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Remember back when you were younger and certain alcoholic beverages were held in higher esteem then they are now? I’m fairly certain in my younger years I could have muttered the following:
What is this fine and refreshing beverage? So crisp and sparkling, yet only $2.19. It is joy in a solo cup!
Ummm Boones Farm Strawberry [...]

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We don’t have any animals but we try to expose them to wildlife when possible. We go to the zoo and look at animal books. Derby loves their Little People Ark and will make the animal sounds then shout “ANIMALS!” It is all or nothing with that boy.
Loen is fearless when it comes to animals, which [...]

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So we were fine, it was an exercise in evacuating with twins. On Thursday night after swim lessons we saw a huge change in the fire caused by the sundowner winds. Suddenly the air was stinging our eyes and the skies looked ominous. Our neighbor who has a 2 month old asked if we were going to [...]

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Tadd and I were so happy that we were able to spend Christmas at home. No hospital, no traveling, best of all no drama. We were both excited to see how the twins would react to everything.
We had friends and family over for Christmas Eve, of course I forgot to take pictures till almost the [...]

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I was worried about the flight to Michigan with the twins. This would be their first time flying and we would be at the very beginning of cold and flu season. One of the twins doctors gave us a great tip of wiping down the seat area with antibacterial wipes. So we brought a a [...]

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Last year at this time we had the Zaca Fire, this year there is the Gap Fire. Last year it was annoying to stay indoors, this year we actually had to leave the house due to smoke and ash. As Tadd said “we are 6/10ths of a mile from the evacuation warning zone”. You can [...]

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Man I have been so lax when it comes to updating this blog. So much has happened that I haven’t written about. What usually happens is this: Oh I need to write about that, that is going to take some time so I will do it later today, baby meltdown, I’ll write tomorrow and next [...]

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I was trying to remember if I was ever one of those people who would stop and exclaim “Twins!” and then lean over the stroller for a look. I don’t think so. I might have thought it in my head but I am usually pretty reserved when it comes to getting in strangers faces and [...]

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After many attempts we finally made it to the local zoo to break in our new membership (compliments of the Gaylord’s). On Sunday the weather was perfect, twins were fed and calm. It was the winning choice. We had thought about going to the beach but the twins are too young to wear sunscreen and [...]

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We knew awhile back ago that we had outgrown our little 1 bedroom apartment. Tadd thought we would possibly be able to live here till the baby was a few months old and save money for a house. I thought that was RICKDICALOUS (SNL anyone? http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/ – mea=45403) Evidently Tadd thought the baby could live [...]

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