One of our most harrowing and horrible experiences as parents was when 21 month old Ruthie broke her leg. She broke her femur in quite a serious break as a result of Sarah (who was then 7) carrying her and stumbling and actually landing herself on Ruthie’s leg. The pain baby Ruthie endured was absolutely [...]

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We’re back from a good swim meet. All the kids swam well and the little ones had fun playing in the zero-depth pool. There was a duck slide that Isaiah had a lot of fun on. He stood and studied it for about a minute, and then he was off and sliding like a pro. [...]

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Daniel is about to embark on some kind of IT college program and I am so excited for him. These days, a profession in the IT field is virtually a guaranteed success. There are hugely growing career opportunities within the IT field and how choosing this career can change your life. Daniel is thinking web [...]

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Off we go – we are all heading out to a swim meet in a few minutes. The hosting pool is a neat one with some cool slides, etc., so we are going early for the kids to play. Taking along my new smart phone and maybe I can figure out how to upload a [...]

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Seems to be a recurring theme these days. The current economic climate is going from bad to worse and escalating costs of fuel, slipping mortgage and real estate markets things are getting either more expensive or sometimes harder to get. Many of these things are out of our control so cutting costs on things we [...]

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Isn’t it pretty? Actually…it’s PRETTY confusing at this point. My head is swimming from all the info. Help!

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I’d like to update the bathroom lighting in one of our bathrooms one of these days. The problem is that I can’t figure out exactly what I want and I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on it either! I think I’ll know it when I see it, and then the next step [...]

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Ever since we moved into our current house about 12 years ago, we have gone back and forth about whether or not we want to put up a fence in our backyard for both privacy and to keep the little ones from wandering. One thing that usually stops us is the prospect of fence installation. [...]

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Sweetness Sweetness is looking for the good in things. At heart lies the conviction that some good exists in everything and everyone. Look for it!

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Finances getting you down yet? Stretching the dollars between paydays can necessitate some creative engineering these days. In fact, one thing I’ve been doing is challenging myself to see just how much I can save and to see where I can cut corners without sacrificing huge quality. It is actually quite rewarding to figure out [...]

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