So we did it. We drove to Pittsburgh. 550 miles there. 550 miles back. 4 boys.
We stopped a total of 5 times on the way to Pittsburgh. A total of 6 times on the way home. The boys watched LeapFrog’s The Letter Factory a total of 9 [...]

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Can you guess it?

HARO (Help A Reporter Out)
(You’re the best, Peter!)

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4 years ago today my William was born.
It was a gorgeous Saturday afternoon in New York City.
William’s delivery was not an easy one… I pushed and pushed and pushed (and pushed some more) for hours. I just kept looking into my husband’s eyes, with tears down my cheeks and thinking, “I just want to [...]

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Oh, the joys.
I blogged on Monday about getting to NYC on Saturday for our friend’s wedding. I was lost. I was found. But all the while, I can say with 100% certainty that I knew my boys were safe and sound at home with my parents.
I was wrong.
I was told the “real” [...]

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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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My day yesterday was a little crazy…
I had one of the experiences where I took all 4 boys to the market, and realized once I was about 2 minutes from Stop & Shop that I had forgotten my wallet. I was not a happy woman.
(Insert variety of curses here.  Use your imagination.)
I drove the [...]

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Back when I was living in New York City and working in the Fashion District, the “Before Children Audrey” would leisurely get her hair blown out at salons. She had time to spare to play around with different hairstyles before work. She took the time to smell different products to make sure she would like [...]

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I took the boys - all 4 of them - (with the help of my mother) to our local pool club yesterday.  And today.
The difference between yesterday and today was remarkable.  Thanks to 10 things that I remembered to do differently…
1.  Bring a bathing suit - for MYSELF!
2.  Remind my mother to bring a bathing [...]

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