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• Halloween Nightmares Turn into Halloween Hope

  Every year I dread Halloween more and more. The costumes are inappropriate and it's a nightmare to find something suitable. This year we caught a break. The... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Lovely Day for Apple Picking

  The girls were invited to go camping this weekend. While we were getting them ready the brunette twin asked what Mommy and Daddy were going to do while they wer... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Even Dogs Have Rough Days

  Holly is having a rough day. It started early this morning. The blond twin was putting dishes in the dishwasher this morning when something happened. The blond... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Channeling Grammie as a Young Woman

  The girls are in the midst of the annual Halloween costume search.This is an increasingly unpleasant task as the girls have outgrown children's costumes. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Might Call It a Crate

  The girls are really trying to convince us to let Holly out of her crate so she can sleep in their room. Last night Holly stayed in their room after we put... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Week of 10th Birthday Fun

  If you're going to turn ten years old, you might as well get the most out of the celebrations. It's exactly what the girls have been doing all week. It all... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Glamour Girls

  For their birthday, Grammie gave the girls an afternoon at her beauty parlor. Since then the girls have talked endlessly about what they were going to have... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holly the Songstress

  The girls practice their piano songs every day. A couple of days after Holly joined the family she started howling when the blond twin played the Star Spangled... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Crate Rebellion

  The first night Holly was home she went into her crate nicely. She walked right in and we all went to sleep. The second night she hesitated, but eventually... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Settling in with New Sounds

  Holly is settling in to our house just fine. It's so nice that she was already trained -- both with some commands and house trained. There's an entire adjustmen... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holly is Home

  We weren't even out of our friends' house in Lake Geneva when the girls started asking when they were getting a dog. We told them we weren't even going to get... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Not So Protected Password

  We used to password protect our computer. We didn't let the girls log on without permission and then we put the password into the system. Recently we had some... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Little Lunchtime Daddy Love

  Overheard at the lunch table... Blond Twin: "There's the funniest sign in the bathroom here. It says I'd like to live life in the fast lane, but I'm married to ... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Day, Another Dog

  One of the dogs we were watching, Frolick, was adopted last weekend. We were happy for him as he seemed like a really great dog. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Language Police

  As we walked home from school last Friday we talked about delivering invitations to the girls' tenth birthday party. It's a spa and sundaes party. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• She Said What?

  We were in Justice looking for a cute shirt for the first day of school. Our 5' 1" brunette twin was worried because she's almost outgrown Justice clothing. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Down to Two

  We've looked at hundreds of dogs on different websites. We met a about a dozen dogs "in person" so to speak. We're about ready to bring home a new dog. The... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Working on His Boy Issues

  You know those commercials where men are carrying their wives purses? I like to point out those to my husband. On the rare occasion that I hand him my purse I... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Were the Prettiest Babies

  With a wink and a grin, I always tell the girls I was the cutest baby ever. I tell them if the don't believe me they can ask Grammie. When they ask Grammie she... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Food Optional Day

  This is for you my darling Brunette Twin. Overheard at our house... Brunette Twin: "When are we eating lunch? I'm starving." Mom: "It's 5:00 p.m. We already... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2013 FAMILY, SELF EXPRESSION