How We Non-Labored on Labor Day

It was around GREAT Day!  From a cookout at Grammas and Grampas to Free Chick-Fil-A for Dinner… Here’s how we spent part of our day “Non-Laboring”: (It’s one of my favorite videos thus far!) http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6477728&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 Hope you all had a relaxing, enjoyable, day with those you love!

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Summer Quadyssey: Indiana State Fair

  Our Summer Quadyssey to the Indiana State Fair was accompanied by absolutely gorgeous weather. I don’t think I even broke a sweat. An August seventy degree day in Indiana is the equivalent of no snow at the North Pole on Christmas. The hours went by quickly and there was so much to take in!  …

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Does Johnson and Johnson Know Something I Don’t Know?

I was notified last week, that I was selected for a Johnson and Johnson BlogHer raffle, but I didn’t know what the prize was…. At 8:30 this morning, while I was still in my pajamas, FedEx showed up with this lovely basket full of necessities for the “Mom-to-Be”. VERY FUNNY, Johnson and Johnson! Is this …

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The Blame Game

Brooks: “That was NOT me, mama!” Clark: “Why do you think I’m standing all the way over here?” Henry: “You think that was bad, I’ve got more where that came from!”   Clark “Move down, guys!”  Isaac: “Nah, that one wasn’t me. It was the fish!”  Clark: “Listen to this one!”

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Summer Quadyssey: Chicago Part III

This post should wrap up our Chicago Quadysseys.  If you’ve missed Part I or Part II you can catch up here and here. Thanks for letting us take you along in our suitcases! (Hope you weren’t near the dirty sock corner)! He Said: By the time day two in Chi-town rolled around, I was really …

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Summer Quadyssey: Chicago Part II

First off, I want to say a hardy welcome to any of you joining us from the London Times article!  It’s jaw-dropping amazing to think about our story being shared "across the pond".  Because so much of our Quadyssey took place separately, I decided to make the next couple entries into a He Said/She Said …

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Summer Quadyssey: Chicago Part I

Fasten Your Seatbelts for a Summer Quadyssey and a Half!  Chicago turned out to be a fantastic adventure for our family, and I look forward to sharing some of the highlights from our trip. Starting from the beginning: To be completely honest (which I try to make a habit of doing around here), I was …

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No, We Cannot Drive the Tractor to Chicago

Sorry boys, we can’t drive the tractor to Chicago.  We’re taking the Odyssey this time. (Besides, we don’t own a tractor. We just like to sit on them at the fair. But that’s too much information to explain to 4 two year olds.) The boys woke up this morning excitedly asking about "Bygo". We are …

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