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Happy birthday to you, this smells like a zoo
In five weeks, we’ll celebrate my baby’s first birthday. Just how we will celebrate it has been weighing on me lately. How big should a first birthday party be? I’m for small birthdays on principle. I...
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Happy birthday, baby
She's FIVE! This week, my baby – my sweet little 8-pound 1-ounce, 19-inch long bundle of bliss – turns five. FIVE. It’s such a milestone year. She’s no longer a baby, for sure. Not even a toddler....
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A Little Holiday Nostalgia
This Thanksgiving seemed easier than most. My Mom and I didn’t fuss or fight and we prepared the whole meal without a single argument. As my husband will attest, this was one for the record books. My...
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The Mother, the Daughter and the Holy Ghost
Reflecting. Since my book was published, friends have asked me if I’ve always been so happy. If I’ve always laughed. The short answer is no. The long answer takes about 10 years. From 1996 through the...
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Three is a Magic Number
On Sunday, my baby boy turns three. Even as the words are leaving my fingers, I can’t believe it’s been three years since he was born. It seems like yesterday and 20 years ago. Since then, our lives...
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My Birthday Boy
My baby turned 4 this week. I can’t believe another birthday has come and gone. Once again I’m left asking how time has passed so quickly. Most things baby related are now a distant memory—no more...
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
She slept through it all. Ten years ago, I ate a pound of tortilla chips dredged in hot salsa, chased it with Mexican combo dinner #6, washed all of that down with sweet tea, and then walked a mile...
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A Reason To Celebrate Birthday Number 150
West Virginia is turning 150, and true to form, many Mountain State residents will be celebrating. Thirty years ago, I would have rolled my eyes and questioned why anyone would care about a state’s...
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As Time Goes By
I have friends who swear their bodies are the clearest indicator of the passage of time. I disagree. Granted, every time I bend my knees, they crack and creak. Every day when I look in the mirror, I...
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The Birthday Present
As a kid, I loved my birthday. I loved getting special attention, eating cake, opening presents and even having the occasional birthday party. In the dark ages when I was growing up, we didn’t expect...
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