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A Force To Be Reckoned With
Fourteen years ago today, Tessa Noel came into the world on her own terms. Unlike her brother before her, or her sister after, she would not pop out following a mere three hours of labor. Nope, she...
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Parties and Awards
The sleepover is continuing on as Sunday morning folds into Sunday afternoon, and I have to say, I’m kind of loving it. Tori has surrounded herself with a great group of friends. First they went for...
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Birthday Sparkle
There are two very important birthdays coming up in my family this week. The first is my niece, Kayla, who was born five weeks early back in the eighties, when although she was well taken care of, it...
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My Birthday Boy- er-Man
My son’s birthday coincides with Happiness Tuesday this week, and that seems only right because he and his sisters make me happier than anything. Nick was the beginning of my parenting journey, and...
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Chloe’s Birthday
We seem to do birthdays in clusters around here. Between February and April there are seven in our family alone, and then we have another cluster in the fall. Friday is the 24th birthday of my niece,...
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It’s My Birthday!
This day has rolled around often, and today it got me thinking about my favorite birthday. I was six, and I remember that I ran home from kindergarten full of excitement over the party I was going to...
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The Birthday Post To Top All Of The Others
I was talking to my sister Megan the other day, and she reminded me that her birthday was coming up and that she would be expecting to read about it on my blog. As I do so often with her, I laughed....
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To Fifteen and Beyond
Tomorrow, Tessa will have the gall to turn 15 years old. The nerve of that child! The truth is however that 15 suits her. Each and every year she says she’s not sure she wants to get any older and...
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Thirteen
My baby is turning thirteen! She was only 18 inches long when she was born, and now she’s a teenager! I have no more little kids, and it’s weird! As I write this, she and several of her friends are...
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A Year of Lasts
Tessa is seventeen today, and it is a bittersweet occasion. As happy as I am that she is as fabulous as she is, this may well be the last time she is home for her birthday. Next year she will be in...
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