Insomnia

July 15, 2011

I haven’t had this much trouble sleeping at night in a long time. Then again it has been awhile since my family and my life has felt this upside down. Of course this time around our discombobulation is mostly for good reason — we are just days away from moving into our new house! This […]

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It’s Time for a Summer Block Party!

July 15, 2011

T.G.I.F.! I am co-hosting a giveaway, starting today (that will run through the end of the month),  with six other bloggers and ten prizes on my review blog One of a Kind Reviews.  You are invited! Click here to find out more and join the party!

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BlogHer Book Club: The Beach Trees

July 13, 2011

I am very excited to share that my first BlogHer Book Club Review for The Beach Trees by Karen White has been posted on BlogHer today! Here is a little preview of what I thought about the book: Have you lost a loved one? I believe that those who have will really be able to connect with and find solace in […]

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Our Box of Memories

July 12, 2011

For years they have been on a shelf in Sean and Abby’s bedroom closet. Today I managed to fit most of our mementos related to our baby girl Molly into this box. I find that very bittersweet, that a life could be so short that you can fit all those special things into just one […]

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Powerless & The Babble Top 50

July 11, 2011

I started writing this blog entry this morning, before a short and very strong wind and rain storm blew through Chicago. Within about 10 minutes the crazy weather was over and we had lost power. As it turned out our electricity would not be restored for another 9 hours!  To say that it was a challenging […]

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I Want to Linger Here…

July 10, 2011

We used to sing a certain song at the closing campfire, on the last night, of the two week session, at the YMCA sleep away camp that I spent many summers at in Fremont, MI during my childhood. The place is called Camp Echo and the song is called “Linger.” Hmm, mmm I want to […]

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