One Year Blogiversary

Birthday Cakes

Throughout the day I felt like I was forgetting something. There weren't any homework assignments as I stayed up until 2 am the night before to finish them.  I already mailed birthday cards for the month so that wasn't it either.  I needed to go to the grocery store but I was intentionally putting that off, so I shrugged it off and watched my guilty pleasure, The Real … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday {Facebook Changes}

Facebook Changes

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Your New Next Door Neighbor

We've moved and our new address is www.east9thstreet.com! After 9 months of living at a blogspot domain,  it was decided to bite the bullet and move to a new address.  Not wanting to take the old furniture along (aka Blogger), I opted for a bright and shiny new self-hosted Wordpress platform.  Why the move?  There were a variety of reasons but most importantly was … [Read more...]

Family, Career, Health, Community & Blogging

I like New Years resolutions.  I think if I set my mind to something, I can accomplish anything, however, I also like to be realistic.  Sure I may want to win the Chicago marathon but genetics are probably not going to allow that to happen.  So this year as I've looked back on the accomplishments, the good times, the disappointments and the times we … [Read more...]

Almost to 100!

What, is it true?  I'm almost to 100 followers on Google Friend Connect?  How awesome is that?  Especially considering I thought I would be fortunate to make it to 25.  So, I'm asking for a belated Christmas present.  I'd love to get 100 followers by midnight on NYE (Eastern Standard Time).  If I make it to 100, I'll post the great … [Read more...]