February 5th, 2010 09:25am
by Stacy Fournier
Next Thursday, my husband, daughter and I will be packing up the car and heading north to visit family. While we’ve taken several trips to Orlando, Tampa and even Georgia, we’ve never taken a 20-hour trip, in the winter, possibly into snow and ice, pulling an all-nighter to make it to Michigan by Friday morning.
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January 6th, 2010 12:02pm
by Stacy Fournier
When my 3-year-old daughter found out we were expecting another baby, she was beyond excited. Luckily, she said she would be happy with a brother or sister, adding she’d really love one of each. Ha. But only a few days later, my daughter began voicing her opinion…on baby names.
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December 13th, 2009 10:09pm
by Stacy Fournier
For the past few days, I have been battling an awful headache. I’m not typically one to suffer from headaches or migraines, but boy do I now have empathy for those who do. It started Wednesday when I felt a nagging pain. I had tried to hide my pain from Aubrey, letting her know my head was hurting but trying not to let her in on the extent of how sick I was feeling. I think as parents, we want to be superheroes to our kids, never letting them see us when we are hurt or sick or having a bad day.
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November 19th, 2009 10:17am
by Stacy Fournier
Moving. It’s exciting yet oh-so dreadful. But when you start putting all your belongings in boxes, boxes and more boxes, you realize how much you really have and how lucky you really are to have what you have.
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October 13th, 2009 04:29pm
by Stacy Fournier
With all the ghosts, jack o’lanterns and witches filling the store shelves, I’ve been pretty surprised how unfazed my daughters seems by the “scarier” side of Halloween. We usually stick to smiling pumpkins, happy costumes and silly ghosts in our house.
But I am starting to realize that the Halloween season has hit my daughter more than I thought.
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September 27th, 2009 10:00pm
by Stacy Fournier
When you have a toddler, pretty much everything is “a first” – first trip to Disney, first day of school, first picture that actually looks like something other than scribbles. And on Saturday, my daughter had another first. She visited the dentist for the first time.
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September 10th, 2009 08:37pm
by Stacy Fournier
Sometimes I feel like everything I tell my daughter goes in one ear and out the other. No matter how many times I say don’t blow bubbles in your drink or wash your hands after going potty, Aubrey always seems to need an extra reminder. But my big girl finally showed me that she is growing up, that she really does listen to me once in a while and that she is learning how to make good choices.
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September 8th, 2009 02:10pm
by Stacy Fournier
In the past few weeks, Gainesville has slowly begun to transform for fall. Toys ‘R’ Us has racks full of costumes. Target has already started putting Halloween candy on the shelves. Cracker Barrel has wreaths of autumn leaves on the doors. And Yankee Candle has candles scented like pumpkins, candy corn and pretty much everything else fall related.
But there is one thing missing from this town as we prepare for the new season.
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August 20th, 2009 09:52pm
by Stacy Fournier
Today I saw a different side of my daughter, an amphibian- and reptile-loving side that I had never expected to see from such a princess of a girl.
I always joke about how I am positive my daughter will grow up to be a veterinarian. She has to pet every puppy she lays eyes on, she ooohs and awwws at every kitty in the pet store, she has fed horses, goats and chickens, and she has such a caring and loving nature. But I never thought she’d be over-the-top excited about buying and holding a lizard.
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August 20th, 2009 09:31pm
by Stacy Fournier
About a week ago, my family experienced a very heartbreaking decision.
A few months ago, we adopted a wonderful dog from a local rescue. She was a happy, playful little puppy who loved to snuggle. But the only problem was, she wasn’t that way with Aubrey. She wouldn’t play with Aubrey, cuddle with Aubrey or really even pay any attention to …
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