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Rusty was in NYC for Valentines Day, so I had 3 cute little Valentine’s instead of 1.  I love how excited my kids get for holidays, and I love coming up with fun, special ways to celebrate.  We did special pancakes for breakfast, and they each had a little surprise waiting at their plate.  …

Here’s an entry josh typed/spoke on his iPod. “We are in Boston we are almost done we leave the 14th we came hear the14th we have done Museum’s, I went to Fenway, we ate fast food, and Road T, and played screens, explored Harvard square, tomorrow we are going to the Franklin Park zoo, soon…

Ok–so here they are–our beautiful kids with their favorite Jolly Man. I have to quote Shaylah here and say ‘This will not be the last time we torture our kids to take their cute picture!”So, vote for your favorite Santa pic. Parents, please don’t stack the votes in favor of your child. Instead, send our…

  Two out of three kids in tears is exactly the response you imagine when you tell your kids about a surprise trip to Phoenix in January, right?  We had expected whoops, laughing, and sheer excitement when we told the kids that our bags were packed and we were headed for sunshine early the next…

I know some people hate their birthday.  But I don’t mind getting older.  I keep hoping that THIS is the year I’ll figure life out 🙂  That hasn’t happened yet, but I’ll keep trying.  I couldn’t have asked for a more fun birthday. Rusty thinks it’s funny that I planned my own party, but who…

Rusty and I are running the NYC Marathon in Nov.  We are running as part of the James Blake Foundation Charity team. The James Blake Foundations supports early detection cancer research.  We selected this charity a few weeks after Jim was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.  And with his death, the importance of this cause…