, and I'd have to say Ezra makes an awesome Spanky, although sometimes his

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