Keepin’ It Real Rewinds – An End to the Sabbatical?

I know a lot of you have enjoyed my Keepin’ It Real Rewinds Series that I started to chronicle our experience with infertility, and an extreme high-risk pregnancy. It’s been a true privilege to connect to you through them, and to hear your own stories and struggles. It’s also been a true joy to celebrate …

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Out of the Mouth of Quads…

I always said I would write down some of the funny things that my kids would say so that I could remember them, and laugh at them later.  So many have passed with a few good chuckles, but I can’t retell them to save my life. So here’s a few of the latest off the …

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The Journey of Motherhood

As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, my thoughts have been filled with my journey to motherhood.  There were years that I didn’t know if I would have the privilege of being called “Mama” and so many days that I questioned why God would give me such a deep desire to be something that I could not …

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You Know It’s Time to Fire Your Housekeeper When…

The toilets/tubs/sinks/countertops are begging for a wipe down. There’s dust with doodle lines covering the furniture. The neutral carpet looks more like a multi-color berber. The laundry has taken a permanent residence in almost every room. There’s a long running To Do List that’s been untouched. For over a week now, our housekeeper has been …

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Aruba in April

Greetings from the white beaches of Aruba!   After 2 days of exhausting all-out potty training with the quads, Brad and I were completely THROUGH!  We turned our boys over to the Potty Whisperer Service and set out for a relaxing tropical retreat!  Although, we miss the boys tremendously; they are in wonderful hands, and our …

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The Potty Training Quadruplets Video Diaries: Part I

Potty training quadruplets might turn out to be the hardest thing we’ve encountered since midnight/3 am/6 am feedings! However, we’re determined to stay positive, make the best of it, and laugh at ourselves along the way! Wanna join us? We are attempting to train all 4 boys at the same time, but first we needed …

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Always Fresh. Never Stale.

Yesterday was “one of those days”. A day in which nearly every waking moment was filled with a tantrum, an argument, a complaint, a total meltdown, an act of disobedience or the ultimate combo platter.  x4! It was mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, exhausting. My eyes welled up with tears on more than one occasion through …

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Epic New Year Resolution: “Holding It”

***Disclaimer: Bathroom Humor and An Overuse of Quotation Marks Were Used in the Making of This Post*** Although I had high hopes that January 2010 would be the “Month of the Underpants”, it just wasn’t in the cards.  As soon as we found out we would be able to travel to Walt Disney World on …

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