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I like to say I come from a mixed marriage Were both the same race Were both the same religion yet that's about all Im more extroverted, communicative and liberal He, a bit quieter, communicates when necessary, conservative. Im expressive He is not Im a Bostonian through and through Although he would not move back to New York if you paid him, he remains a die hard Yankee Fan. So as baseball season approaches us (two weeks to go. Always a good sign because it means Spring is nearing. After this Winter we had I am counting down the days till the first pitch is thrown).. I once again try to reason with him that we should not make our boys Yankee fans. Truth be told, our kids arent extremely athletic. They are still young and although they love to watch Penn State Football with Dear Husband, it's really only so they can get a glimpse of the Nittany Lion. Sure they watch a few innings of baseball but only so oldest can remind us of the score every 3 minutes. I admit I'm not a di...

Its time for my famous 25 things you dont know about me. I think I may have done 50 in the past but seriously...50 things? Id even be bored. So, here we go 1) Im addicted to Bejewelled Blitz on Facebook 2) Im addicted to scrabble on Facebook 3)Im addicted to Facebook 4)I've lost 7 lbs but am convinced I will never, ever not have to work at my weight. 7 more to go and its a SLOW process 5)I love my girlfriends. 6)I hate exercising. I wish I was one of those people that got addicted to it but I just cant 7)I love to write and wish I could have a column 8)I get motion sick yet am going on a Disney cruise with my kids 9)I hate roller coasters yet have two young children who LOVE them 10) I married a guy who's the opposite of me in many ways, yet; we work 11) I am not one of those people who wish they could go back to high school 12)I miss my Dad every day 13)Ive gotten pretty used to my new boob 14)I would wear flip flops 365 days/year if I could 15) I find vacuuming therapeutic 16...

In elementary school I ate peanut butter and fluff sandwiches almost daily. There was no such thing as a peanut allergy. If there was, no one had one. For that matter I'm pretty sure there wasn't one autistic child that I knew of and certainly having twins in class was a rarity. But that's besides the point. I've become keenly aware of food allergies since both my children suffer from life threatening ones. I've never had a food allergy in my life. Either has dear husband. Yet here we are, parents of two with such severe allergies I shudder to think of what could happen to them. I first found out about youngest peanut allergy when I encouraged him to eat PB and J on Matzah during Passover when he was close to 3. After his nap his lip was swollen. Being the naive mother I was at the time thought nothing of the fact that it was the peanuts. Until his eye swelled shut. Then I got it. We had him tested and sure enough he was allergic. Not only allergic...deathly allergi...

Im thinking of giving up being a Jew for the next 46 days just so I can participate in lent. Although I wouldnt even know where to begin on what to give up. When will my youngest outgrow being stubborn, willful and fresh? Just like his mother...(I used to be fresh. Willful and stubborn...havent outgrown yet) Am I worlds worst mother that I dont buy all organic for my kids? I did forbid soda from youngest for a while... The pain in my back got me nervous when I felt a lump. Went to dr who ordered an xray which only confirmed what I knew. Degenerative back disease with the beginning of osteoporosis. Also needed a new scrip for reading glasses today And just scheduled my mammogram Getting old is a blast

When oldest was a baby, I used to sing the theme song to Mary Tyler Moore to him. I would rock him and look into his eyes and belt out the last line. Tone deaf and all. I believed it with all my heart Youre gonna make it after all (cue the hat being thrown in the air by Mary) Oldest is now 7 1/2. He has a small scar showing his battle wounds from infancy. Life for him has always been an uphill struggle. From little things like asthma and food allergies (After your kid is on a ventilator for two yrs. Life threatening food allergies become "little". Its all in the way you interpret things!) to bigger struggles like speaking and eating. I left my son's IEP meeting this morning (education plan through the school) and left smiling. My son is doing well. He is following along in first grade and although he has some goals to work on, he has really come such a long way. And I realized that what kept me up at night when he was one seems so minute now. Was I really worried he would...