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This will be long, so please bear with me. Many of you might know that I recently had a baby girl. I was home for 8 weeks with her and began to feel a bit lost as a woman and wife. I knew I was a mother, but I never want to be defined by my children, so feeling lost wasn't so great. I knew I...

My grandmother is 89, and two years ago was diagnosed with having onset dementia. Her memory is failing and she often forgets recent things, but repeats stories from decades ago. We know that her thought processes can fail and we try as much as we can to help her. She came VERY close to losing...

I just have to celebrate a bit... On April 11, I weighed in at a whopping 226 pounds! I was 4 days past due, but I was measuring 5 WEEKS past due! lol Anyway, on the 12th, they started the induction and it continued a second day seeing as baby girl didn't want to drop down into the birth...

So, I had a doctor's appointment last week where they measured me and my OB looked at me and said, "Well, you're measuring ahead by quite a bit. In fact, at 39wks." Last week I 35wks and 4 days. This week I'm measuring at 41wks, and I'm just 36wks and 5 days. That being said, I was just told...

DH and I did a little "Christmas" shopping on Saturday and I drove home in this! Here's the rest of the photos, if you want to take a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecase...th/5272143673/ We have a friend interested in purchasing my 1999 Ford Escort, so we didn't trade it in (and...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health...,7325233.story Essentially, in 6 months it will be illegal to make, sell or resell any cribs with a drop-side to them in the US. Well, I better start researching cribs again, because I believe the one I was going to buy was a drop-side!

I can't post to FB or Twitter yet, but I can post here! We are expecting Amber Marie to be born the first week of April, 2011!!!! I just KNEW we were having a girl and it's nice to be able to see the evidence.

I love my stylist. I mean, I LOVE my stylist. I've never had so many compliments on my hair (color and style) in my life, than I have had since she'd been doing my hair. And what happens next, in this dreadful tale (*snort*) is not her fault. I got a call last night around 5 asking if it would...

DH and I need to replace my vehicle before the baby gets here. Why? Because it's a Ford Escort and we really need a vehicle with a lot more cargo room (the car he drives is a Mazda 6). We're thinking small SUV or Crossover. Now, the thing is this. I have my heart set on a Ford Edge (omg, they...

Announcements about the recall are at the Consumer Product Safety Commission site here: http://www.cpsc.gov/ Search for items you might have to see if they are recalled here: http://service.mattel.com/us/ My local news site had an article about it so I felt that it might be worth it to post...

but I've never been one who would keep a secret for long. I'm 5 weeks pregnant!!!!! DH and I just found out Friday. We definitely planned it, but I wasn't sure I would get pregnant so soon (we only tried for two months). We are very excited and happy about this!! I am doing everything I...

So, DH and I are close friends with another couple, and we spend a lot of time together, hanging out, etc. But lately I've noticed that whenever DH and I share good news that we're excited about, one or both of them will reply in some manner such ask, "Well, at least you have ___." Well, today...

Our first-time home buyer's tax credit check is finally here! We submitted the forms in October of last year and just now got our check. It took a few phone calls and LOTS of patience. Honestly, though, I thought the check was fake. I looked at it and it had $331.03 added to it for "interest."...

My husband and I are starting to discuss having a baby, but it'll be some time before we definitely decide (unless God has other plans). And tomorrow I have my yearly with my girl doctor and was wondering what kinds of questions I should be asking. I know I need to get on pre-natal vitamins...

Thursday night my eye started itching and some goop started forming, but I thought it was just a sty (happens to my often, I'm a contact lens wearer). Friday morning I woke up and my eye was gooped shut, and all day it was itchy, swollen, and the white of my eye was bright pink. So I started...

Purdue finally beats Michigan at Michigan. Go Boilers! And yes, I'm aware of Purdue's record this season, but we're still celebrating the big wins over Ohio State and Michigan this year.

Ok, it's more of a vent. I know this is tedious, I know it'll happen until Scotty either outgrows it or we find a preventative solution that works. I love that cat, and I know I can be better at helping him through this, but I'm starting to get burned out. In the last year, we have spent...

So, last year I was at my heaviest, and diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Fast forward a year and my weight is down to 140lbs, my cholesterol and blood pressure are lower, and I'm overall healthier. So I figured I'd show a before and after (DH has lost some weight too!). At my heaviest (180lbs...

I was trained to be a technical writer. I have NO journalism experience, except what I can mimic at work. However, things have changed with regards to my current position to where it's now required of me to "learn it now or...." There hasn't been a direct threat to my job, but I'd rather just...

So, now that DH and I are in our own home (a rather large home for the two of us, but we plan on having and raising our children in it), I thought we could host Thanksgiving dinner at our place. I enjoy entertaining and I thought it might be a bit easier on my family. After doing a informal...