tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54261717654260143702024-03-05T06:25:50.329-06:00Of Fairies and FrogsMusings of a 28-year-old who still believes in fairy tales...Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-37743917833881077722014-01-01T10:55:00.000-06:002014-01-01T11:03:56.159-06:002014Happy New Year everyone! I'm going to take a page out of<a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/out-with-the-old/" target="_blank"> my Mom's</a> book and be glad I gave 2013 a swift kick in the rear to say goodbye. It was a rough year for a lot of people, my family included. I'm hoping 2014 will be a better one, but only time will tell.<br />
It's the first day of a new year, and this year I'm not really making any resolutions. I'm just going to do what I always do, be grateful for what I have and for the people in my life. No matter what experience comes, I know I will learn from it. There will always be a bad with a good, it's all about balance. That's part of life. It may not be a fun part, but it's a part nonetheless.<br />
Whether you make any resolutions is up to you, but just remember, any changes you want to make you have to make yourself, you can't rely on someone else to change things for you. It won't be easy, but the things that you want most never are. They require work and effort, otherwise they aren't worth it.<br />
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<br />Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-84100101014991219822013-11-03T08:35:00.003-06:002013-11-03T08:36:29.411-06:00Finish Line<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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For those of you who don’t know, my dad has been having a
really rough last several months. Back in June, he shaved his beard and found a
lump on the left side of his neck. He had to wait over a month for a final
diagnosis, and when he got it, it was pretty daunting: Stage 4 Squamous Cell
Carcinoma. Cancer. Wow. The outlook was pretty good, about a 70% chance of
curing him, but the time leading up to that would be grueling. <br />
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Since the diagnosis, Dad has had to have multiple tests and
scans done. He had the left tonsil removed, which is where they are pretty much
positive the cancer was generating from. Then he had to have all but 2 of his
teeth taken out due to Periodontal Disease. If he didn’t have them taken out,
he could develop Osteo-Radio-Necrosis down the road from the radiation. Next he
had his chemo-line put in and a feeding tube also put in.<br />
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The last couple of months have been some of the hardest, Dad’s
been undergoing Chemo treatments every Monday for the last 8 weeks (with
tomorrow being the last!) and Radiation treatments Monday through Friday for
the last 8 weeks (with tomorrow being the last as well). He’s lost over 30
pounds since having his teeth out, the majority of it being since he started
the Chemo and Radiation treatments.<br />
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Two weeks ago my Dad made a very hard decision, but it was
the best for him. He decided to go to the feeding tube for his nutrition as his
throat is fried from the Radiation. He’s very glad they put the feeding tube in
at the beginning of this. He will be on a liquid diet for another couple of
weeks until his throat feels better and he can actually swallow without feeling
like his mouth is full of broken glass.<br />
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Throughout all of this, my mother has been taking care of him,
with the help of a few of their closest friends. My grandmother helped as well
the weekend I went up to help my mom at the Cranberry Festival with her jewelry
booth.<br />
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My Dad has also been working at his computer shop as much as
he could until last week when the doctors wanted him to stay home due to a
low-grade fever and he has also lost his voice, so it’s been hard for him to
communicate without paper.<br />
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Tomorrow is the last day of his Chemo and Radiation
treatments, and I say Hallelujah! My father is the bravest man I know and I
love him very much. I hope he knows how many people are with him and have been
with him throughout the whole process. I’ve watched my mother post every week
an update of how things have been going, and I’ve seen the pictures that go
along with them. I have been unable to see my dad in person since the Cranberry
Festival weekend due to many reasons, and my children have been unable to see
him since August, and I know they are very anxious for this all to be over. Yes,
they know what is going on, to a certain extent, and they are holding out the
hope that all will be well after tomorrow.<br />
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To two of the most important people in my life, my mother
and father, I say I love you very much. Mom, you’ve been there helping Dad all
through this, and I know it can’t be easy for you. You know we are all here for
you and if you or Dad have needed anything you know we’re only 2 hours away.
Dad, you’ve been so tough through all of this, and have stuck with it. I know
it hasn’t been easy, but know that you will live. We are here for you and you
are never very far from our minds<br />
.</div>
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I ask everyone that reads this to think good thoughts for
tomorrow for both my mom and dad. I also ask that you <a href="http://http//www.sandyrooney.com" target="_blank">visit my mom’s blog</a> and
send let them know you are there for them. Thank You.</div>
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I said sure, always! I was thinking this was going to be a big toad or even a larger tree frog, those are always the ones they seem to find.<br />
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So it surprised the heck out of me to go outside and find him searching on the ground for a few moments trying to find the frog.<br />
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Not sure how he located it since the grass had been pretty long (it got cut last night btw), but he did!<br />
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The first three pictures are of my pointer finger, the last photo is of Walker's hands. How did they ever FIND that little guy?!</div>
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Quite a little cutie in my book, but he didn't wanna hang around long. </div>
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Just goes to show, you never know what you're gonna find when you're not looking :) </div>
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Wouldn't it be nice to just be able to spend the day like this?<br />
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Of course, then you have to put up with Mama coming and harassing you because she can :-)<br />
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Wakey-wakey Mr. Remi!<br />
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*sigh* Such a long way he's come since we got him. He use to hate windows, now he basks in them. He was also VERY skinny, and he now weighs in at a healthy 12 lbs 5 ounces. He looks like he swallowed a softball.<br />
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">There was a nice storm
a-brewing last night. Lots of rumbling thunder and tons of purple lightning
flashes. Corey and I did what any normal person would do. As soon as the kids
were in bed, we were out front with our phones and cameras taking video and pictures!
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">I
set my camera to the “continuous shot” mode and got some great pictures. My
phone got some okay video, but it’s not as good as the one Corey got. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">I’ve
gotta figure out how to upload video from my phone, but for now, here’s some
of the cool shots my camera was able to get:</span></div>
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Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-72307291757595756632013-03-17T10:57:00.003-05:002013-03-17T10:58:59.145-05:00New Family MemberPlease give a warm welcome to our new member of the family:<br />
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His name is Remington, he's 2 years old, and we rescued him from the Humane Society.<br />
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He's a little lover, very affectionate.<br />
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He and Nova are already working on getting along. Nova's still a little pushy, but Remi lets her know when he's had enough.<br />
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Beamer? She's so not impressed. Who knows tho, in time she may accept him and even socialize with him.<br />
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Our dog Missy is cautious, but she hasn't had a LOT of time to meet him. I'm thinking more time will occur this week.<br />
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Alexis and Kayla were with us when we brought him home, and they love him already. Paige, Brady and Walker were with when we picked him out, but they haven't seen him since. I'm hoping all goes well when they get home today! Remi's still a little skittish, but he's getting better.<br />
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Yep, I think he'll fit in just fine in our little family :-)Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-49292318345466518962013-03-11T18:42:00.000-05:002013-03-11T18:43:51.498-05:00New LoveI gained a new love last week.<br />
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Well, my love decided to BUY me a new love last week.<br />
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Technically, I guess it's TWO new loveS. <br />
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They were my birthday-Christmas-New Year's-Valentine's-St. Patrick's Day-Easter-Mother's Day present.<br />
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For the next 5 years.<br />
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Aren't they gorgeous?!<br />
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So pretty! I'm in love *sigh*<br />
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Corey went all out, he decided if he was going to do this, then he was going to go with the brand new versions. I mean, they have TONS of bells and whistles.<br />
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I am discovering a few tricks with some of the fabrics, like the fleece blankets that Corey's mom made the kids need to be timed dry, because the dryness sensor in the dryer senses the fabric is warm and dry, but it's rally warm and damp.<br />
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Thank you Corey, I love them and I love you!Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-90165767455637009172013-02-25T19:58:00.002-06:002013-02-25T19:58:32.517-06:00DanceAlexis had a one-time-only dance performance the other day.<br />
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The Durand Dance Team held a dance clinic for select grades to see who was interested, and talented enough, for future dance.<br />
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Kayla was bummed because she couldn't dance. She hung out with Paige behind me while they rehearsed though.<br />
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They practiced on Tuesday for about 3 hours and then did their routine on Thursday during the basketball game.<br />
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There were probably about 25 girls there, ranging from 5 to 12 I would say. It was loud during rehearsal.<br />
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They kept themselves entertained by practicing technique and then winding down with a game of "Duck Duck Dance", and in which the person who lost had to perform a dance move. It was cute.<br />
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Corey and the other kids and I watched the basketball game until half-time, then out came the dancers.<br />
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They all did fairly well, a few stood out, and of the ones that performed the best, the majority were already enrolled in some sort of dance class.<br />
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It was late night, but well worth it. Alexis did well, and she had fun.<br />
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Now she's asking to take dance class. Oh boy, better start looking for one around here that's not going to rip my arms and legs off to pay for it. :) <br />
<br />Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-52532156166614571702013-02-20T18:03:00.001-06:002013-02-22T21:31:27.968-06:00Kit-Kat BarsA couple posts ago, I had a check-list. In that list, I had mentioned I made homemade kit-kat like bars. Well, my <a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/" target="_blank">mother</a> has been begging me for the recipe, so here it is!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thebinderladies.com/2013/01/recipe-crunchy-chocolate-peanut-stix-yum.html#.USg35PL6bSU" target="_blank">Cruchy-Chocolate-Peanut Stix</a><br />
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So yummy! I love how easy they was, and Paige liked how she got to help! She mainly did the lining with the crackers and the stirring of the caramel, but it was help enough.<br />
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Her teacher said that I needed to make them again, and that several students requested the recipe. That sounds like a winner to me!<br />
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Oh, and since I neglected to take pictures of the experience, like a doh-head, I will try to remember next time! Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-52797517260767996412013-02-12T18:48:00.002-06:002013-02-12T18:49:32.631-06:00StarsKayla is doing pretty well, considering. She's in good spirits, her attitude is awesome, she's not in much pain at all.<br />
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What does pain my munchkin? She can't play yet. She can play quietly, but she can't PLAY. She'll be happy soon.<br />
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What made it easier is the day before her surgery, she got to be a little star! Well, all the kids got to be stars.<br />
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The fundraiser they did a few months ago earned each of them a ride in a limo.<br />
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Not just any limo, a white stretch Hummer limo.<br />
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I got to ride along and get pictures for the school! Bonus! But, I didn't get to ride on Kayla's, they already had someone volunteered for that. If I would have known, I would have volunteered. Rar.<br />
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Here are a few pics for ya!<br />
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Kayla's class, she the one in the pink pants :)<br />
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Brady's class, he's the one in the middle with the black jacket above, and the smiley one below. <br />
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Alexis and Walker's class. Walker is the 6th kid and Alexis is the 3rd to last.<br />
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Walker at the end on the left, Lex closer on the right .<br />
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Lex in the pink smiling.<br />
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The bummer was that the shots inside the limo didn't turn out very well since the partition was down and there was tons of sun coming in. That's okay, it was a mice experience.<br />
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Oh, and Paige isn't in any pictures because she didn't want to ride in the limo. It was her birthday and she said she wanted to stay at school with her friends. We let her make that choice.<br />
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The day we've been waiting for.<br />
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Kayla had her adenoids taken out this morning and tubes put in her ears.<br />
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She was scared, but everything turned out really well.<br />
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It's a good thing we had it done, the doctor said her adenoids were fairly large and they were crimping her Eustachian tubes so they wouldn't drain, which was the source of the majority of her ear problems.<br />
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Now she's with her daddy and her grandma, getting lots of popsicles and cottage cheese. She's not happy about not being able to play for a couple weeks, but she'll get there.<br />
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I know she's in good hands, but I'm very sad that I'm not with her right now. My baby had surgery today, and I was there for it, but I feel disconnected from her right now since I'm not the one caring for her at the moment. *sigh*<br />
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I know all will be okay, just having a little pity-party for myself. Sad Mama Moment.<br />
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I'll leave you with a few pictures she let me take.<br />
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Bug with her Grandma Ziegler<br />
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Bug with her cool hairnet<br />
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Very sleepy after the valium, getting ready to go into surgery<br />
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Post-surgery, still sleeping.<br />
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She'll be sore for a little while, but we know it will be worth it. There should be less ear issues, better hearing, better volume control on Kayla's speech, and better sleep with less snoring.<br /><br />
<br />Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-88893735875927618092013-02-05T20:45:00.003-06:002013-02-05T20:46:55.278-06:00Tired? Check!Full day of work?<br />
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Check.<br />
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Errands run after work that prevented us from getting home until 5:30?<br />
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Check. <br />
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Pork chops and potatoes (no time for real potatoes, I am saddened to say they came from a box, but I did add about 2 cups of shredded garlic chive cheese from Cady Cheese, yum!) for dinner?<br />
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Check.<br />
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Raspberry muffins baked for Alexis' school snack for tomorrow?<br />
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Check.<br />
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Homemade KitKat-like bars made for Paige's birthday snack for Thursday?<br />
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Check.<br />
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Dishes washed?<br />
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Check.<br />
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Wine in hand?<br />
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Check!Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-80815646856687993612013-01-29T18:17:00.003-06:002013-01-29T18:18:45.898-06:00Ninja Kitties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most cats hide under the bed, or under the dresser, as demonstrated by Thor, my <a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/" target="_blank">Mom</a>'s cat:<br />
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Or, in some cases, in a closet on a piece of luggage that has lost it's original purpose. <br />
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My cat will hide IN the bed, as in, inside my box spring. The fabric is coming off the bottom of it and she climbs in and sleeps. Sorry, no picture as they turned out like crap.<br />
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Or, she hides here:<br />
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Yes, that is Nova, hiding in my clothes.<br />
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But, Thor also likes to hide here:<br />
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Oh, and here too:<br />
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Of course, my favorite is when they hide in plain sight, so you have to stare them down:<br />
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That's the Callie. Miss you honey. She was a great starer. The ultimate Ninja-Kitty.<br />
<br />Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-48505009165649117972013-01-17T18:19:00.002-06:002013-01-17T18:19:13.758-06:00Birthday BugHappy birthday to my Kayla-bug, who turns 6 today. <br />
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She may be my baby, but she isn't a baby no more.<br />
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*sigh* Time goes too fast some days.Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-26262721078214409332013-01-16T19:02:00.001-06:002013-01-16T19:17:47.168-06:00The End of an EraToday marks the end of an era.<br />
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The last pet from the old homestead has passed.<br />
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Callie was a 20, almost 21, year old calico that was adopted from the kennel by our old house back in 1992.<br />
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She was originally brought home to be my cat, then my sister claimed her, then she became our dad's cat (who always said he didn't want any cats), and then she became both of our parents cat.<br />
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The past couple years she battled CRF. My <a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/" target="_blank">Mom</a> wrote a few posts about it, but basically it's a kidney disease for felines. Most are expected to live only about 6 months after diagnoses. Cal lived almost 3 years past I believe.<br />
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Callie was always a fighter. Well, Mom and Chris and I always called her a Bitch, or the Queen Bitch as she always wanted to go fight. Just ask my sister, she'll show you the scar on her forearm.<br />
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Cal was never really good with little kids. Even I, being 7 when we got her, never got very close very often. She hissed at me or growled. I backed away swiftly every time.<br />
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Even our children knew to back away when they heard that.<br />
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Strangely, Corey befriended her right away. She always let him pet her when he wanted to. Never hissed at him. <br />
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The first time she met Tipper, my old dog who passed away about 8 years ago I believe, Cal peed on the floor. Then they became best buds. Always sleeping on Tipper's big pillow.<br />
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Callie always wanted to tease Natasha, Christine's cat, the Queen Kitty. Tash didn't let it bother her too much, unless Callie persisted, at which point Tasha would swipe and Cal would back down.<br />
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Once we knew Tasha was dying (she had cancer in her mouth), we saw Callie and Natasha together more often. It was almost like Natasha was training Callie to take over. And that's what happened.<br />
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When we found out about Callie's CRF, we suddenly realized how much she was around Thor, Mom's other cat. Again, it was like Callie was training Thor, passing on the title of the house.<br />
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That's one thing I can say about Callie, she's always been a fighter. She's always been a stubborn bitch kitty who we all loved, no matter what. <br />
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I know <a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/" target="_blank">my Mama's</a> hurting a lot right now, so if you could all <a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/" target="_blank">pop over</a> and give her some encouraging words, that would be much appreciated. I'm sure some of you know how much it hurts to see a pet (who's almost like a family member) pass away, and today is no exception. Mom's been waiting for a sign from Callie, and it came.<br />
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RIP Callie. You will be sorely missed by your family. But now you're pain free, and you get to see your buddy Tipper and pick on Natasha. We love you.<br />
See? Always a fighter. Down to the end.Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-81608360023589505632013-01-14T13:05:00.002-06:002013-01-14T13:06:53.248-06:00Icky BugPoor Bug.<br />
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She started coughing last night.<br />
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Woke up with a fever today.<br />
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So she and I are spending some downtime here at home today.<br />
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Well, she's mainly spending it on the couch with her necessities:<br />
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Tissues, puke bucket/bucket to cough stuff up into, cup of ice water, pillow, blankets, monkey, and, of course, Nova the Nurse Kitty.<br />
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Her eyes don't really glow like that, it's just the flash from my phone :-)<br />
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Here's to hoping it's just a cold, not the nasty flu that's been going around. If so, Corey and/or I will be spending some time here at home with the sickies.Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-6472887170084697452013-01-13T20:47:00.001-06:002013-01-13T20:47:31.868-06:00Betty VisitedMy house was assailed by Betty Crocker this weekend.<br />
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Or, maybe it was just me being in a baking mood.<br />
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Either way, there was a lot of mixing and baking and washing of dishes going on.<br />
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The first weekend in a LOOOOOOONG time that I didn't leave the house from Friday afternoon until 5:30 pm Sunday. Wow.<br />
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I made a number of things. First on the list was baking the cake for Kayla's cake pops for her Thursday Birthday Treat.<br />
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While it was cooling, I made White Chocolate Pudding Cookies.<br />
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Yum!<br />
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I took a break and decided I needed to feed the man and childrens of the house, and do a few other odds and ends.<br />
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Once the cake for the cake pops was cooled all the way through, I went to crumbling it and adding the frosting. This was met with a miserable failure as I used too much frosting and the cake balls ended up being a mushy mess. Into the garbage they went. No picture, I was too mad.<br />
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This upset me, as I don't like to screw anything up, so I gave up on baking for the day and sat down with the kids and watched Tangled. With a glass of wine. Or two. :-)<br />
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Sunday morning met me with a fresh resolve, so first thing out of bed I made another cake for the "cake pop attempt number 2" and popped it in the oven before Paige helped me make pancakes.<br />
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While it was cooling, I made my Banana-Cranberry-Oatmeal Breakfast Muffins.<br />
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More yum!<br />
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Once the cake was cooled, I tried again to assemble the cake balls. This was met with success! No, no picture here either, I was too happy I forgot.<br />
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I made all the balls and popped them in the fridge to set for several hours.<br />
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After lunch it was time for the Butterscotch Pudding Cookies.<br />
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Delicious! Especially when butterscotch extract is added in addition to the vanilla. Mmmmm...<br />
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Once the cake balls were set I got to spear them and dip them in melted chocolate. Mmmm... There were a few failed ones, so those got to be eaten by Corey and I. Hehehe... That's okay, Kayla only needs 18 or so, and she gets about 30. Once or two were okay to be sacrificed. ;-)<br />
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Oh, the best part of the weekend? I got to use my mixer that my<a href="http://www.sandyrooney.com/" target="_blank"> Mom</a> and Dad gave me for Christmas! Isn't she a beaut? <br /><br />
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Really stands out with my yellow and orange kitchen, but that's totally cool, I'll never lose it in the background :-)Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-40869051644573093072013-01-07T20:02:00.001-06:002013-01-07T20:28:51.072-06:00Tubes and AdenoidsKayla and Alexis have always been prone to ear infections.<br />
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As babies, they had them frequently and gave no sign until their doctor's checkups when the doctor would look in their ears and pronounce: "And they show no sign? No crying or tugging on their ears? They're pretty red and infected!" They were promptly put on medicine and checked 10 days later, saying they were fine.<br />
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As they got older, they became less frequent, and Alexis eventually outgrew them. She gets them every now and again, no more than one a year. Kayla on the other hand, well, she's still getting them.<br />
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She had a tympanogram a couples years ago as part of a early-childhood screening before the year before she went into 4K and it came back abnormal on one side. They said it was most likely caused by fluid behind the ears from an oncoming cold, so the recommended that she have another screening when she was better.<br />
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She saw her regular doctor a couple months later at her 4-year checkup and the tympanogram came back abnormal on one side again. We were referred to an ENT in Eau Claire a couple months later. The tympanogram and hearing test came back fine, but with her history of ear infections, the ENT recommended tubes, but wasn't sure if they would make that much of a difference at her age. He said it was up to Andy and I to make the decision. Andy wanted to wait as he didn't want to put Kayla through surgery unless it was necessary. Since he didn't want them and I did, we couldn't agree, therefore it was decided to wait and see.<br />
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For the first 6-9 months afterwards, things were great. No ear infections or major illnesses, so we thought we were in the clear. Then it picked up again. She ended up getting one every other month or so, then finally there was a pattern. She kept talking about how her right ear hurt or itched, so I took her in and the right ear was slightly red while the left ear was pretty infected, but she didn't feel that ear hurting. She got treated with antibiotics for the 10 days and all should've been done.<br />
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A couple weeks after her treatment, she complained of the itching and hurting in the right ear again. I took her back in and sure enough, same thing as before: The right ear was a little red and the left ear was infected. Her right ear was also clogged with wax and draining. She was treated with another antibiotic and told to come back and have it rechecked after 10 days.<br />
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Corey took her back for the recheck and it was STILL infected, so she was put on yet ANOTHER antibiotic and was told we'd probably be referred to an ENT. He took her back again after the 10 days and was told that the infections were finally clearing up, and that the ENT appointment was made.<br />
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The ENT appointment was this past Friday, the 4th. The diagnosis: ear-tubes and an adenoidectomy. It seems that Kayla has enlarged adenoids (which runs in my family, my sister and nephew both had theirs out as they were enlarged) which are preventing her Eustachian Tubes from draining fluid, causing infections. It's also causing dark circles under her eyes as she snores (and her tonsils look fine) and she's not getting enough good sleep.<br />
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Kayla is not excited about this, even though she knows she'll feel a ton better once it's done and she can hear properly, as it seems there is almost constantly fluid behind her right ear drum, so she's not hearing everything she is suppose to, which is why the tympanogram was coming back abnormal so often.<br />
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Does anyone have any suggestions about how to calm a 5-almost-6-year-old's fears about surgery? I know she knows she'll be okay and that she won't even know it's happening, but I also know it's a scary thing for kids to go through. I have a little time to prepare for it, and to prepare her for it, but I'm not sure how to go about it...<br />
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Any ideas?Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-86726482432936311282013-01-05T09:05:00.000-06:002013-01-05T09:07:11.232-06:00Christmas ProjectI may or may not have mentioned early last year that I had a project I wanted to do for all of the kids for Christmas.<br />
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As most of you know, I like to make blankets. I made one in high school and I loved it. I made one for my parents'<a href="http://offairiesandfrogs.blogspot.com/2011/04/quilt.html" target="_blank"> 20th wedding anniversary</a>, and I've made the kids all small lap-blankets. <br />
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At the beginning of last year, I decided it was time for me to make all of the kids a bed-sized blanket. I knew it would take some time, so I figured Christmas would be a good time to give them to them. That gave me a whole year to make them. No problem, right?<br />
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Pssshhhshshshsh! Yeah right! I got Kayla's done fairly early, as hers was easy to figure out the colors and such. Then I started trying to figure out how to do Alexis' and Paige's, as their colors and likes had changed a little bit. Then work got REALLY busy, working overtime more then normal, being exhausted all the time, etc... Next think I know it's summer, then football season, then school time.<br />
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Oh crap, I need to work on these blankets! I got Alexis' and Paige's figured out, but without them knowing what I was doing, it was really hard to work on them. I ended up finishing theirs at the beginning of December. I know, cutting it down the the wire huh? I still had to figure out Brady's and Walker's blankets, and I needed to have them done in 3 weeks. Yikes!<br />
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4 hours before all the kids came home on December 23, I had them finished. Phew! That was close. We decided to put them on their beds sneakily while they were watching TV that night before bedtime. When they finally went upstairs, well, I think they liked them, don't you?<br />
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The funny thing is, is that they've all seen me working on them, but rarely did they ask who they were for. They would just ask what I was doing, and I would say sewing. Not much else. Hehehe... now I've just got Kendra's and Brayden's to do in the next month and a half. Kendra's I have almost done, then it's Brayden's to figure out. I can do it!Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-86970337520172253622013-01-03T19:58:00.000-06:002013-01-03T19:59:04.091-06:00Finchy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-25278202252085503702013-01-02T18:01:00.001-06:002013-01-02T18:01:19.818-06:00Tooth Fairy Fail...Oh boy... it was a doozy...<br />
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The past few weeks Kayla's been talking about her loose teeth. As in, more than one. She lost her first one about a month ago, and was so excited when the Tooth Fairy gave her money. Sweet!<br />
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During dinner, she kept saying that she couldn't chew very well because her tooth was REALLY loose. I said to just be careful, but then I actually looked at her mouth. Holy moly! Her top right front tooth (catch that?) was hanging on by a thread.<br />
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I went to tug gently on it and she got mad. She said she didn't want me to pull it out. I said okay, but to not swallow it. She kept trying to eat but that tooth was not letting her, and she was very adamant on not letting me pull it out.<br />
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In the end, I did end up pulling it out. Just a small tug and that sucker was in my hand. She cried. It hadn't hurt, and she could finally eat, but she cried anyways. She's my little crier.<br />
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We put the tooth in a Ziploc snack bag and put it under her pillow at bedtime. We were all ready for the Tooth Fairy.<br />
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Got up and dressed and stuff. Had my coffee. Heard the girls stirring upstairs so I went up to turn off the space heater (we got it for Christmas from Corey's parents and it helps the upstairs a lot for the kids. Gets really cold up there in the winter as the duct-work isn't the best). Kayla called me from her bedroom so I went in.<br />
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There she was, all sleep-rumpled and pouting. She had pulled up her little pillow that the tooth was under, and it was still there in the bag like she was hoping, but there was no money. Cue internally cussing at myself. She thought the tooth had fallen off the bed and maybe that's why the Tooth Fairy didn't come. I said maybe, or maybe she had a really busy night. I suggested to just leave it there and maybe she'd come tonight. Kayla agreed.<br />
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I left the room so the girls could get dressed, and all down the stairs I was saying quietly "SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!" I got to the bottom of the stairs and said again "SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!" Corey was curious about why I was cussing, then he caught on. Cue feel-like-shit-panicky-Mama Mode. I can't believe I had forgotten!<br />
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In a flash of inspiration, I took a dollar bill and rolled it up. I went into the bathroom and pulled open the bottom drawer and stuck the rolled-up dollar bill in between Kayla's hair-brush bristles. Knowing that the first thing the girls do is come down and go to the bathroom then brush their hair, I felt victorious! Of course, the girls tried to dash that feeling when they came down and said "Mama, our hair looks great, we don't need to brush it this morning." I looked at them, then LOOKED at them, and they said "Okay..." and walked into the bathroom.<br />
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Next thing I hear is "Mama! Mama! The Tooth Fairy DID come! She left the money in my hairbrush!" I started giggling to myself and said "YAY!" Alexis did chime in kinda cutely "The Tooth Fairy must have been playing the hide and seek game on you Kayla." Yep, she sure did.<br />
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Still... *HEADDESK* Tooth Fairy Fail... Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-56794128888650259152013-01-01T09:38:00.001-06:002013-01-01T09:38:31.196-06:00Happy New Year!One of my New Year's Resolutions is to work more on this here blog. I'm not sure how long it will last, but I'm gonna give it a good effort!<br />
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Hope you all had a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve. Corey and I spent a few hours in Elmwood at Jeremy and Amie's house with friends and good food. I'm sure pictures will circle Facebook at some point today from Bailey and Lynn. Haha, 'twas a good time.<br />
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I'm now off to get a few things done before I get the girls this afternoon. There may or may not be another post today, there will be one tomorrow. What it will be about, I'm not sure, but there will be one.<br />
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What are your New Year's Resolutions? <br />
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We'll go with 5, as Kayla is being taught how to play a card game (not sure which one this was) by her older cousin Hayley this past weekend at my grandparents' house. Fun was had by all, young and old :) <br />
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*Don't worry, the glasses are alcohol free kids slushies, noticed that after I took the picture :)*<br />
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<br />Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-3807536724096564412012-06-19T18:26:00.000-05:002012-06-19T18:26:31.777-05:00One YearIt's been a year today. <br />
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It's been a good year.<br />
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Sure, there has been temptation.<br />
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Dreams.<br />
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Urges. <br />
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Even urges in public that we had to tamper.<br />
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That look you get when you think about it. <br />
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But, we had made a pact and so we stuck with each other and didn't give in.<br />
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Yep, we kicked smoking's butt! (what were YOU thinking? ;-))<br />
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Today marks one year since Corey and I quit smoking. <br />
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We know there will be more temptation and urges along the way, but we are here for each other and we will make it.Nicholehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580744874174166546noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426171765426014370.post-23936297064599714492012-05-13T06:50:00.001-05:002012-05-13T06:50:12.118-05:00MotherHappy Mother's Day to all the wonderful Mothers out there! Especially my own sweet<br />
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and enjoy the day with you and my girls. See you in a few hours!<br />
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