In NO particular order:
1. Never make cookies a week before Christmas. Half of them were gone by Christmas Eve… and I know exactly who ate them (me, myself and I).
2. Never make Portuguese Rice Pudding without a recipe. This year we honored my Nana (who passed away in August) by each [...]

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September 28th, 2008.
Alexander’s 3rd birthday.
The “Happy Birthday” phone calls all started rolling in around 7pm. Aunties. Uncles. Cousins. Grandparents. And friends.
By 9pm, Alexander had had enough of the “Happy Birthday” singing on the other end of the phone.
Case in point - Phone call from Pap Pap in Pittsburgh:

HAPPY OCTOBER!

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I was asked by one of my close girlfriend’s the other day if I ever get tired…
This was yesterday, while Matthew was away overnight on business:
6 am: Foot in face. (William hopped into my bed at 3 am and horse-kicked my nose on way into bed)
8:30 am: About to leave to drop [...]

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I know, I know… he’s 10 weeks.
With William I had birth announcements out in 2 weeks. With Alexander and Benjamin, about 3 weeks.
I cannot believe Henry’s have taken this long to put together.
I DO have a good excuse. I had the “perfect” birth announcement in my head. And well, it sort of [...]

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Yesterday afternoon there were 3 little boys selling lemonade at the end of our street.
As we drove by, I decided to buy the boys some lemonade.  After all, it was selling for 25 cents.
My total bill came to $1.  I felt so bad for the boys because they were out in the heat selling their [...]

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My son William has always loved the show Dora the Explorer.
As a mom, I love the show Dora the Explorer because it has taught William how to say some words in Spanish. He takes great pride that he can say words like “uno, dos, tres”…
Well… last night we were sitting on the couch reading [...]

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