As the Stomach Churns

So yeah, we’ve got some kind of stomach “thing” going on at our house…  Talk about a soap opera. Curly went to school yesterday and they were taking graduation pictures.  She’d just had her individual shot taken when she lost her breakfast THREE TIMES and was running a temp.  I don’t know how seriously her white cap & gown were impacted, but after a long nap yesterday, lots of 7up and popsicles, and...

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Georgie's Turning 2!

July is Georgie’s birthday month!  And she’s turning 2 years old! It’s hard to believe we’ve had her in our lives for 2 years.  Some days – it feels like much longer… LOL  Other days, we’re just really astonished by the blessing she’s been to us. Georgie had a little rough start in life.  Born a little early, she had jaundice which led to rehospitalization and phototherapy, and a really...

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Little Girls Should Have Big Imaginations

I am thrilled to welcome, Alyssa Avant, of Beauty by Design Ministries to The Cafe today, and excited to share this article, from her, with you. Little girls love to play dress up, dream of being grown up and create tea parties for their teddy bears, or are these activities lost in the new age hustle and bustle and avalanche of technology? Are they being replaced by Wii games, dancing to Ipod music and created dream houses on computer...

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WHAT IS UP? Wednesday *Updated*

So in a nutshell, life – as if often does – has taken several unexpected turns in the past 24 hours. Sewer backed up into the basement. No need to elaborate – thankfully my father in law was able to get someone here ASAP – we just need to finish cleaning up. Curly is sick. She & Georgie get this respiratory thing every winter. She woke up Monday with a bit of congestion, started a cough thing yesterday, and had a...

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