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Tips for Allergy Sufferers

By Erin - Last updated: Thursday, December 17, 2009

Any headline with the word “allergy” in it usually gets my attention because I, like so many people, get really sick of all the sneezing and itching and the other annoying symptoms that come with having allergies. So when I spotted the following tips on the Readers’ Digest website, I wanted to pass them along [...]

Waiting for Shlomo No More: He’s here!

By Erin - Last updated: Tuesday, October 27, 2009

By Erin, mama to 2 boys Yes, y’all it FINALLY happened after 17 months! Baby Shlomo, aka Solomon Lee, has joined our family. He was born on October 1 at 9:19 p.m., weighing 5 pounds and 7 ounces. We got our phone call from the agency on Saturday morning, and we were in the car [...]



Waiting for Shlomo: The Stages of Grief

By Erin - Last updated: Friday, July 24, 2009

By Erin, grieving daughter Wednesday marked five months since my Mom died.  Five months.  I can’t believe it.  It seems like yesterday and it seems like a million years ago. I’m sure you all know about the stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.  This is how grief goes for most people.  [...]