As many of you know, we are a Soccer Family. Three out of our four kids currently play on soccer teams, and Bruiser looks like he'll join the fray as soon as he's out of diapers. I love watching my kids play soccer. But I don't always love...

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Now that school is underway and soccer season is in full swing, getting to the gym for a workout is a major coup. So I felt pretty good Monday when I climbed on the elliptical at the YMCA. I was starting the week off right! It wasn't long before I...

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I hope you're all having a lovely Labor Day weekend and enjoying these last few days of summer. Personally, I can't wait for fall. It's my favorite season, so I am full of anticipation right now for those crisp, cool days and searing blue...

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Parents Nights at my stepdaughters' high school have always been slightly ridiculous. I love meeting all of my girls' teachers and putting faces with the names I've heard them gossiping about after school. But while their school contains...

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When I think of the terms "kiss ass," "suck-up," or "brown noser," one name comes to mind: Sallie Holmes. She was the girl with the platinum blond pageboy and the sickly sweet smile who sat in the front row of all my junior.

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