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Archives for September 2008

Subs SO FAST…they forgot to FINISH!

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SERIOUSLY...so it was 2:00 pm today and I hadn't eaten lunch. Instead of stopping to grab something on my way from Herrin Hospital to Corp. (like a smart person) I figured I would just order, my fav, good ole Jimmy John's and have it delivered to Corp. After all Jimmy Johns slogan is "Subs so fast

Somebody help me…I have a WILD CHILD!

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Ummm...yea...so I have I mentioned yet that my child is WILD? He is GO GO GO all day long and everyday he keeps becoming more crazy! I'm not sure how my mom stays sane all day with him. I guess Grandma's are better at tolerating wildness than mommy's. I really shouldn't classify him as crazy or even

The view from 1406…

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So obviously it's hard to imagine how great the property is from a silly picture, but, I promised a picture...so here you have it! This will be our new backyard come next year! The pond is so peaceful and directly to the left (which you can't see in the pic), Parker will be able to walk to school! J

My very first parade!

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It's Free Fair time in the Ville so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take P to the annual free fair parade. Honestly, I haven't been to the parade since I graduated HS, but now that I have a child, it's something fun to do as a family. He seemed to like the parade a whole lot better than he

Summer is ending!

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P loved the water this summer...thank god...because just about every weekend we were either on my parent's boat or at the Sprehe's pool! Here he is showing Kiki and Frosty his swimming skills. At the beginning of the summer I tried to get him to float in one of those baby rafts...he wanted no part

WORST MOMMY AWARD…Mommy Rose

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We took P to the Duquoin State Fair this past weekend...we thought (let me rephrase that) I thought it would be fun to let him ride some kiddy rides. Wow, was I wrong. HE HATED THE RIDES! I tried to pick out some mellow ones, but I also needed them to be ones I could ride with him since he's

Once again…Jeff makes News 3

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Yea, so I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing wrong. I mean, I don't think I have ever made the local news. Maybe once. Wait...no...I think I was only on in the background of an interview they were doing with J (ofcourse).Once again, tomorrow morning, J is scheduled to be on News 3 (for the trillionth

Update on 1406….

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1406 will now be the name I use to refer to our new home! It's easier and since our new address will be 1406 Nicole Lane...it's fitting!The meeting with our builder tonight...could not have gone any better! He LOVED my floor plan and all the ideas that I had. He actually thought I couldn't have

house plans, house plans, house plans…puke!

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So building a new house is suppose to be fun right? You get to pick out EXACTLY how you want your house to look and it actually becomes reality!!! Who wouldn't want to pick out their dream house right?!Well...it's a lot of pressure to put on the 'picker outer"! What if I make a wrong decision, what

The Damen girls plus one…

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Good ole gigi and papa came through for us once again by babysitting P all day Sat. I know it seems like I pon my child off on them alot, but the truth is...I just don't trust anyone else to babysit (except for a few others and they are usually always busy).My BF Nina's BF's from Chicago were in