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FoyTales: Lucky Enough
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Fall holidays bring woes of their own. Pumpkins? That easy go-to orange jack-o-lantern t-shirt I always turned to with James is a no-go for Em. So again, I start my search for that "festive find" early hoping to stumble upon something that represents the holiday but doesn't make her look Gothic. Sounds easy enough, right? Oh, but St. Patrick's Day (in my mind the doors of Heaven are opening and angels are singing). Oday, James was stressing about the green. Apparently, when his t...
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FoyTales: March 2012
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Tips for Tuesday: What Goes In Must Come Out. So, about 3 weeks ago during one of my. Cleanup sessions I discovered the most beautiful deep purple crayon had been abandoned on the white semi-shag carpet in James’ playroom…in front of a window.through which beautiful sunshine streams…all day. The stain by dyeing the rest of the carpet purple. But, through some sort of divine intervention, a better option was presented. You get melted crayon out of carpet? I dampened a towel and cr...
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FoyTales: November 2011
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Monday, November 21, 2011. This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things. Since James was born my way of thinking about things has completely changed. And while I could tell you about all the goofy things Eddie and I do just to get one little smile out of James or the time that I cried while watching the movie “Cars” (those little cars worked so hard only to have all the I-40 travelers pass right on by their town), I will spare you the sappiness. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. And of course clothes. Every now and ...
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FoyTales: July 2011
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Thursday, July 28, 2011. Lately, Monday through Thursday have been finding ways to wind me so tight that by the time Friday morning rolls around I very much resemble Cameron Frye skipping school to drive Ferris Bueller around in a Ferrari – unfortunately imagining my Acura as a Ferrari doesn’t make my day any easier. During the week, I can’t always read to James or swing with James or take his big blue alligator and crawl around the house pretending to “get” James. So much for the June Cleaver Award.
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FoyTales: October 2014
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Turning It Back On! You know those restaurants with “Make Your Own Salad Bars”? For less than $10 you can mosey on up to a buffet-style counter, grab a plate, and scoot down the line creating your own custom-made salad. It sounds simple enough, right? This salad bar has avocado and red bell peppers, so you add a few to make your salad feel fancy. James flipped on his internal defiance switch – and IT IS STUCK! Who turned into a toddler in the blink of an eye. I am no longer 1...
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FoyTales: Sunday Surprises!!!!
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. Life in the Foy House has been some kind of crazy for a while now. Most days Eddie and I are out-matched by James and Emory. James is into Spiderman these days so just watching him go from the den to the kitchen is like watching an episode straight out of American Ninja Warrior. And Em? She still the spitfire we've come to expect.even though we never know exactly WHAT. Well, life is going to get a little crazier soon.A special kind of crazy! SPOILER ALERT: It's not a baby dinosaur).
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FoyTales: February 2012
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Quality, Not Quantity. Oh, right – the blog…. There’s been a lot of give and take in the Foy house over the last couple of months. Trading in toys on shelves for toys strategically scattered on the floor so that I trip over at least two on my way out the door (and then sometimes fall onto the dog who I believe has also strategically placed himself in my path as well). Either way, there were things on my to-do list that didn’t get done. I was attentive to patients, I made my ...
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FoyTales: August 2011
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011. So, about that wedding. As we made our way up a gravel road to the rehearsal dinner I could still hear a faint rumble of thunder in the background, smell that distinct scent rain leaves behind and feel the layers of humidity sealing in the heat brought in earlier that day - all evidence that a strong storm had recently passed through. Though I enjoy the thrill and child-like excitement summertime storms so often deliver, I was relieved to have escaped the show that night.
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FoyTales: June 2012
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Friday, June 29, 2012. If I had only lied.my kid would have never morphed into a blueberry yesterday. Willy Wonka) Well, I told you I hadn't quite got it right, 'cause it goes a little funny when it gets to the dessert. It's the Blueberry Pie that does it. I'm terribly sorry! Violet Beauregarde) Mother, what's happening to me? Grandpa Joe)She's swelling up! Charlie) Like a blueberry! Willy Wonka) I've tried it on, like, twenty Oompa-Loompas and each one ended up as a blueberry. It's just weird! We've bee...
