Remembering Molly (11 months)

March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It seems appropriate that one of Molly’s monthly milestones would fall on this date, being that we live on the South Side of Chicago close to the South Side Irish (SSI) parade route. Here is a picture of our family from this year’s parade. Around this time last year we got […]

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Grace and the Odds

March 12, 2009

I love quotes. I collect them. They inspire me. I especially enjoy when I find them when I am least expecting it, like while watching one of my favorite television shows. Tonight I was watching Grey’s Anatomy. For those who may not be familiar with “Grey’s,” the medical drama takes place at the fictitious Seattle […]

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Still looking good! :)

March 11, 2009

Hi there! I had hoped to post this update earlier, but today (and really this past week) has just been one of those crazy times in life when everything seems to happen at once… As some of you know we woke up on Sunday morning to discover that our entire basement was under about 3 […]

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Rest in Peace Anna and Emma

March 10, 2009

Please send healing thoughts and prayers to Paige, Brandt and big sister Sophie. I met Paige through a mutual friend on CarePages earlier this year (she does not know about my blog, however we communicated through our CarePages that we each set up to keep our family and friends updated on our journies with our […]

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My "Sweetness" Birthday!

March 6, 2009

I got a fun birthday card this week from one of my creative college friends who wished me a “Happy Walter Payton Birthday!” Thank you friend! 🙂 For those not from the Chicago area or familiar with one of the Chicago Bears football team’s most famous players, Walter Payton, the number he wore on his […]

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The honesty of a five year old…

March 2, 2009

Tonight Bob, Sean and I went out for dinner to one of our favorite neighborhood burger joints. As we were finishing our meal a new friend, that I met last month at a book club meeting, and her family walked in. Before we left, we went over to say “hello.” I had never met my […]

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