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Two Fingers
You would think that with 8 children, they would have covered it all by now. But nope, they keep coming up with new things. Out of my first seven children, I had 2 pacifier babies, 4 thumb suckers, and...
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Eighth Child Syndrome
Have you seen that thing that goes around the internet about multiple children? It goes something like this: First child: you boil and sterilize the pacifier Second child: you wash the pacifier under...
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Jade
I was recently reminded that my youngest child often gets overlooked in the photo department. She’s very cute, but she definitely doesn’t demand attention like the older children. So far, she’s pretty...
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Black Bean Bonanza
We were enjoying a baked potato feast with lots of different toppings. Jade, however, decided to forego the potato in favor of just the black beans: Makes you just want to give her a big hug and kiss,...
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What a Stinker!
About 2 am the other night, Jade started crying. I let her cry for a bit and then gave up. I got out of bed and got her a drink. She gulped the whole thing down so I gave her a kiss and went back to...
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WHAT is That NOISE??!!
I heard this horrid screeching yesterday. I couldn’t imagine what the source was, and then I discovered this: You may ask, “Who is that?” That is my sweet daughter, Jade. You also may ask, “What is she...
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Jade Has a Boo Boo
One of the children was cutting up some food for Jade. Jade needed some more, so the person (who shall remain nameless because he/she feels terrible about it) left the knife on the table. Before the...
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Who Looks Sleepier?
Jade was getting her molars when I took this photo. She was a bit fussy and just wanted to be with her Daddy. Jim did a good job getting her to sleep. I think he almost got himself to sleep too.
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I Thought YOU Were Watching Her
Generally as a mom, I don’t like to hear the words – “I thought YOU were watching her.” It usually signals trouble. What kind of trouble? This kind of trouble: What is that? I’ll tell you. It’s half a...
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Disaster Girl
As the eighth child, Jade has a lot more freedom than her older siblings had at her age. Sometimes that’s good. Sometimes that’s bad. Lately it’s been bad. The other day I was cleaning up and...
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Jade’s Turn
Ok, now it is time for Jade‘s Birthday Celebration Hugs. Indigo first: Then Hewitt: Now Greyden: And Fletcher: Emery had to get fancy: Colter: Brett got a kiss: Mom just got a hug: And Dad just got a...
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Jady Bug
Jade has gotten so big in the past six months. She’s talking really well and expressing herself fully. She had me laughing really hard the other night with something she said. But I need to give you a...
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Operation No Fingers
Most of our pictures of Jade have her fingers in her mouth like this: Even when we tell her to smile, she smiles around her fingers like this: So, the objective of this photo shoot was to get Jade to...
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Happy Jade
Apparently, being in Florida really agrees with Jade. She was so cute and happy during our vacation: OK, she was sad once: But then she was happy again: Hmmmm… maybe I’ll have to take her back.
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Disobeying Daddy
Indigo and Jade have been having difficulty keeping their room clean lately. It’s been causing Brett a lot of despair because she cleans it and they wreck it. So she cleans it. And then they wreck it....
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When Exercise is Still Fun
I remember a time when exercise used to be fun, and not something to check off my to-do list. I don’t remember when it stopped being fun. Probably after I had children. Or when I was pregnant. Yes,...
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Accepting the Word “No”
As part of my never-ending education, I am currently reading the book, “Generation Text: Raising Well-Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant Everything” by Dr. Michael Osit. I’m only on chapter three, but...
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When I Grow Up
We went to the Olive Garden for Emery’s birthday. We don’t go there that often, because it is so expensive. But Emery really loves Italian food, so we decided to splurge and make him really happy. He...
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Time to Quit?
When I was a teenager, I remember somebody telling me that many people quit right before they are about to succeed. I was told that if you could just hang on (and outlast everyone else), success was...
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