Monday morning

November 14, 2011

The weather today is beautiful. Warm, breezy, more than one could hope for in mid-November. But tonight, there will be rain. And rain always means the potential for water in our basement. We are learning to be proactive. (Sometimes being an adult stinks.) Mike mentioned he needed to blow the leaves out of the basement [...]

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chatty

November 10, 2011

Feeling a little chatty today. Ahem. I took Nick to Home Depot yesterday to buy a 2×4 to use as a balance beam. I got a chance to see some of the PT he does at school and much of it are things that we could easily be practicing at home, assuming I have them [...]

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Check it out

November 10, 2011

We have a shorter winter than many and that’s why some of us (me) live here. I’m sharing some places to hang out with the kids when it’s cold or rainy.  

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how it begins

November 10, 2011

My children were playing Harry Potter in the basement with friends. They use my suitcase as their trunk when they are waiting for the train to Hogwarts. Somehow the suitcase made it to the top of the stairs before it was abandoned for another part of the story. My husband moved the suitcase out of [...]

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pilers

November 3, 2011

After a long hiatus, I never know if I should catch you up on everything I’ve written in my head or just jump in with what’s in my head right now. (My head is a very, very full place.) My parents have a cartoon on their wall that says “Filers should not marry pilers.” I’ve [...]

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Is that Navy Pier?

October 16, 2011

Friday, in a moment of confidence, I changed our travel itinerary. Originally the plan was to get Maggie from school a little early, wait for Nick to get off the bus and high tail it to Indianapolis or however far we wanted to go before stopping at a hotel, spending the night, and getting up [...]

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It’s so Savvy

October 13, 2011

Drum roll, please… I’m happy to announce that I’ve begun writing for The Savvy Source for Parents. I will be sharing ideas, events, and information about all things Nashville. You can read about local book nooks and now you can check out some of the best things about fall for kids in Nashville. Sign up to have the Nashville [...]

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the wheels on the car

October 13, 2011

Note to self: If you’re going to mess with the precious balance of the morning routine by convincing your bus-loving 7YO to ride in the car so you can drive 8 miles before school to the pharmacy (because the same pharmacy that is 2 miles away is staffed by a bunch a jerks) to get [...]

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Dr. Mom

September 28, 2011

First things first – I am not a doctor… …but I am really good at diagnosing weird things. My family has had more than our share of weird things. I have been right on a handful and wrong on a handful so really, that’s only about a 50/50 history. (At least one of those literally [...]

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gold coins

September 23, 2011

I have deadlines coming up for a few different projects, no naturally now is when I decide to take a few minutes to write. Ha. I posted on Facebook the other day that Maggie’s endocrinologist’s computer says she will likely be 6’1″ tall. About a year ago, it predicted 6′ even, so the prediction is going [...]

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