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The Rains Came Down and the Floods Came Up!

On: December 15th, 2008 at 1:27 pm | Number of Comments » 6

         There is nothing as fun in this world as walking into your house from shopping to see your house starting to flood. Wahoo! Today was the second time this wonderful event has occurred in my home. Stepping into the house today, I was greeted by puddles in the kitchen and water [...]


Mom, the Lady on the TV Wants to Talk to You!

On: December 13th, 2008 at 9:29 am | Number of Comments » 4

We did away with our cable recently to more fully enjoy San Diego and everything that it has to offer.  Hudson has gotten into watching cartoons on PBS in the mornings, as a result.  A few days ago, Hudson calls me into the living room, telling me that the lady on the TV wanted to [...]


Crib Today, Gone Tomorrow!

On: December 11th, 2008 at 3:00 am | Number of Comments » 6

It was with mixed emotions that I pulled Annie’s bedding out of her crib last night.  I guess it is one of those milestones where a mother wonders, “Has my baby girl really become a toddler?”  I remember searching high and low for the perfect little crib set to welcome her into her first room. [...]


Close Encounters of the ER Kind

On: December 9th, 2008 at 3:07 am | Number of Comments » 4

We landed ourselves in the ER exactly 2 weeks from the last time we were there.  We are wondering if they will name a room in his honor or try to arrest us for being bad parents.  This time I took Hudson and left Will and Annie at home.  We had thought he broke his [...]


Size Doesn’t Matter…Right?

On: December 7th, 2008 at 3:00 am | Number of Comments » 5

I channel my Greek heritage every year at Christmas time. It always results in Baklava and a few trips around the kitchen table doing the Kalamatianos(You should have seen us at my sister’s wedding). I used to make it with my mom every year growing up. It was a fun tradition and one in which [...]