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Another Birthday Looms

February 8th, 2012 · No Comments

Yes, it’s about that time again and to celebrate, I went to the DMV to have my license photo retaken. The last one was taken when I was pregnant with my son. He is 21 now. At the time, I was embarrassed of the way I looked in it because I was heavier than usual [...]

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Tags: Life Observations · Weekend Plans

Be Careful What You Wish For

May 25th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Today was my daughter’s birthday and it was the first one that she was not home for as she is now a working girl. By chance, her sister happened to be traveling to her town, so they had a birthday celebration without me – without the rest of us – but mostly me. Sad at [...]

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Tags: Kids

Birthday Tips

February 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments

For my birthday today, my girls took me out for a mani-pedi combo, so I am sporting pretty new finger and toe nails. It was very nice. My husband made lasagne, which takes him the whole day. He does the same dinner for us every year. It was delicious. I was happy too that my [...]

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Tags: Life Observations · Mates

Happy Birthday, Mama Mia

February 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments

I just celebrated my birthday this past weekend and the kids and husband did a very nice job of presenting me with just about a perfect day. Not only was there no laundry, dishes, or picking anyone up but they managed to take me for a pedi, to the play Mama Mia, back home for [...]

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Tags: Moms