My little nephew Henry, who has grown from this tiny little thing, in his Auntie Janie’s arms…

into a happy, joyous bundle of love…

turns one year old today.
It seems like just yesterday I was tweeting about and excitedly announcing his arrival.
But yesterday I was actually at the 140 Characters Conference in NYC with Audrey, where the [...]

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Last night my mom, dad, Audrey and I went out to dinner to celebrate Audrey’s 31st birthday. Yes, her birthday was a week earlier, on May 23, but it fell on Memorial Day weekend, and it was a pretty jam-packed weekend at that, so the birthday dinner was pushed to May 30.
It’s funny that Audrey [...]

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One of the good things about living back at home with my parents right now is that since they live about a mile from Audrey and her family - and Audrey’s boys pretty much love nothing more than going over to Grandma and Pop-up’s house - I get to see my nephews (or at least [...]

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I always knew that I had a special relationship with my mom.
But it took me awhile longer to realize that not every daughter had a mother like mine.
I guess, when I was younger, I thought that all mothers were just like mine.
I thought that all mothers woke their daughters each morning with a loving kiss [...]

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If I’m walking like I just learned to walk (come to think of it, it’s not a matter of if at all), there’s a good reason for it. My legs took me on a 26.2 jaunt on Sunday from Providence, RI to my hometown of Barrington, RI - and back - for the Cox Providence [...]

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Yesterday, while I was out for a run, my mom found Ryder waiting at the living room window for me to return.
I just can’t even take the cuteness in these photos, knowing that Ryder was waiting patiently for Mommy to come home.

Later in the evening, while out on a walk with Ryder and Seth, I [...]

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I got to spend a little time with my oldest brother’s two kids last evening. I had gone out to dinner with one of my oldest friends, and then had plans to swim with my sister-in-law. Since I had some free time between dinner and swimming, I headed over to my brother and sister-in-law’s house [...]

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When I wrote a post recently about how I’m going through a little rough patch in my personal life, I mentioned how fortunate I am to have such a wonderful, supportive family to help me through it. The comments I received on that post said much of the same (again, THANK YOU for all your [...]

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We’ve already established that Ryder loves snuggling with objects that aren’t necessarily meant for her.

It always makes me laugh to see which new toy she decides to snuggle with - or just parade around.

It’s not always what one may think. Sometimes she’ll pass right by the plush, fuzzy toy and go for a sneaker.

But sometimes [...]

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Audrey doesn’t have any pets of her own (she has 4 boys, 4 and under - she is plenty busy!). So one of the things I pride myself on as her boys’ Auntie is giving them an appreciation for dogs.
Her boys see my dogs nearly every day. They have become a part of their lives. [...]

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