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Global Citizen

Global Citizen

I originally posted this on Facebook in April 2008. The trip I took to India in December 2007 was my 14th country I have visited. One thing that I always struggle with whenever I go overseas is what am I going to do with the new perspective I have gained and with everything I have learned?…

Trusting Mr. Tree Trimmer

Trusting Mr. Tree Trimmer

Every job has its ups and downs.  Recently I’ve been experiencing some of the downs of being a stay-at-home-mom.  Grace has a bad cold.  We ended up taking her to the doctor on Monday.  She has an ear infection and a bad cough.  A couple of times she has coughed so hard that she ends up…

Blog Envy

Blog Envy

My wonderful sister sent me a very helpful link yesterday. A mommy blogger was writing all about blogging tips. I had fun reading through all the advice and tips. However, later in the evening I realized that I was in a pretty bad mood. It wasn’t until I was laying in bed that I realized…

2 Major Accomplishments!

2 Major Accomplishments!

Yesterday I had a major accomplishment. After weeks and weeks of neglecting this task I FINALLY did it! Drum roll please! I threw out my mini pumpkin and gourds! I bought these in September to decorate beside my mailbox. For the past four months my poor mailman has had to look at these things everyday!…

A Look Back at 2009

A Look Back at 2009

Right before Christmas I found a facebook application that gave me access to all of my facebook status updates from 2009!  A lot has happened in a year – some good, some bad and some silly.  Here are some highlights from each month: January is the only one online. Maybe because it is 3:00 AM!…