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So I'm not off to a good start this month. My mom asked me at the end of April what my theme for May was. Um...do I have to have one? (Obviously that wasn't what she was saying...but it was my first thought.) unMotivated May Mom's-Gone-Mad MayToday I vote for Moody May. I've called my mom three separate times this week...all three times in tears. I had a breakdown today in the middle of the mall...well more specifically "Motherhood Maternity" as I was shopping for (ahem) "nursing attire" becau... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille D on Thursday, December 1, 2011,
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It was just a little phrase stamped across the top of the jug of apple cider that I pulled out of the fridge - but it caught my attention."Enjoy" - who says that? I mean usually it says "Sell by" or "Use by." But "enjoy"?And I stopped. And took a sip from the glass I had poured. And I enjoyed it. Really truly and thoroughly enjoyed it. But those words didn't just make me think about cider. I thought about my entire existence in the flash of about 30 seconds. I feel like I am reminded of this ... Continue reading ...
Not long after I wrote my post about Losin it!, I started having better days. Things tend to work that way... First, God sent me my "Mommy's Helper." A young lady in my church who has a lot of babysitting and housekeeping experience. She came over and played with Ezra while I taught piano lessons and deep-cleaned my kitchen (for the first time in months!) She even bought me a java chip frappucino on the way to my house. :)  That evening, (since my house was CLEAN!), I took Ezra out to a local pa... Continue reading ...
If I am honest...I am not doing nearly as well as I had expected or hoped to during this deployment. I feel like I am losing my sanity. Last night I washed a load of clothes, put them in the dryer, and as they were drying I realized that I had never put detergent in the washer. A few days ago I shampooed my hair twice in the matter of two minutes. Every where I look around my house I see a mess. Toys, laundry, dirty dishes, groceries from Wednesday that I STILL haven't put away (and today is ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille D on Friday, April 29, 2011,
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Let me be honest, I have had a pretty difficult month...well, two months actually. It began with Ezra not sleeping...for about six weeks straight he woke every two hours or sometimes even less throughout each night, and only took 15-20 minute naps during the day. After suffering from intense exhaustion, as well as nausea and dizziness (which the doctors could not explain as my bloodwork was normal), I was quite in need of a break. I traveled the 7 hours up to my parents house in Illinois right... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Wednesday, March 16, 2011,
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Okay I've tried to spice up my blog by adding a few new features....if they work! I'm a little clueless when it comes to all of this technical internet stuff. I now have a Facebook page for the blog...I created this especially for those who I removed from my friends list but would like to keep up with the blog. (Again, if you fall into this category it is not because I don't like you, it was just getting hard to keep up with 400 people every day!) I've also added an email subscription form...ba... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Friday, February 11, 2011,
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"A time to get, and a time to lose..."
(Ecclesiastes 3:6)
For most of my adult life, my weight has fluctuated right around 100 pounds, regardless of how much I ate or how often I exercised. Honestly, it was AWESOME and I loved being so skinny! After Russ came home from Afghanistan in June of 2009, for some reason within about 3 months I had put on about 20-25 pounds (fluctuating between 120-125). Which I was totally fine with. I still looked good, and most people said that I looked healthier. Th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Thursday, December 30, 2010,
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It was hard to decide, but I've picked a sampling of the top 10 blogs posts from our blog over the last year:
Posted by Aprille on Tuesday, January 12, 2010,
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Baby Ezra
Soooooooo, now that I've had my first appointment, and the news has
already been slipping out somehow, I feel like I can go ahead and share
the it. Russ and I are expecting!!!
[Side note: I am going to
endeavor to keep mo... Continue reading ...
Posted by Aprille on Sunday, November 21, 2010,
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A late-night comedian/talk show host named Jimmy Kimmel declared November 17, 2010 to be "National Unfriend Day"..."a new holiday he hopes will inspire Facebook users to unfriend the social networking contacts that aren’t real friends." While I do not support this man, or his show, I was impressed by the idea behind his newly-created holiday. I have been struggling with Facebook so much recently. There are many nuances to Facebook relationships that really irk me...from "friends" criticizing... Continue reading ...
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