Moms of multiples tell it like it is

The Last Christmas

December 20th, 2011 by · 4 Comments

 I feel your heart beating inside my own skin And I think of Mary In Bethlehem That night in a stable Our saviour was born Yes, we have so much To be thankful for On the last Christmas,  The last Christmas,  The last Christmas Without you -Six Pence None the Richer A year ago I [...]

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Tags: Celebrations · Family · Mommy Issues

Trying To Curb My Inner Pack Rat

September 29th, 2009 by · 12 Comments

I’ll admit, I’m one of those people who likes to save everything. As and adolescent, I saved every note passed between my BFFs and me in Jr. High and every card I received for my 16th birthday. The outfit I was wearing when my first boyfriend kissed me behind the town pool was saved for [...]

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Tags: Mommy Issues

Memories

July 30th, 2008 by · 21 Comments

Maddie and Riley were only nine months old when their dad died.   Up until two days before his death, John was actively involved in caring for the twins. He conserved every ounce of the waning energy he had to spend with them. He’d sleep all day so that he could change Madeleine into her [...]

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Tags: Family · Toddlers

The Making of Memories

July 2nd, 2008 by · 10 Comments

I have lots of great childhood memories…playing softball with my entire extended family in the hot summer sun, catching fireflies in the evening shadows and the pungent smell of campfires and burned marshmallows. I remember the ice cream eating contest my mom held for the neighborhood, and the time my parents didn’t kill my brother [...]

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Tags: Family