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  • Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    We’re just wrapping up some of the best four days in a row that this family has had in awhile. Thanksgiving was a lovely day packed with two delicious meals and two fun family gatherings. We packed up Skyler and Bruno to head across town to Granny’s house in Belton. It was a full house,…

  • Technology hiatus

    I’ve slowed down on my blogging. I haven’t checked Facebook much. I haven’t even thought about Tweeting. My camera is full of photos to download and edit. The past few weeks I’ve felt out of touch with the usual technology in my life. I just haven’t been feeling it. Normally every day I want to…

  • Bikers for Babies KC 2009

    Awe inspiring. Overwhelming. Humbling. Thrilling. Those are just a few words to describe our first experience as part of Kansas City Bikers for Babies last Sunday. But they don’t even begin to capture the magnitude of the event for those of us that rode, and those that benefit from the cause. I knew I was…

  • Party in the Park

    Skyler’s second birthday (I feel like I JUST posted photos from her first birthday – crazy!). This post will be short on words, but long on pictures! Cooper, my parents labrador, joined us for the party. Exploring the park with Granny Blowin’ out the candle (with Daddy’s help!) Sharing cake with Gramma Oswald, and then…

  • Crunch Time

    Starting in January, I got serious about getting back to my happy pre-pregnancy weight. By happy, I mean the 5-pounds-less-than-what-I-weighed-right-before-I-first-got-pregnant-weight. I signed up for the South Beach Diet online, ate very deliciously healthy, and was working out 3-5 times a week through the beginning of March. I lost nearly 8 pounds, and got only 5…

  • So, here’s the deal

    Alrighty, then, Skyler is not quite in bed yet but her daddy is here now so he can work on that project while I work on this one – not that putting her to bed is much work – she’s so sweet when she says “nigh night” from her crib as we close the door…

  • It’s On!

    It’s official, I’m part of the Chevy Traverse Kansas City Mom Squad, and sitting right outside in my driveway is my lovely brand spankin’ new Chevy Traverse! I’ve got lots to say and do, both here and there at www.mommymadnesskc.com, but there is dinner to be made and a child to look after. I think…

  • Skillz

    I finally sat down and designed a new blog header, all by myself. It’s been so long since I’ve done any graphic design; it did not come easily! I still have such a different vision in my head than what came out, but that’s as far as my sad skills would take me tonight. I…

  • Today

    Let’s move on from Tuesday’s solemn post and get back to the present. The weather is beautiful, our windows are open, and I was having a very pleasant time cleaning and playing with Skyler. My ipod was plugged into the stereo with my favorite music blasting. It was a lovely few hours, till the teenage…

  • March 3.

    I will never forget this date. Etched in my mind The darkness that was one year ago today. The fear of the unknown. Of so much to lose. Sickness. Questions. More Questions. Testing. Waiting. Cancer? No God no please not her! More testing. Praying. Waiting. Heart condition? Relief? Confusion. Testing. Waiting. Testing. Diagnosis: Heart condition.…