Monthly Archives: October 2011

Happy Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Today is our unofficial Halloween.  The day for ghouls, ghosts and goblins, kids in silly costumes, glowing pumpkin faces and lots of trick-or-treating. For us, its been a morning filled with sneezes and sniffles and tiny, runny noses. Trick-or-treat begins … Continue reading →

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empowerMEnt

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Recent events in my life have inspired me to write this post.  I have written before about turning inward and focusing on myself and my family. I am challenging myself right now to work on my own empowerment. Empowerment (according to Wikipedia) refers to increasing the spiritual, … Continue reading →

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Tested Two-Year-Old Activities

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I’m sure you have noticed that your two-year-old gets into everything. Mine does too. They do this because they are busy learning everything there is to learn about life. They are little sponges just soaking up all the information that … Continue reading →

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Cleaning House…Again….

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Are any of you exhausted by the monotony of cleaning your house over and over again? For years, I was able to clean things as they needed to be cleaned. If the carpet needed vacuumed, I would vacuum. If the … Continue reading →

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I Got the Subtle Hint

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

I thought after my previous post things needed a mood switch-up around here. Yesterday was Tuesday and the beginning of a short workweek after a nice long weekend. I got myself and the boys dressed and got Grayson ready for … Continue reading →

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Friends in The Dark

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

This has been a constant struggle for me since we moved to Germany in May of 2010. I was fortunate to find a great group of women only a few weeks after arriving here. In fact, we were still living … Continue reading →

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A Place to call HOME

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Last week my husband and I were at an appointment filling out some paperwork. When my husband stepped out of the office I was left to answer all the important questions. It’s funny, I’ve said his social security number so … Continue reading →

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