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A Wedding Story

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Nancy

I got my act together and posted the Wedding Story over there on the right-hand side. See it? It’s just under “The Story of Us – Meeting” 🙂

Kind of a Blah Day: Gio – I wasn’t around a Starbucks, but I did hit a Dunkin’ Donuts. 🙂 Thanks for the suggestion! ♦ Marie – I hadn’t realized you were a single mom. I bow to you; I can only imagine how hard that can be at times. ♦ Amy – With *two* sets of twins, I imagine that you have MANY days when things just pile up on you. I bow to you too 🙂 ♦ What a Card – As usual, you have a perfect solution for me. I will be helping out at the sale on Friday night (and shopping then too!!) Thank you, thank you, thank you. ♦ Jon – I’m so sorry to hear about Max, please keep me updated!!

Brightens MY Day: Cheryl – that huge grin at the top left is Burke’s (way back when). And yes, it makes me smile every time I see it 🙂 He’s such a ham!

Fx4: Thank you to everyone…way to make me blush (but like, in that good way). And yup…I caught a keeper! *grin* ♦ GrannyFrani – Nope, Aunt Cathy isn’t coming today. She IS coming over on Tuesday so that Mike and I can go to a Red Sox/Indians Game (for those of you who don’t know…Red Sox = Nancy’s team. Indians = Mike’s team…and they even played on our Wedding day! Just for us *grin* Indians won that day…*sigh*)

Dirty Laundry: GrannyFrani – I’d take paper over laundry ANY day 😉 ♦ Jon – Yup, that’s Tiger…and ah, ya…he’s always trying to help me with the laundry (if you count pouncing “help”)

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HAPPY

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Nancy

Happy Anniversary, Mike!

I can’t believe it’s been 5 years. Sometimes feels like an entire lifetime since the wedding happened, sometimes feels like it was only yesterday.

Here’s to many, many more happy years together 🙂

I love you!

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Eleven Kids Under 1

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Nancy

That’s how many were at our BBQ today. Let me restate that. Eleven kids under the age of *one*. Plus 7 kids between the age of 1 and 3.5. And then 17 adults. (One of whom is 35 weeks pregnant – with twins.) What a crazy fun time! 🙂

Here, There, Everywhere

(From the left) Mitch, Oliver, Michelle, Sydney, the back of Andrew's head, Liam, Craig, Kris, Owen's Behind, Gabe, the back of Logan, Zach, Emma, Annie, the back of Stephanie

Mike’s a part of the Dad’s of Twins spin-off group of my Mom’s of Twins club, so he invited them all to a BBQ at our house. (They have about 25 members as opposed to the 250 members in the mom’s club…so it’s do-able.)

(clockwise from the left) Melanie, Walter, Ruben, Sophie, Jeff, Kristin, Mike, Aaron, Sophia, Stephanie, Burke, Alex's head, Logan

(clockwise, starting from the left) Walter, Melanie, Ruben, Sophie, Jeff, Kristin, Mike, Aaron, Sophia, Stephanie, Burke, the back of Alex's head, Logan

So Mike did his typical: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Kielbasa, chicken, asparagus, beans, and potatoes. And the other families brought side dishes and desserts.

Food

Alex, Cordelia, the back of Steve, Paul

I’m happy to report that we did not lose a single kid! LOL And there were no major injuries. And only a few minor melt-downs (Logan being one of them).

Stephanie's Son, Stephanie, Sophia, Mike, Kris, Katie, Andrew, Michelle, Sydney

Ethan, Stephanie, Sophia, Mike, Kris, Katie, Andrew, Michelle, Sydney

We heard a lot of thunder rumbling, and we got sprinkled on a little bit (so we gathered under the canopy and stayed pretty dry), but the rain mostly held off, and so did the lighting. Woo hoo!

Emma, Oliver, Annie, Mitch, Stephanie, Stephanie's Son

Emma, Oliver, Annie, Mitch, Stephanie, Ethan

I tried to get everyone…but it turns out that my aim isn’t that great. (If you’re not pictured – or if it’s just the back of your head, I’m sorry!! Also, if your twins are mixed up in the captions, please let me know…)

Logan, Elizabeth, Cordelia

Logan, Elizabeth, Cordelia

I had a great time meeting everyone and chatting about things. And I know Maggie made a friend…

Andrew and Maggie

Andrew and Maggie

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5 Things Friday

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Nancy

Join Cat in her 5 Things Friday! (Cat – it’s really hard to think of topics!! 😛 )

5 Things you might or might not know about
My Family and Why I’m Proud of Them:

  1. My Husband. There are so many things…I’m so proud of him as a Daddy – he does such a wonderful job with the kids! He’s so patient with them (and with me!) He’s a cancer researcher – which in itself is kick-butt. He works so hard, but his family always comes first.
  2. My kids. All of them are just so smart already – we’re in so much trouble! I’m proud of how far Burke has come in the last few months. His speech classes have paid off – his talking has just taken off! And he’s gotten a *LOT* better at controlling his moods (I’m sure being able to express himself has helped.) Maggie is just such a little girl. She’s gotten much better at listening lately. Logan continues to impress me with his little mind. He’s not even 1 and he’s already figured out which buttons to push on my cell phone to make it unlock (he even called Aunt Cathy all by himself the other day LOL)
  3. My Dad. Gosh. There are so many things here too. My Dad went to Yale, and then Harvard…and then became a farmer. . . and then sold all the cows and got computers and started his own business. And when my parents divorced, he got custody of all 4 kids – and made it work. He even remarried and had another kid.
  4. My Mom. There are a bunch of things here too. It’s sort of strange to say, but I’m proud of her for recognizing that she couldn’t stay with my dad and doing something about it when not many people would. She made sure to stay in our lives – even when she and her husband moved to Brazil for a few years. And I’m proud of how strong she’s been since she lost her husband a few months ago.
  5. My Siblings. All of them! You’d think we’d be more messed up than we are – but I think we all turned out really well. 🙂 We are all super successful in work (even Meg – who is 17 next month – had multiple jobs this summer.) And we all keep in touch – a LOT. I don’t know of a lot of “bigger” families who can say that.

So…a sappy 5 this time around, but it had to be done.

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Highlights of a Wonderful Visit

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Nancy

If you read my blog semi-regularly, you know that my in-laws were here for the weekend. We had such a lovely time! Here are a few highlights:

  • A late plane! We brought the entire family to the airport to see Pop Pop and Mop Mop (as the kids call them)…waaaaaay past all of their bed times! The plane was about 3 hours late. Luckily, we don’t live that far from the airport and we knew it was late, so we waited at home – not at the airport.
  • A swing set put together! Pop Pop and Mike spent about a day (2 half days – they got rained out the first day) putting the swing together. The kids *LOVE* it. Today all three were sliding down the slide. Yep – all three. Maggie would slide down and wait at the bottom. Then Burke would come down and “kick” her (not hard) and they’d both wait at the bottom. I’d put Logan up at the top, hold his hands, and he’d scoot his little butt down to the edge and slide down into the other two “kicking” them. Lots of giggles, and LOTS of times running around to do it again.
  • YUMMY grilling from Mike…even though it poured half way through (and I mean poured – sheets coming down) complete with thunder and very close lighting. We had “Pig wrapped in Pig” (bacon wrapped pork chops), kielbasa, chicken, potatoes, and green beans. Have I said YUUUUMMMM yet?
  • YUMMY restaurant food. We hit the Summer Shack. That Jasper White knows what he’s doing. 🙂
  • Lots of great conversation.
  • Lots of hanging out in the back yard playing.

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Puttin’ the Swing Together

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Nancy

…sorta. 🙂

Mike and his Pop started to put the swing set together this afternoon. The reviews of this swing set state plainly that this (and others like it) are a PAIN to put together…and yup – they’re right! It’s just a lot of pieces and, as per typical of things like this, the instructions don’t REALLY instruct. (As a technical writer, I’m appalled that things like these are allowed to go out the door!!)

The kids had a blast “sliding” across the slide. They’d scoot from one end to the other, run around and start it all over again. Pretty cute.

Unfortunately, it got REALLY hot so they had to stop before passing out. And then it started raining cats and dogs – with thunder and lightning! So we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to finish it up. Luckily Mike’s Pop will still be here, as it’s definitely a two-person job, and so is making sure the kids stay out of the way 😉

Burke and Maggie really wanted to help…and they really wanted to swing! They were really patient throughout the day too. I kept telling them that the swing set was still cooking…which is what we say when they’re waiting for their food, and they’re pretty good about that.

Keep your fingers crossed for us that we’ll have good weather to finish up tomorrow!

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Mike’s Bedtime Reading

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Nancy

So…I made Mike read the Mom’s Club post to be sure that I didn’t unintentionally insult my new found club (I really hope I didn’t!!), but that means that his nightly ritual has been interrupted and he now doesn’t have a blog post to read before bed. This one’s for you, honey 🙂

Oh, and I’m supposed to make it naughty. Ha ha. (*roll eyes here*)

Can I just say, Mike is the greatest. And it’s all the little things – like reading my blog! I had started a post about this, but it keeps coming out wrong…and silly. So, I’ll try again.

Take a look at your married friends and co-workers…do you really know what their married life is like? My guess is that you think they either have the best marriage ever, or the worst one. My theory is that people talk ONLY about the big things that happen – good or bad – but not the little things that make or break a relationship. Have you ever thought “Man, I can’t believe she’s still married to that jerk!” about someone you know? Is it because she’s always talking about the big bad things? Perhaps she’s still married to him because of all the little things that go on that she doesn’t bother to mention. Or have you seen a marriage fall apart and think “Man, I thought they had it all!” This could be because she’s only talking about the really good things that happen and not all of the little things that drive her nuts.

Okay, this is still not coming out QUITE right, but I think you get my point.

I’m going to sign off by saying – I have the best marriage ever. And it’s not because of the great big things. (Although, those are there too.) It’s because of all the wonderful little things. Mike cares enough to read my blog. His work is super, super important to him, but he’s almost always home in time to help put the kids to bed…and/or to help get them up and dressed in the morning. He’s at home with the kids all day on Mondays (okay, that’s a BIG thing 😉 ). He views stuff like taking out the garbage and cleaning up kitty litter as a yucky guy’s job (and who am I to argue about that??). He makes coffee every morning. He asks me to marry him, at random times. I could go on and on and on and on. I only hope that I can reciprocate.

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Staycation – Day 7

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Nancy

Another pretty cool day with a lot of nothing. 🙂

We got up and skipped church (I know….BAAAAAAD!! But the rationale was that we wouldn’t have gone if we’d been out of town, so…) and made breakfast: pancakes and bacon. My first time making pancakes (yep. for real) so they weren’t exactly my Dad’s … but the first batch wasn’t bad. I had the pan too hot for the rest of the batches though…live and learn.

Then Mike took care of the twins so that I could go take a nap when Logan went down for one. (Have I mentioned that Mike is awesome??)

Then the power went out…which means the A/C and the noisemaker in Logan’s room turned off…so he could hear Burke saying “Lights broken!” at the top of his lungs…short naps this morning 😉

We headed out to meet Aunt Cathy for a late lunch/early dinner at Fridays. One word for you: MUDSLIDES. YUM! And Logan ate about 1/2 a plate of mac & cheese. heh Maggie got her groove thing on and was dancing by her chair (much to the delight of the wannabe Goth chick at the next table).

Apparently, even though Mike and I were not in the least bit hungry … by the time bed time for the twins rolled around they were *starving* and ate about 10 “dinonuggets” each. YIKES! (yes. at bed time. oops…perhaps we should remember to actually feed them more often *blush* )

I have to say that the entire Staycation was *really* nice. I don’t even feel like I need a vacation from my vacation – which is what normally happens. I will say this though:

I don’t want to go back to work tomorrow!

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Staycation – Day 6

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Nancy

Another great day! We did *nothing* and it was awesome.

Logan was up from 1:45am to about 3:30am (still not sure why – but he was *not* happy)…so Mike, the wonderful man that he is (again), let me sleep in again. (Thanks honey!!) I woke up to Logan crying around 10:15. YES!! 10:15!

We spent almost all day in the back yard and in the kiddie pool. Aunt Cathy came to visit and hunted dinosaurs with the twins. (They showed her how to do it just right…) And they had bouncy ball races, chasing after Cathy. Pretty cute.

Mike grilled up some grub: Bacon wrapped pork chops, kielbasa, green beans, asparagus, and potatoes. MAN than man can grill! TA-STY. Can’t wait for the pan fried left overs again 🙂

I think we may do the same thing all over again tomorrow.

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Staycation – Day 5

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Nancy

Mike says that I didn’t do justice to how much fun the kids had playing with the trains yesterday. so…I will elaborate a bit 🙂 Burke was literally jumping up and down while the train was going around and around and around. There was a little hill, and the little thing couldn’t QUITE make it up, so Burke was more than happy to give a push each time. (Better, honey? 🙂  )

As another example, Burke was up at 4:30 this morning looking for his white train…and then again at 6:30 to play some more with them. Silly. 🙂

Today felt like a Saturday…we did our typical Saturday stuff because Mike had to go in to work to split his cells. Before he left though, the wonderful man let me sleep in until 8:45. Woo hoo!!

The kids and I hung out and played (with the trains LOL) for the morning and then went to pick Mike up at the subway station. We then went to Burger King for lunch (Logan had about 1/2 of a cheeseburger!) and headed to Costco. (Our typical Saturday stuff.)

When we came back we hung out in the back yard and the kiddie pool (a common theme this week!) Mike and the twins were hunting dinosaurs. It was VERY cute. Mike would whisper “oooh – there’s one over there! See it?” And the kids would look intently, nod solemnly, and sneak up. Mike would whisper “One….Two…Three…” And then they’d all yell “BOO!” to scare it away. And then on to the next one. It was pretty cute.

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