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Buy this, not that.

July 19, 2012

After recently cleaning out Number 5 and 6’s closet, I have a couple of recommendations regarding 3 gifts NOT to buy new moms. 1.  Towels with animal heads attached to them I have 5 of these towels.  I never used them.  And they are really annoying to fold and/or stack in your closet. 2.  Shoes for any child under

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You suck, but here’s a ribbon anyway!

July 18, 2012

When I was a kid, you had to actually be good at something to win a trophy or a medal.  Or you at least had to hang in there for an entire season to get one. Number 1 and 2 both did BMX for a few years.  There were races on Wednesday nights throughout the summer.

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smokefest 2012

July 17, 2012

Forget all the cousins that he got to play with, or the 10 gallons of fruit punch he drank, or the marshmallows they roasted over an open fire to make smores, or the fact that he got to stay up until 10:00… This is what Number 3 took away from our family reunion… #3 “Uncle

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I hate emptying the f@#?ing dishwasher

July 16, 2012

I don’t want to go into the kitchen today. On a normal day we load and unload the dishwasher  3 times.  Yesterday it was at least 5, because there were about 4000 dishes covering every surface of the kitchen from Saturday’s party. I spent my Sunday loading and unloading the dishwasher.  Oh, and sweeping shit

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One more in the books

July 15, 2012

Family Reunion Summed Up In 11 Pictures panting joking chugging drooling, slobbering, and slurring  visiting refreshing impressing horseshoe-ing more chugging roasting collapsing And my favorite quote of the day: “Susie, I used to think you were the crazy one, but now I think it’s her.” I gladly relinquish my crown…

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Today should be interesting

July 14, 2012

Big family reunion at our house today.  Some family members got here a couple days ago. All the kids love Uncle E, who lives in Georgia. But Number 3 has a couple of concerns. “Mom does Uncle E know what bathing suits are?” “Yes, he knows what a bathing suit is.” “Does he know what

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