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My Blog List

  • Whole New Mom
    A Health Miracle and the Best Mother’s Day Gift Ever
    5 weeks ago
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    ENOUGH ALREADY ALREADY?
    3 months ago
  • "One Good Thing" by Jillee
    This Is My Favorite Quick & Easy Single-Serving Treat
    1 year ago
  • Goins, Writer
    The End of Blogging (for Me)
    2 years ago
  • Blogging with Amy
    Self Publishing 101: My honest review (2022 Update)
    3 years ago
  • chatting at the sky
    The Best Clogs (and Other Shoes I Love)
    4 years ago
  • Scilly's Spot
    Where is that girl?
    6 years ago
  • On A Perfect Lazy Day
    Packing Up and Saying Goodbye
    7 years ago
  • little things + big stuff
    losing
    7 years ago
  • Renew My Home
    Julia's Wedding (Part One)
    7 years ago
  • aldolcondensation
    anxiety, depression, graduate school, and the new year
    9 years ago
  • Bringing Kristi Home
    July 30, 2011
    13 years ago

This is me.

My DH Shawn

Shannon

David James (DJ), thinking

Laura or "she who designs"

Jonathan and his puppy, Schubert

a more recent picture of Jon

Piper, whose life has been ruined now that he is not the Only Dog

DJ doing what DJ does

Jonny blows his horn
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