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The start of our weekend…

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We started our weekend off by spending Friday night at Les & Lori's visiting with Courtney & Brett, (who were in town from Springfield) & Lee (who was in town for STL). Lori cooked us Italian Beef and cheesy potatoes! Yum! I even got a sneak peak at Court's wedding dress! SHHH! I love it

Daddy’s don’t know!

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I guess you could say I have been a "typical" first time mom for the majority of Parker's first year. I am super protective, over emotional, and ready to take him to the ER the second he bumps his head. I probably shouldn't feel guilty...I am sure most first time moms can relate and are even more

Remembering Papa Keith…

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For P's 1st birthday he received a very special gift...a rocking chair that use to be daddy's...AND before that...use to be Papa Keith's. Gma Sherry had the chair painted and reupholstered and gave it to P for his 1st birthday. He loves to climb up in it and let me rock him. It has become a ritual

Future home of Alliance Investment Planning Group!

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It is official, Jeff and his partners have found their own building! To recap (for some of you who may not know), Jeff and 2 others left AGE back in Dec. 2007 to start their own investment firm in Carbondale called Alliance Investment Planning Group - backed by LPL Financial (the largest independent

A day of reminiscing…

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Usually we don't have a Saturday that isn't completely full of "to do's", but this morning when we woke up (and we didn't wake up till 8:00am because P didn't wake up until then...a record) I realized that we didn't have an agenda of things to get done. Kind of a nice feeling...for once. Our day

The enemy!

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Do you see what my husband is holding in this picture? You may think it looks like his blackberry, but I like to refer to it as his "second wife". If you have ever ran into him you will notice he doesn't go anywhere without his blackberry...I even catch him on dinner dates checking the cardinal

Happy Birthday Holly Beanie!

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Today is Holly Beanie's 3rd birthday! For those of you who don't know Holly, she is my parent's boxer and Klaya's BF! Look how cute they are together here.....

Hugs all around!

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Parker is a hugging machine! Well, let me rephrase that, he loves to hug his CG! (CG is short for curious george-aka the most favorite thing in his life right now). He just loves loves loves his CG from his Uncle Steve! CG and P are BF's as Nina and I would say. In fact, there are times when he

Brownie Points

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Have you ever heard of cause and effect? Well, typically, I would have to say that's a good way to describe a man's thinking when he wants something from you. He knows that if he wants something he needs to give you something first so that it increases the likelyhood of him getting what he wants.

WOW…I’m slow

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Yes, that's right, I created this blog over 5 months ago and have done nothing with it. My husband has been hounding me (along with my bf Nina) to get this puppy up and running but, until today, I keep finding better things to do. I finally have decided to take their advice and start trying to post

Something new!

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Well...here we are...our first blog! Jeff and I have decided this is a great way to keep everyone updated on our lives.