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We have moved from vacation mode to survival mode with Fuller in Ohio. I have to admit I poured myself a bit of wine (ok, a lot of wine) after I put Fuller to bed. There was a bit of...

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My parents made sure there was a CD player in Fuller's room so when he slept, he could listen to music to help relax. We used to do this for Fuller when he was younger but stopped when his CD...

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When we purchased our 10 dollar tickets on Skybus to come to Ohio for Christmas, we didn't purchase return tickets for Fuller and me. Instead we got one for Damon so he could return to work in a timely fashion...

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Tomorrow our extended family will dress in Vieja-approved clothing and attempt once again a family picture. This year we have a three month old little girl to add to the mix. Fuller is usually a pill an angel during the...

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It has been stated before- we are not teaching Fuller about Santa. And as mentioned before, I grew up with a notion of a never real Santa, but somehow my parents sneaked in Santa-centric traditions into our Christmas celebrations. One...

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We have been having fun with my family here in cold, cold Ohio. Fuller fell our first day here, so most of our pictures of him show him sporting this reminder of his face plant. He was playing with...

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Fuller is Alli's parents' first grandchild. Because of this, they've yet to build an extensive toy collection for visiting grandchildren to play with. To help out, their neighbor, Debbi, kindly lent them some of her children's old toys. The question...

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I was out and about with Austina today and had the realization that this upcoming weekend is the last weekend before Christmas. It seems a little surreal because I have been so excited about getting to Ohio and spending time...

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Christmas music has always been a big part of family traditions on my side of the family. We always made time to attend church concerts and often my parents would team up to organize local Lessons and Carols services at...

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Last night, as my dad was driving us from the Columbus Airport to Dayton, OH, Damon said, "The Christmas season has officially begun." Me: "Whatever, I put up a Christmas corner!" Damon: "Well I don't have to go to work,...

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can I fashion a shipping box out of recycled pizza boxes? should we buck tradition and have Fuller take Pooh Bear to Ohio instead of Curious George? (he seems more attached to the bear than the monkey.) will Fuller ever...

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The other day Fuller took a bath. Damon got him out of the tub and gave him a brand new Spider-Man towel to use. I noticed it later and ask Damon, "When did you get the Spider-Man towel?" He replied...

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This afternoon we had our home Christmas celebration. We ate a lunch of salmon and then spent some time talking to Fuller why we get presents. It wasn't very easy since his eye was on the prize- opening his presents-...

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Last week was our first Sunday School class since we abruptly quit last May. Today was our last Sunday School class of the year. We pick up again in January 2008. We are thrilled to be teaching in the new...

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We leave on Tuesday around 4 p.m for the Christmas trip to Ohio. I know I keep saying how much Fuller is looking forward to it, but I have to admit I am getting more and more excited as well....

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Starting next year, our family will begin tailgating a Jordan-Hare Stadium to help cheer on the Auburn team to their victories. This past Friday we got a little taste of what it could be like when start. The NCAA Division...

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Thursday afternoon Damon IMed me with the idea to go to Finley Stadium and watch the Golden Knights do their practice jump for the game the next day. People were invited to walk on the football field, tour the stadium,...

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(alternate title: This might be only interesting to me.) I am a big flickr fan. I love it mainly as an easy way to organize and share our pictures. There is a flickr community that I really haven't spent a...

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Back at Thanksgiving I was able to assist my mother-in-law with purchasing our family's gift. We received a membership to the Tennessee Aquarium. I have always wanted one of these, and was so happy she offered to get one for...

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My friend Deb posted on her blog about batteries and it reminded me of this one tidbit: When I purchased Fuller's Smart Cycle, I failed to notice or check if the thing needed batteries. Damon was putting it together and...

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Gift giving is a constant in the Christmas tradition. Each family approaches it differently, but the result is the same. You give and get presents. In years past we haven't really thought about what to give Fuller for Christmas. Yeah,...

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Fuller had to put up with a lot today. He went in and out of stores several times and since he is getting so big, he doesn't always get to ride in a cart. So not only did he have...

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When I put Fuller down for the evening it was with the promise that tomorrow his friend Luke would be coming to play. And later I got an email from Esther that Luke is ill and we will have to...

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A few weeks ago we spent some time at UTC watching the end of a First Lego League competition. Some friends of ours had kids participating (I think it was grades 3 to 6), so we went to see what...

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Fuller and I spent a few hours at the Creative Discovery Museum today. We had an excellent time since it was not very crowded. Fuller is very familiar with the place, even though we haven't been there in months. We...

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This time of year always conjures up memories of Christmas past and strict adherance to family traditions. I think because we will be spending Christmas with my side of the family I think about traditions more, since those are the...

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I've been going to the annual NCAA Championship game the past few years. I shamelessly use the game to push my (and any sane person's) Anti-BCS agenda. As always, I wait too long to get tickets from the "official" channels...

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I finally got a few items from the attic (and spent $3 at Wal-Mart) and made a little Christmas corner. I put three table top trees ($1 each at Wal-Mart) on our round table, draped some greenery over the...

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I like to have music playing during the day... anything from Feist to Jonathan Coulton. Fuller likes a lot of music but I have to wonder what kind of musical education he is getting when Andrea Bocelli is singing Con...

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Yesterday Fuller was better after his attack of the stomach monkeys, so I dragged him around town as a reward. Well, probably not a reward so much (I'm such a funny mommy!), since he decided to become a little twit...

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Last night D and I were watching Tin Man. It was about 12:45 and suddenly I remembered I had a doctor's appointment this morning. Damon stayed home with Fuller while I went to wait for an hour at the doctor's...

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Our first Sunday of Advent was a little adventure in parenting. Since our church doesn't have Little Lambs during the advent season and Fuller is too old to go to nursery, he was in the service for the entire...

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I asked for a new coffee maker at Mother's Day. I got it and recently it broke. Fortunately I don't have to look into newcoffee makers to find a replacement, I still have the small four cup coffee maker to...

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Christmas gifts are fun to buy and give. And when I find or make the perfect gift for someone, it always makes me thrilled to give it. I know several people who I think a wine of the month club...

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Damon has the TV turned up, the closed captioning on, and is live blogging the announcements of who is going to what bowl. Fuller and I are holed up in the kitchen watching the Food Network Christmas Cake Challenge. I'll...

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Damon spent the morning at our church helping with some of the final tasks in the expansion project. Our Sunday School/ Fellowship Hall/ Nursery wing has been under construction since May. Today volunteers from the church showed up to...

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Thanks for the advice or the "been through that!" comments on Fuller's recent sleeping issue. I have to admit we are blessed that he still takes a three hour nap in the afternoon. (This varies based on travel.) Fuller's bed...

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The amount of real estate my extended family covers is almost the whole globe. We are a traveling group, and I am pretty sure at some point people have visited every continent in the world. Today the Queen of Spain...

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We are dealing with a bit of an issue with Fuller and his bedtime routine. Recently he will go to bed, but be awake for about thirty minutes to an hour. Usually he talks or sings to himself and he...

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Half of my day was spent outside the home today. We had a thing at the bank, I had to go get a tetanus shot, and then we all went to lunch. By the time Fuller and I returned to...