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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Sick Comedy
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January 26, 2012 by themommahen

We’ve been sick a lot this past year since moving from Chicago to NC. The house has been a cacophony …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Cough, Hatchling #3, Moving, Moving in with parents, Sick kids, Sick Parents, video
Taste, Health and Pink Slime
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January 24, 2012 by themommahen

I don’t write a ton about it but the past several years of being a mom, coupled with some exposure …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: BPA, Cooking, CSA, Fast Food, food, food safety, Grass-fed Beef, HFCS, Locavore, Organic, Real Food, Snopes.com, Whole Foods
An Open Letter to Our Sitters
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January 19, 2012 by themommahen

I think of both of you as I sit here today—Hatchlings #2 and #3 catching the tail end of Sesame …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Child Care, Doing it All, Grateful, Hatchling #2, Hatchling #3, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Light Housekeeping, Little Einsteins, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Nanny, Nanny Appreciation Day, Sesame Street, Sitter Appreciation Day, Thankful, Unrealistic Expectations, Word World
Snowsick
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January 13, 2012 by themommahen

Ohhh, the irony. On our year anniversary of taking the plunge and moving South, Chicago got its first winter storm …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Chicago, Hatchling #1, Random, Rants, Snow, Snowsick, Tom Skilling, Weather, WGN News
H#1 Through the Years (Photos Only)
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January 9, 2012 by themommahen

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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Birthdays, Hatchling #1, Milestones, Photography
Six
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January 9, 2012 by themommahen

Six years ago this very moment that I am typing these words, I sat in the passenger seat of our …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Birth stories, Birthdays, Chicago Children's Memorial, Hatchling #1, Milestones, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Renee Schine NICU, Six
Mindful Moments
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January 6, 2012 by themommahen

I’ve been sitting at my computer the past several days in the 10-15 minute increments I get to myself, my …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: blogging, Grateful, Living in the moment, Mindful, Parenting, Positively Positive, Social media fatigue, Unplugged

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Painting our bird houses given to us by a special friend.

So what did I get him for our 16th anniversary? Why, new farm boots, of course. (Just to be clear, the message read, "Thanks for Muckin Through 16 Years.") #SoRomantic

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