I would tell you to sit down before you read this blog, but it seems “Sitting for eight or more hours a day can be deadly” (Washington Post). As a child of the “Just Say No” campaign, it was hard to imagine smoking adults. Of course soon enough I was surrounded by smoking teenagers (who often […]

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Through a coupon we got a toilet bowl insert that turns the water blue. After a moment of fear and confusion, Darcy now loves this potty. It is the only one she wants to use. I guess she loves to make green. Darcy brings extreme emotion to life. Everything is an adventure. Not always joy, […]

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“The package man is a good person. He brings us presents that are not wrapped.” – Phoebe A part of me wants to correct Phoebe. When a package arrives, we know what is coming. We purchased it, so it is not much of a present. And the package guy or gal is getting paid to […]

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One of Phoebe’s friends had her birthday party at Blanc Palette, a art studio where they let everyone become an artist. The little group of girls painted a picture of Elsa from Disney’s Frozen. Step by step the art instructor led them through the palette color by color. In the end each five year old […]

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Excluding Washington state, the nation believes the Royals will make the playoffs.1 This may be the first time in the history of the web the Royals were favored to make the playoff in a nationwide poll – since the worldwide web was not around the last time the Royals made the play0ff’s (1985 — http://www.’s […]

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