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06 Jul

Off on an Adventure: Part 1 – Where we Almost Commit a Federal Offense

So I bet you have been wondering where the heck I have been.
I know! Right?
I’m still wondering when I’m going to get my holiday card out (for 2009) and thank you notes from the boys birthdays (April) and my crochet post (October) posted.
So here’s a run down of the adventure we have been on. Yes [...]

07 Dec

The Village People are Swimming Laps in my Dreams

Why you ask? Because I joined the YMCA last week and that’s just how my loco brain and I roll, that’s why.
So my sister Maria is here for 5 weeks <woot!> and somehow the weekend before Thanksgiving when we were in NYC to see A Steady Rain, we decided that if you do something for [...]

27 Oct

Max and the Penguin Mummies

I am not sure if it is the season, or Max is just going through his “monsters under the bed” phase, but this is how our conversation went tonight as I was trying to get him settled down for bed. Lights were out and I was snuggling him.
Max: Mommy?
Me: mmm hummm
Max: Tonight, after I fall [...]

18 Sep

Birthday Luck

Wow! I usually don’t have this kind of luck, but I logged in to Etsy.com this morning to check the Treasury list and it was 2 minutes away from allowing new treasuries! Good thing I am dork enough to have a couple treasury collections all set and ready to go… so here is my Blueberry [...]

07 Jul

Tuesday Tweet Ta-dah

So since I am such a crappy blogger these days, I thought I’d start some easy… just get it done daily ideas to get me back in the game. Tuesdays, I am going to re-cap mah favorite tweet from the week. And yes, this week I am pathetic enough to post one of my own…
you [...]

26 Jun

End of Week Update

This is my brain on drugs Friday…

26 Jun

What to Get the Guy…

Happy Birthday to my one and only brother!! (a wee bit belated)
My brother Jonah is a free spirit. He works on an island in the summers, taking out deep sea fishing charters, landscaping, house painting, and delivering pizzas. But then he spends the rest of the year traveling the world and surfing.
I know, sounds tempting [...]

21 May

Nickelodeon’s Parent’s Pick Awards!

We’ve been nominated!!
Pecked by Ducks (yep that’s me) has been nominated by the Nickelodeon’s Parent’s Pick Awards as the best local blog for the Raleigh area. <garsh!> <blush>
Woohoo!
wait, let me say that again…
Woohoo!
I am beyond excited! Please vote for Pecked by Ducks. Voting will be open until July 15th and you can vote once a [...]

20 May

My Boys Need to Eat More Dirt

May 17th was my sister Alia’s 30th birthday. She invited everyone to her farm in Vermont for a huge celebration/work weekend. I flew up to Boston on Thursday after work to join in the fun.
I met my baby sister Maria - she’s 24 now, so maybe I need to stop calling her ‘baby’…
<nah!>
my mom, and [...]

14 May

Empathy: Quinn Shaves His Head

Captain Smarty Pants sent me an article the other day called “Mothers’ talk is key to kids’ social skills, study says” so of course I started worrying and wondering if we provide enough emotional cues for our boys. Then I remembered something.
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. Captain Smarty Pants had an ultimate frisbee tournament on [...]

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