So cute, and soooo entertaining int the morning.
Everyone always says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but as I parent a 2-year-old, I wonder if it is more important than say, sanity.
I am really beginning to wonder.
This is how every morning goes in my house.  We wake ...

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Have I ever told you about the most impractical purchase I’ve ever made?
Pretty sure I haven’t – so here it is.
The most impractical purchase I’ve ever made.
And the most impractical thing about this bathing suit is not the deep plunging neck line, if you can even call it that.  Nor is ...

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By Guest Writer: TJ Garvin
TJ is my brother-in-law and one of the greatest men I know – Ellie and I love him more than he will ever be able to understand
The first time TJ met Ellie
Life is tough.
No that’s not right, life is largely a pain in the ass.  Everyday most ...

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My sister warned me that this would happen.
Well she didn’t specifically tell me that Toy Story underwear would make me cry. BUT she did give me some insight into the depth of love that comes along with parenting.
“You aren’t going to love her right away,” she said when I was about ...

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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends…the Lemieux family certainly did…and I will have a musical reminder of the holiday for a long time to come.

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I can’t close my eyes, or hug my 2-year-old daughter, or talk to my parents, or call my sisters, without seeing the faces of the 26 souls that lose their lives on Friday, in the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.  I grew up in the neighboring town of Monroe, which is ...

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I’ve had a blank wall in my living room for 13-months, and I felt as if I had run out of creativity and cash to decorate.  So Every morning I would walk by the BLANK WALL on my way to the bathroom, and I’d pray for some inspiration.  And then one ...

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Thanks to everyone who has helped make New York City her home.
Check out the video I made for her that sums up the last two years in 2 minutes (well really 3 minutes and 14 seconds, but 2 years in 2 minutes has a ring to it – CLICK HERE).
Fingers crossed ...

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Ellie meets Kermit the Frog, and my heart smiles.
Ellie is turning two on Monday, which is both mind-boggling and heartwarming.  Everyone told me the days would be long, but the years would be short…but I didn’t fully understand until now, how loooooong those days would be, and how shoooooort these years ...

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Originally posted on 10/7/12 on Lifetime Moms:
For the first time since my daughter was born (nearly 2 years ago) I have made up my mind to start working out again.  The kick in the jiggly ass came from a few things, the first of which was a comment from a ...

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