Ever since I can remember, this week in December I do the same thing.
I start getting ready for the New Year. I always get excited for a New Year. As hokey and pokey as it sounds, it is a NEW YEAR. A new time. A new beginning. A new start. [...]

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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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Oh… you just watch and see.
I’m losing myself in it…
CLICK HERE to see why and how.

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You know the rule. NO peeking before Christmas.
But we can’t help it.
Here’s a peek at Mom Generations Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaway. Everything you see here (and more!) will be GIVEN AWAY!
What piques your interest?
Check in MONDAY, November 17th, for DAY 1 of our “12 Days of Christmas” Holiday Gift Guide and [...]

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Last night it happened. It came out of nowhere and just shocked me beyond words.
As I was going to bed last night, I went into each of the boys’ rooms to check on them. As soon as I walked into Benjamin’s room, I could tell he needed a diaper change. (If you [...]

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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’m NOT kidding.
My father and I were working out this morning at our YMCA. It wasn’t too busy this morning, which was surprising since it was 7am and it’s usually so packed you can’t even get on a treadmill without being on a waitlist!
So as we were chugging along on our treadmills… yes, tweightloss [...]

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Hi everyone…
I want to thank you all for reaching out to my family throughout the last 6 days. The death of my grandmother is something that has shaken our family… for she was the true and utter matriarch.
I have been asking her to send me some signs lately… letting me know that she is [...]

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My Nana is dying… the doctors have said that today may be her last day here with us in the present.
So I wanted to take this moment to remember my Nana in the present, before she becomes an angel above.
My Nana.
My father’s mother.
Who loves me more than any Nana could love a granddaughter. She [...]

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It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon.
My husband’s away for the day, so I’m alone all day with the boys.
We’re confined to the house with this rainy weather.
So when I leave the living room with 3 boys laughing and playing and talking to each other to do a quick load of laundry… and then hear SILENCE. [...]

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