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Notice: Only Marginally Related to Gracie Sad news from the Shipley house today…

My First Book

I wrote my first book today. My first love has always been writing, and I knew…

Happy Birthday Uncle Kenny

Happy Birthday Kenny ! ** We hope that you have had a wonderful day with Heathe…

Help! I have to Go!

This entry will likely invoke a lot of laughs from those mom's out there wh…

Mommy's Big Girl

Today Gracie and Mommy spent a warm afternoon at the park, and I found that my …

Finally Ready

Guess what! I am finally ready to be a stay at home mom. I hit a wonderful poin…

Gracie's First Bowling Trip

Garren and I took Gracie on her very first bowling outing. We had intended jus…

Happy Birthday Grandma

Happy 27th Birthday Grandma (wink, wink!) ***** Love you soooooo much! Come an…

Life's Not Fair!

Gracie's view of the day. This morning mommy went to the gym, but it seemed…

Gracie's Pictures Are Back!

Yea, I got an email from JC Penney's today. They have put Gracie's pict…

Fun Day With Daddy

Since Garren was off today (comp day), we thought that it would be fun to get G…

We Now Have Videos

How exciting! I have figured out how to include videos of Gracie on my blog. Wh…

Happy Green Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone! We hope that you had a great "green …

Our Parade

Oh what fun a pie pan makes. And, what a neat sound it makes too! Gracie and I…

Gracie Cavity

No Gracie doesn't have one, but I am afraid that my blog readers might. I r…

Gracie's Bilingual!

Gracie exceeded all expectations yesterday as she spoke her first Spanish word.…

Frustrating Weekend

She looks cute doesn't she? That adorable little smile, the way she holds …

Dinner Picnic

Since Gracie and I had such a wonderful afternoon outside, and Garren wasn'…

Bad Day For Neighbors

My back is killing me, there is soapy water still in the tub, and soggy bath to…

Gracie's Birthday Dress

I wanted to show off Gracie's birthday dress that she got this year from A…

Oh, No! No Max & Ruby!!

Many of you other parents out there have probably already gone through this wi…

Teary Goodbye

I knew there would come a day when Gracie would start to form bonds with other …

Gracie Turns Two

From Family Email March 5, 2006: Dear Friends & Family: Gracie had a wonde…

Happy Birthday Gracie

Happy 2nd Birthday Gracie! ***** What a wonderful and exciting day for all of …

Celebrating With Family

Grandma & Grandpa arrived today to celebrate Gracie's second birthday. …

Gracie's Birthday Cake

Gracie's barnyard birthday cake. I think I did rather well don't you?!

Gracie's 24 Months

Gracie will be 2 on Sunday, and what a wonderful two years it has been! It'…

Gracie's Birthday Tea

Gracie was an adorable birthday princess this afternoon, as we hosted another &…

Water Fun Time

Gracie and I watched an episode of "Blue's Clue's" today wher…