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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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6:14pm

If I hear the phrase “Look at me” one more time I don’t think I can be held responsible for my actions.  Nic is late, and the children might not live until bedtime.

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out of the blue

Will: I have a new plan. [whispers] Want to know my new plan? Me: Sure. Will: I’m going to be good all year. Me: Oh sweetie, you ARE good. Will: No–I’m going to be good ALL year. Me: Sweetie–you don’t have to worry. Will: No! I have a new PLAN! I’m going to say “Hurray! […]

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In other Will milestones

I forgot that we had his pediatrician appointment earlier this week.  He is in the 97th percentile (he dropped a percentile this year)—and is the height of an average 7 year old.  He was super brave for his shots and didn’t even cry during the first 3…it was only after the last one that his […]

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Will’s conference

We had Will’s spring parent-teacher conference tonight.  It went so well.  They are as impressed by his drawing and creativity as I am.  They described him as “bright” and shook their heads in wonder recalling the conversations they have with him.  They were particularly excited to show us his ‘not a box’—a project the class […]

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Your babies are not adjusting well to daylight savings time. Nic, chuckling as he left the room.  He could hear Will babbling to himself in his bedroom, and I am here mindlessly surfing the interwebs after battling Ellie for an hour about bedtime.  On the up side, all three of us are sleeping until 8:50 […]

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Okay. Fine. I’m not going to be in love with you anymore. Will, after I told him that he couldn’t use the Paint program on Nic’s computer right now.

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