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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Like most people (I think!?), I give my parents a hard time about their lack of knowledge in the technology department.
But I always oftentimes try to patiently assist them when they have questions about how to do things on their computers or need help their iPods.
Don’t get me wrong, they do better than a lot [...]

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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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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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Sometimes impromptu plans end up being the most fun.
On Saturday I was at my parents’ house with my dogs. My nephews William and Alex were over, too, getting ready to go sledding. My parents asked if I wanted to come, but I had a little to-do list for work that I wanted to get started [...]

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Tomorrow I will be 28 years old.
To some, that is young. To others, it is old (I know it was to me 10 years ago).
I’ve always tended to look at my age in comparison to others in my family. Not as a good or bad comparison, per se… just as kind of an interesting, anthropological [...]

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Audrey’s little guy Benjamin is obsessed with Dora.
There are a few words he says very clearly. Among them are: “Mama.” “Grandma.” “Puppy.” “Owk” (out). “No” (of course). And “Dora.”
So when I saw a big Dora doll at the store the other day, I knew I had to get it for him. I couldn’t wait to [...]

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