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Adventures in Babysitting

September 5, 2008 by Elaine

Today was the second day for Miss Anna to be with us. Of course both days she’s been here so far she’s been shipped off to school along with the boys and tomorrow is our first FULL today all together. We shall see how it goes. I mean I have to feed her a meal…

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Filed Under: Anna, babysitting, Kids

My Boys

September 4, 2008 by Elaine

Sometimes I get SO caught up in other things that are going on that I forget that I need to talk about my little guys on here. I WANT to talk about them so I can go back and read what was going on with them at that certain time. I mean 1 and 4…

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Filed Under: boys, Little G, Milestones, The B Man

Wordless Wednesday #31 – Ready for School!

September 3, 2008 by Elaine

There’s more WW over at 5 Minutes for Mom! (BTW, we added a little girl to the mix! She’s my friend Lisa’s daughter that I started babysitting this week. Isn’t she cute?)

Filed Under: Anna, boys, Little G, School, The B Man, Wordless Wednesday

It may not be a lot of time, but it’s mine!

September 2, 2008 by Elaine

Both of my boys are off to school today. Can you hear the silence? That’s right, every Tuesday & Thursday it’s gonna be a lot more quiet around here. It will interesting to see how Little G does (he’s just a little attached to me right now) but at “meet the teacher” last week they…

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Filed Under: Elaine, Listing, Misc., School

Labor Day Labor Stories

September 1, 2008 by Elaine

Rocks in my Dryer is hosting a little Labor Day meme carnival. And she ain’t talkin’ just about the holiday. She means L-A-B-O-R as in how did your baby or babies come into the world. Yeah, that kind. Here are the details of my labors. How long were your labors? The B Man – I…

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Filed Under: Carnival, Life, meme, Pregnancy

Weekly Winners 8/31

August 31, 2008 by Elaine

August 24 – 30 This week Daddy was out of town and we spent some time playing inside due to the heat. But of course, we had to get outside a little. Unfortunately it was discovered late in the week that Little G had pink eye so we stayed close to home, not wanting to…

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Filed Under: Photography, Weekly Winners

It’s the SSVS!

August 29, 2008 by Elaine

It’s time for Sizzling Summer Vacation Spectacle!! Kristin from We Are THAT Family is hosting this fun carnival for us to get a peek at what everyone was up to this Summer. For all the “regulars” this is a little bit of a summer “re-run” (the pics are still great y’all) and welcome to those…

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Filed Under: Carnival, Family, Memories, vacation

Face Recognition – It’s a Talent That I Always Have Possessed

August 28, 2008 by Elaine

Ok. Ten points to the first person who can tell me which movie I stole part of my post title from. Moving along… See, there’s this thing about me that’s kind of quirky and sort of fun and just a little crazy all at the same time. If I’ve seen your face once I can…

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Filed Under: Elaine, Misc.

Wordless Wednesday #30 – Cute But Stinky

August 27, 2008 by Elaine

This picture was taken in the boys’ play tent right before we had to evacuate due to the gas this child passed. Oh the joys of boys! : ) Make a bee line over to 5 Minutes for Mom for more WW fun!

Filed Under: boys, Little G, Wordless Wednesday

Jibber Jabber

August 26, 2008 by Elaine

I don’t really have a soap box about socks to get on today or anything like that. So pardon me while I ramble a little, will ya? Are y’all along for the ride? If so I got some chocolate to disburse since I can’t eat any of it myself. See, I had a weak moment…

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Filed Under: Misc.

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 16 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five "kids" together, ages 21, 18, 17, 16 and 15 and crazy but cute dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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