What’s Old with Stephanie?
Welcome to the early years of my blogs…180 blogs recovered from 2007 through 2013. Meet my kids in their newborn, toddler, elementary, and teens stages. And me practicing who I wanted to be when I grew up.
2007
2008
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Seeing the Sarge (July 5, 2008)
We had a fairly relaxed morning on Saturday. So much so that we had to rush our packing and departure to keep from getting charged an extra night. The capital of South Carolina, Columbia, is also home to Henry’s collegiate alma mater. Were it not for one of his mentors, Stanley McGraw, my husband says…
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Don’t Forget Chicago (July 5, 2008)
We hadn’t quite gotten into the flow of uploading the pictures on our first stop, which was to see our grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Chicago. We visited the Museum of Science and Industry on Sunday with cousin T and his folks and Granddad. We have yet to determine who has more fun on…
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Final Destination (July 5, 2008)
We are here in Augusta, GA. If we had purchased a direct flight, it would have been here where Henry’s siblings are all within a 2-hour radius. And the whole clan was together tonight. I’m tired, so not a lot of talk, just pics. The funniest one is of Annette and Christine taking pictures of…
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Carowinds (July 5, 2008)
We had to leave our picnic time with our friends when The Call came in. Sis Annette informed us that they had arrived at Carowinds and it was time to join them at the amusement park. We strolled into the Charlotte attraction early afternoon, and joined our relatives back in the water park. Seeing his…
2009
2010
2011
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Happy Birthday to You or Me? (May 28, 2011)
While we’re talking about coupons and deals. Coldstone Creamery has a birthday club. You can sign up online. I did that for each of my children. Now I’m going to tattle on myself. For about 2 years, I would get the email coupon from Coldstone for the birthday custard. It’s EXPENSIVE to go to Coldstone.…
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Road Trippin’ for the Flavor of the Day (May 27, 2011)
Here’s my traveling tip. When you have a considerable distance to travel that requires “entertainment” to break up the monotony, here’s a suggestion. You know the not-exactly-fast-food restaurant that is blue and white, sells cheese curds, is based in Wisconsin, and has a mascot named Scoopie? Okay, go there to get your food. I know,…
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Tadpole Update & Laundry (May 23, 2011)
I’m not sharing. Seriously. It’s not been a pleasant adventure and I don’t know how to share what’s going on. I have reported our flaws and errors to the givers of the tadpoles, so I’m not hiding anything. Well, I’d better just get it out, huh? Okay, I was rushing out to our homeschool expo…
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More About the Tadpoles (May 17, 2011)
So third-born S queried, “Dad, why are there tadpoles swimming in the dishwasher?” Let’s back up. We were given the tadpoles by the Mr. P, an amazingly bright friend of ours, also homeschooled, extremely bright parents and sisters. I know, I just used the word bright twice in the same sentence. But this family is…
2012
2013
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I Choose to Forgive Myself (February 22, 2013)
My cravings came at the tail end of the cycle this time. Don’t you hate that?! You think you’ve conquered the beast and the beast sneaks up from behind and smacks you in the head with a box of Girl Scout cookies (which, by the way, I will not be buying again because they just…
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I Choose to Buff My Armor (February 21, 2013)
Merriam-Webster defines buff as to polish or shine. I have some dents in my armor. Oxymoronically, my physical dents are blubbery in nature. Pregnancy and Oreos can do that. Some (all!) of us have other dents…the kind that others can’t see as easily as obesity. These are the dents in our hearts. Some self-inflicted, most…
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I Choose What Data Influences Me and When! (February 20, 2013)
This is to all the ladies. When you have a great week working out and mind the calories and such and the scale affirms your accomplishment, you may celebrate that achievement for 2 weeks if you’d like. Yes, we’re gonna get personal, but sometimes you gotta be real. If your visitor is due to visit…
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I Choose Rest Over Legalism (February 19, 2013)
Tomorrow is my day off from workouts. Thing is, I didn’t work out today. And I’ve decided not to. Tomorrow is the busiest runaround, have everyone there on time or bust day of our week. I need to be sane or I get cranky. My kids don’t need cranky. I don’t need cranky. Ethnic Man…