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This World

This world, it's a world I don't really want to live in. A world where we have to worry about being shot in a mass murder at a concert, or restaurant, or movie theater or school. A world where doing everyday activities could lead to death. I know ta
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Posted in Personal on November 15, 2015

6 Years since I First Had Hope

6 years ago today, big stuff spoke his first word. He was 3 years, 8 months and 13 days old. The word was eat. And it had no meaning, he was imitating a movie, but it was still a word and he spoke it. For those that don't know, Big Stuff
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Posted in Health & Fitness on May 18, 2015

7 days, I will Survive

We have 7 days left of school. I can do this. I think. Although as I sit here tonight, completely exhausted, and as sleep continues to elude me over night I'm just not so sure. Part of it is this training I have done the past two
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Posted in Personal on May 12, 2015

I Love the ACM Awards

Sitting here watching the ACM awards and I just love them. I'd say they are my favorite awards show. Sure it doesn't hurt that one of my favorites, Luke Bryan, is the host, but it's more than that. I think I like that the show is just ab
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Posted in Music on April 19, 2015

Nervous! Gestational Diabetes Test Tomorrow

So far this is the part of pregnancy that I have been dreading the most. My glucose tolerance test is tomorrow and I'm nervous for the results. I'm SO not a cooking/planning/creating meals person. I don't have a horrible diet, but I hate measu
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Posted in Parenting on April 12, 2015

Bills Bills Everywhere

Every time I turn around, another bill. I finally finished the taxes up and so those checks all went in the mail. Bye bye money. Then we realized the water bill is due, it's paid 3 months at a time, so more money out the door. Then ther
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Posted in Personal on April 11, 2015

Someone Forgot To Flip The Switch

8 degrees. EIGHT DEGREES! That's what the temperature felt like when we woke up this morning. So my question is this, who forgot to flip the switch that turns it from winter to spring?? The high temperature today was 33. The
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Posted in Personal on March 28, 2015

WAIT! Where did the weekend go???

STOP! Thief! Someone came in and STOLE MY WEEKEND! At least that's how it felt. I was out of town for the day on Friday and didn't get home until 1 in the morning, so I guess I did lose a few 'weekend' hours there with not having a
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Posted in Humor on March 22, 2015

Have to Finish These Taxes Before Vacation

That was my goal. To finish the taxes before we go on vacation in 2 weeks. I used to be so motivated to do taxes. Back in the day of $1000 refunds I would sit down and do the taxes as soon as the w2 arrive in the mail! Not so muc
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Posted in Personal on March 15, 2015

You Made It! Welcome to Friday!

I feel like at the end of the work day on Friday I should get a phone call from someone that proclaims, "Congrats! You Did IT!" Anymore it sure seems like making it through the week in one piece is an accomplishment in and of itself. Between job 1 2 and 3
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Posted in Personal on March 6, 2015