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Posted by Nicole on December 26th, 2008 in this and that

The surgeries were successful, Christmas has come and gone. Enjoying family and friends, Its even snowing today in Tucson!

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Posted by Nicole on December 21st, 2008 in this and that

My Oldest came through his surgery with flying colors. Two titanium plates later, he is home resting comfortably already playing Wii. Tomorrow is surgery #2 for DH. Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes.

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Posted by Nicole on December 17th, 2008 in Polls, this and that

Since the Bike Accident Post-Op Clinic will be opening on Friday, I did a modified decorating job this year. No outside lights, no cute figurines and garland around the house, no Christmas card (go ahead, gasp). BUT, I did get the tree decorated and the stockings hung. That’s it. I mean, really. The two muscles [...]

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Posted by Nicole on December 15th, 2008 in this and that

Let’s think about this: This time of year is one of the busiest for dear ol’ mom. There’s cleaning, decorating, gift buying, grocery shopping, school play attending, cooking, baking, wrapping…on top of all the other daily chores. And a lot of that time is spent away from home, in your car, driving from store to [...]

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Posted by Nicole on December 13th, 2008 in this and that

Ok ladies (and gentlemen), here’s a list of the winners from my Holiday Giveaway Extravaganza! Each winner was randomly selected using Random.org. Thank you all for entering…I hope you  had as much fun entering as I did reviewing and giving these products away. Land’s End Gift Card: #63 – Natalie Leatherman Tools: Hybrid Pruner – [...]

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Posted by Nicole on December 12th, 2008 in housekeeping isn't for the weak, this and that

Like everyone else, we’ve been invited to plenty of parties this holiday season. And of course with each party comes the need to come up with something yummy to take. I have my old standbys but its nice to try a new recipe on my friends. Ocean Spray and Heinz have created some wonderful party [...]

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Posted by Nicole on December 10th, 2008 in this and that

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Posted by Nicole on December 9th, 2008 in this and that

We knew my DH would be having surgery on the 22nd from a work injury (bike cop). He crashed a couple of months ago and ripped up his shoulder pretty badly. Then, Sunday evening my Oldest broke his right arm…crashing on his bike. (Um…seem very odd to anyone else? We really like continuity in our [...]

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Posted by Nicole on December 8th, 2008 in this and that

Well. I had planned to write a very eloquent post today on the true meaning of Christmas and keeping it all in perspective. But my Oldest had different plans for me. I woke up from my Traditional Sunday Afternoon Nap to a weeping 12 year old, in from riding his bike. Guess he did an [...]

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Posted by Nicole on December 6th, 2008 in this and that

Did I say yesterday was the last day for my Holiday Gift Guide? Well…I lied. I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share this one with you. You can kiss me later. When Mom Select was looking for bloggers to help promote The Children’s Place and their holiday line, it took me all of [...]

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