HeyJaredMisadventures of a Mom Author
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Productive Grieving? (opens the original)
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So, today is the 5th anniversary of one of the worst days of my life. The day my dad lost his battle with cancer, passing at a far too young age of 69. I remember on that day I had an overwhelming desire to hunker down and work until there was a knock on my door and my mom and sister stood on my porch. I knew. When I saw tears in my sister’s eyes, I knew. That girl never cries. She’s a much better masker of emotions than I am. And, sometimes, I envy that about her.Last night, while on my regular
The Gray Dress Saga (opens the original)
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So, I treated myself to some very cheap fabric at Michaels in an effort to make just a few more things for my wardrobe. Changing it up this time and not going for the kirtle. Just a cute, square front dress with a pretty flowy skirt. Something I can dress up or down and wear whenever. This particular pattern also had sleeves and, upon some research and sorting out what I’ve seen in the ten million historical costume videos I’ve seen, had a Victorian/Edwardian feel to it. Changing it up a bit fro
The Disney Saga Continues (opens the original)
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So, where did we leave off? Ah, yes. Hollywood Studios!!Refresher of the cast: Myself, Mom/Buscia, Peanut, Sis, BIL, Nibblings: Firefighter, Princess, and DragonAnother early wakeup call courtesy of Sis. Quick breakfast and then back to the Sky Liner. An even longer line today and some more sensible wardrobe choices. Sis’s family all coordinated in Toy Story shirts, which was really cute. Peanut wore one of her Bluey shirts, and I wore a comfy green cotton dress I bought from Torrid just before
First Trip to Disney World! (opens the original)
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I got to go to Disney World and it was incredible. And HOT. And exhausting. But, it was mostly wonderful and we came home with so many memories. Now that I’ve been home for a week, I’ve managed to get enough energy to write about it. I’m not going to include pictures to protect the privacy of my family that I traveled with. We all know Peanut so the nicknames for my nibblings are “Firefighter,” who’s 8, “Princess,” who’s 6, and “Dragon,” who is 3. And then there’s my mom, the kids call Buscia, m
Chronic Over Packer can't check a bag (opens the original)
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Hi all!Well, my ambitious plan to post daily disappeared faster than unsupervised Halloween candy. But, I’m alive and I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. Mainly…It’s hard to pack for a trip!!!So, this Saturday morning, Peanut and I leave at the ass crack of dawn with my mom for Orlando and 5 days at Disney World! We’ve been planning this trip since January. Walking (semi) regularly since February. And keeping the secret from Peanut until the last possible moment. I only had to tell her because we
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