We took William and Keisha to their four year wellness visit with the pediatrician on Thursday. From past experience, we knew that it would be a long adventure, so I picked the latest appointment slot available (3 p.m.).
Earlier in the day, I had my own doctor appointment. The appointment went okay, I guess you can [...]

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Happy Veterans Day everyone. On this day, I honor the men in my life and all other men and women that have served our country in the United States Armed Forces.

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1. Where is the furthest place that you have traveled and how far away from home is it?
I have never traveled outside of the country, so the furthest places from home have been Las Vegas and New York City.
2. What is a blog that you would recommend for us to read and why?
Dooce.com is my [...]

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Last night was exhilarating. I was glued to the television, where CNN was on 95% of the night (the holograms were great), and my computer where I read friends tweets via Twitter.com and the election updates on CNN.com.
I know look forward to January 20, 2009 when President-Elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as [...]

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I would first like to express my condolences to Barack Obama and his family for the lost of his grandmother. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
And on another note, I am looking forward to tomorrow. I am so excited that I am nearly nervous. We are going to [...]

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We have been having some problems with our van for a little over a month now.  A few weeks back we shelled out about a $1,000.00 in repair at a local Dobbs.  We did not want to do it but felt it was necessary.  A couple of days after the repair, the van started over [...]

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1. My real name is Rashaan Michelle
2. My favorite dessert is Sara Lee French Cheesecake with strawberries.
3. The Color Purple is my all-time favorite movie.
4. Braveheart and Ghost make me cry everytime I see them.
5. I hate the color red.
6. I love to play with Legos.
7. I applied to Washington University intending to be a [...]

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I kept looking around for a good Labor Day image but my thoughts kept flowing back to just one image in particular. What do you think of when you think of Labor Day? I bet many people thinking about it being just another day off. I took a moment to think about [...]

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I have not given any updates on the children and their hearing issues in a while, so here we go. The week of July 21, Keisha had her follow up visit to her ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor. We were concerned about whether or not she was also going to need tubes [...]

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Some days like today… I really want to get Far Away. Figuratively and Literally.

I love this song and these lines represent my life so much it is not even funny:

I wanna do the things we used to do.

Say the things we used to say.

Just like everyday, all day….

I don’t wanna forget all the love we captured the day we met.

We both keep saying that we wish that we could go back to those days when we played with each other just because. The days when we stayed up all night having a philosophical discussion or bummed around all day playing Zelda, only getting up to eat and go to the bathroom. Where did those days go? They nearly seem like a fading shadow in the field. You know I do not have a good memory anyway so I am trying to hold on to whatever I can.

On days like today, I sit in the rocking chair in my children’s room (by the way, why are they still cleaning up… it has been an hour!) and I listen to one of my favorite songs by Kindred the Family Soul. After listening to it about five times, watching the video two times and writing some of my thoughts… I am feeling a lot more calm than I was an hour ago. Breathe in Breathe out.

Download this song.

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