Baby Robert
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Welcome! I hope your Thanksgiving was memorable … and blessed.
As I mentioned last week, I had a new grandbaby on the way. Well, he …
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Weekend accomplishment
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Weekend accomplishment
Who here believes that a weekend without accomplishment is a wasted weekend?
I do, I do!
I’m unsure why I put such pressure on myself but if I don’t accomplish even the smallest of somethings from Saturday morning through Sunday evening, I feel I’ve squandered time, talents, and opportunities to git ‘er done. Whatever ‘er might be.
I’m not talking massive achievements like …
Read MoreDoing it!
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Doing it!
Jim and I are doing it. Finally. We have finally accepted the fact the home we love and have lived in for nearly 12 years is too big for us, has too many stairs, too large of a yard, too much space for two. Especially two with trouble walking about.
Which means we are doing it: We are moving to a smaller place… somewhere (TBD) in the same city. Yes, we are downsizing. Though I prefer to think of it as my most recent Silver Sneakers newsletter called it, rightsizing. Our current home is 3,600 square feet. The homes we’re considering…
Read MoreHow Benjamin rolls!
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How Benjamin rolls!
Saturday was Jim’s birthday, and Brianna and Patrick arranged a family gathering at a new burger spot in town in recognition of burgers being Jim’s forever favorite food.
It was great to have all our local immediate family in attendance.
Kudos to Tyler for managing to get a shot that included everyone at the table!
While we were all gathered together to celebrate Jim, we soon were raucously regaling Benjamin for a milestone move made right before our eyes.
Read MoreBig bro bonding
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Big bro bonding!
James has for 10 years lived in the “little brother” position, having two older half brothers who are eight and eleven years his senior. It’s taken him no time at all, though, to settle in as Benjamin’s big brother, tenderly balancing his adored baby bro on the Bobby like a pro.
Read MorePeak preggers pic
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Peak preggers pic!
James had his last regular season football game on Saturday and when Brianna came over before we all headed to the game—one determining whether James and his teammates make the league playoffs—I asked Brianna to pose for a final pre-baby pic.
With induction scheduled for Thursday, this is surely the peak of pregnancy for my girl, the final photo before baby arrives.
Read MoreGetting real
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Getting real
My mom is struggling to survive stage 3 lung cancer. My firstborn will soon deliver her firstborn any day now. Somewhere in between my utter despair regarding the one end of life’s spectrum and my sheer delight related to the other is the space where I, a writer and blogger, should be writing and blogging.
But I don’t feel like…
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