Archive for the ‘family moments’ Category

The Week When Time Stood Still

2.16.10

Those of us living in the DC area received a little gift from Mother Nature called Snowmaggedon 2010. I say gift because, unless you were in one of the areas that experienced power outages - and I feel for those who were, you probably got several unexpected days off ...

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The guilt and sadness of work

2.15.10

It's just about 10pm on President's Day Monday night and I'm very sad thinking about going to work tomorrow (almost as sad as I was when I started working after being laid off for a couple months). We've been home for the past 11 days because of the sno-pocalypse ...

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I don’t want to be late for my first day of class

8.31.09

Princess was all too excited to start her first day of class today...she went to sleep early last night because she didn't "want to be late for [her] first day of class". It was just too cute! She's still at the same preschool but she's moving up to the ...

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Those hot summer Fridays!

6.12.09

Happy Friday! We've been longing for some sun here in DC. Can you tell?Niece and princess with a couple kids from the neighborhood while hubby bbqs for dinner.P.S. Notice the overgrown grass - yeah the weather has been crazy because it's been raining all week. Thank goodness for a decent ...

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The End of An Era

6.3.09

We hit another milestone in the Fergie household over the weekend: Chatterbox and Giggles got bunk beds. This is major for us because up until now, they were both sleeping on the same mattress that they have since they were babies - first in a crib and then in a ...

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Respecting the Nap

5.25.09

Remember Mamalaw # 7 - Respect the Nap. Well, this is exactly what I did yesterday: Respected the Nap. For about one hour I sat in the car in the parking lot at an outlet mall waiting for princess to wake up. Oh....the importance of that nap! I will ...

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You Know You Had a Good Time When Your Cell Phone Ends Up In Another Country

1.26.09

It's safe to say that I had a blast last week. We had tons of family and friends come to town and stay with us for Inauguration and boy did we get our celebration on. The weekend began with the girls' weekly ballet class and SIL and her family driving ...

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I Could Kiss Laura From Housekeeping

12.31.08

So we went on an overnight ski trip to a resort a few hours away from where we live on Sunday. Aside from it being one of the most stressful trips we've ever been on, we did end up having a great time. People always tease me for making lists ...

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Our Motley Crew

12.19.08

The gals over at BabyBunching have been offering great holiday tips for parents of 'twiblings' (siblings close in age). One of them was how to make the picture-with-Santa trip easier. Reading that post reminded me of our trip to see Santa this year and I thought I'd share with ...

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Yes, We Did

11.5.08

My heart is full right now. Family from Canada keep calling and asking me how I feel, but I really can't verbalize it. Late last night, looking down at L'il Buddy and realizing that my kids will see this man as their president and not think anything of it, was ...

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