Colleen | January 18, 2009
Lost a week there, eh? Man, does time fly when you’re unconscious… Well, it’s been a very busy and hectic one. And cold…freaking cold. But mostly busy and hectic, and yes, I’ll say it, lonely. Lonely in a house with three cats, two (three…more on that later) dogs, and two kids. Justin has been in [...]
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Tags: Justin, Justin travels, Kids, sick of it all, suburban mom, travel
Colleen | January 13, 2009
And only 8 more to go. I really can’t complain because the kids have been uncommonly good. So to all of you who are praying and thinking good thoughts for me…big kisses and hugs and thank yous because it’s making a difference and I truly truly truly appreciate it. The hard part, besides balancing everything [...]
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Tags: Cooper, Gavin, Justin, Justin travels, ramblings of a sleep-deprived woman, travel
Colleen | January 8, 2009
I actually got more sleep last night than I usually do and I’m tireder. Is that a word? Anyways, I was thinking “hey, it’s Thursday…Justin will be home soon.” Then I realized he won’t be back for thirteen more days. I miss him. So do the boys, but thankfully, they have been taking this trip [...]
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Colleen | January 7, 2009
You’ll have to excuse me for the truly exceptionally poor quality of posts I’ve been pumping out lately. I’m so tired that I’m lucky I can string together complete sentences. I have a clothes-basket full of clean, unfolded laundry that is piled precariously up to about waist-height. I had to bribe Gavin to get him [...]
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Tags: chocolate, Justin, Justin travels, Kids, ramblings of a sleep-deprived woman, wine!
Colleen | January 6, 2009
I don’t know how much of it is his age or the ear tubes or coincidence, but this child’s vocabulary has been literally exploding. I checked to see the words that Gavin was using around the same age and Cooper’s is far more expansive. Even his teachers have commented on how well he speaks and [...]
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Tags: Cooper, Justin travels, milestones