4 years ago today, there was a swirl of excitement, anticipation, romance and a sense of a new journey in my home. 4 years ago today, my littlest baby girl was getting ready for her wedding ceremony.
Jane. My baby Janie. There is a bit of wonder, and a bit of breath-catching awe, [...]

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My thought is that you have to be a very confident and self-assured guy to wear a pink apron around the house… but to wear a pink apron outside the house? Well, amp up the manliness factor to sizzling.
Alexander, my 3-year-old grandson, put all his testosterone on the table (so to speak) when he [...]

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I first heard about The Mother Letter Project from Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing by-way-of Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer. I was amazed from the first moment… and I continue to be amazed and inspired and enlightened by the letters that have been contributed to this most perfect gift from a man to [...]

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I was behind a woman in line at CVS just a few minutes ago. She was a bit frantic, trying to keep a baby in her shopping cart and manage both a toddler and a little girl while swiping her credit card. When the cashier handed her the receipt, the woman stopped a [...]

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Yesterday, Jane and I and several other guests had the pleasure of spending a lovely afternoon with the creative, fun, smart ladies from Daily Grommet. If you haven’t discovered this site yet… well, you simply must do it soon. Or now. The Daily Grommet is all about discovering “Fresh finds” and telling [...]

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I’m going to get all existential on you for a moment or two… probably because I heard a young mother at a diner this morning tell the waitress that her son is going to be a doctor when he grows up. I know I’ve addressed this topic before, but the young moms are not [...]

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I was visiting my favorite Libra girl… and happened on “a long meme” that she borrowed from That Bitchy Chick. Yes, it is L-O-N-G… but I was completely captured by the first question. Here it is:
How did you get one of your scars?
Now, I am assuming that this question relates to physical scars, [...]

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Today, my baby turns 28 years old. Jane Hillary Couto was born on November 4th, 1980 at 10:07 in the morning. And just like today, there was a very impressive and interesting election going on. By the day’s end, Ronald Reagan would be elected 40th President of the United States of America. [...]

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This morning, my grandsons William and Alexander asked me to color with them.
Easy? Probably. If you’re not old. vieja. vieille.  Like me.
The boys each had a coloring book with a fall theme. Pumpkins. Leaves. Rakes and the like. I picked up one bright crayon and said, “I think I’ll [...]

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My husband Barry is kind, loving, attentive, generous and all around wonderful.
As a Dad, multiply all of this by, well, a zillion. As a Grandpa, there is no number or word big or beautiful enough to describe his love. BUT (isn’t there always a BUT when it comes to kids?)… there seems always [...]

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