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10 winters have passed 2 condos sold 2 houses bought 6 cycles of IVF 3 children born 1 child passed 4 cars bought 1 cat inherited to dear husband 1 fish survived 4 years and still going strong 10 birthdays shared as husband and wife 8 vacations traveled 1 panic attack on flight to above mentioned vacation 2 surgeries 1 boob gone cancer gone 10lbs lost, 10lbs gained, 5 lbs lost.. 2 children bringing us joy (and headaches) laughter (and tears) every single day losing my dad 3650 days of ups and downs, some heartaches and hard times, lots of laughter and love that I wouldn't trade a day of. Dear Husband, you are my happiness. Happy Anniversary

5 loads of laundry 4 trips to the supermarket 2 attempts at making frosting for cupcakes And.. one burnt oven (thanks to my brilliant self for leaving the "oven liner" in while self cleaning. After one hour of self cleaning and almost calling 911 due to inhaling noxious fumes I realized nothing was wrong with the oven only my stupidity. Result= burnt oven liner and coating of oven melted.) Call Mother to share story and of course she is afraid I will poison all of our 16 guests and makes me call the oven company. This after I googled "burnt oven liner while self cleaning" and learned I'm not the only moron to do this. Google assures me I wont die and can continue cooking with my now melted looking oven. I humor Mom and call Kenmore. "Name please" "Address please. And phone number" "Could you have purchased this oven under another phone number?" Well, yes I did because I bought this house a year and a half ago and the oven was includ...

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I live for my Mom's stuffing and I happen to love my family so it's always been a good time of year for me. I took over "hosting" duties last year as it was getting to be a lot of work for my Mom. This year will be a difficult one as I wont have my Dad here. I picture him standing over the turkey, year after year, basting and carving. He used to name the birds before cooking. His favorite, Larry (as in Larry Bird for those of you who cant catch on quick enough to my Dad's humor) There will be one less person at the table this year and although 2010 was beyond crappy, I still have a lot to be thankful for. First and foremost, the obvious..my boys. All three (husband gets included) They are my happiness. Day in, Day out. In spite of any former posts of me wanting to walk out and leave them all on strangers doorsteps! I'm thankful for chocolate (another obvious) and the occasional glass of wine that always makes me wonder why ...

I'm going to start lobbying that stay at home Mom's start accumulating sick days. And vacation days Youngest has given me a run for my money lately (or really no money bc let's remember, I dont get paid for this gig) I never thought I'd be using words like fresh but here I am, sounding like my Mother and calling my five year old fresh. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck.. He's doing things like saying "I hate you", spitting (well making raspberries with his tongue) and tantruming. I thought I was through with the terrible two's and three's. No one warned me about the fabulous feisty fives. Oldest loves to be the good one during these times. He will often come up to me, looking for reassurance. "Am I being the good one today Mommy?". I dont like either of my kids to think they are not good so I often rephrase by saying he is being the better behaved one. Dear Husband will then come home from work and oldest will run to tell hi...