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All Things Family

Family is not an important thing. It’s everything. -Michael J. Fox
All Things Mom. Dad. Grandparents. Aunts & Uncles. Cousins. Nieces & Nephews. Husband. Love them. Not Always Love Them (sometimes.) Either way, they’re always there. Of course they might also drive you crazy from time to time but isn’t that what it’s all about? Under this category you will find mentions from my childhood as well as In-Laws of HWMMS and the home we are creating together at Weber Wonderland, which may or may not include our beloved kitty cats and doggies.

Cousin Game Night!

Cousin Game Night!. We played the Little A Version of *Hey! That’s My Fish!* Basically because there are 12 of the cutest little penguin figures ever inside the…

Smith Family Brunch

Smith Family Brunch For Christmas this year instead of exchanging presents and gift cards the Smith Family (Me and my brother and his family and my cousins) exchanged…

Wedding Day

My *little* step-brother is getting married today. Little, much younger, you know same thing. That said, I do recall— in fact I do recall MATT recalling for me…

Sisters

And speaking of sisters…I found out over the HOLIDAY that I am getting another sister-in-law to welcome into the family! My step-brother Matthew and his lovely girlfriend are…

Thankful 4

Thankful 4 “Little A? What are those colored paper cut outs on the window? Turns out they are the number 4. Exactly what they looks like. And each…

Snow and Little A

Snow and Little A. My sister-in-law posted this on Facebook and my heart MELTED. “The night before A says “ya know what I heard on NPR NEWS??? It’s…

Yahtzee

“I feel the power of Yahtzee!” A family tradition. Unfortunately, I rolled THIS after I already blacked out the Yahtzee column.  Bah!

Rule of Smith Gift Giving

Rule of Smith Gift Giving Rule #1. (Only one rule to remember.) MUSTOPENGIFTGIVENTOYOUBYASMITHASSOONASHUMANLYPOSSIBLE. No patience involved. A Smith is so excited about the present they picked out they…

Four

Four. The most perfect, adorable, sweetest little human being on the planet, my niece Little A turns 4 today. Easter Birthday! She told her Mama she wanted a…

Breaking Up & Missing Family

The hardest part about breaking up…keeping in touch with the family and friends of the one you loved. Mark’s mom still sends me emails from time to time,…

All Things Jennifer in 56 years

All Things Jennifer blogging in 56 years? So…I’m here at the Smith house in the ‘burbs watching the Early Show and they were interviewing a 91 year old…

Aunt Jenny

My favourite role…So far in the whole wide world the best role I as allthingsjennifer have been blessed to play would be… Aunt Jenny.  My brother and sister-in-law…

Gma Baker

My GOD I miss my Gma Baker so much…Where does it come from? It’s been only 3 months and I still forget it happened. Correction, I try not…

Gma Baker, Rest in Peace

Well… My Gma Baker is resting in peace, she passed away this morning. The family got a phone call yesterday afternoon and all went down to the ER/hospital…

Love is…

Love is… My most precious niece Toddler A who has taken to calling me on the phone and asking me to come over. Yesterday she saved me from…

Bob Barr

Bob Barr? “Aunt Jenny, did you vote for Obama” “No, I voted for Bob Barr.” “Did you make a mistake?” (Laughing) “It’s ok, accidents happen!”

Election Results with the Smiths

Election Results with the Smiths 1. I’m in the Smith household where my 3.5 year old precocious niece tells me  “we vote for Obama.” As soon as the…

Smith Family Christmas Gift

Last year I bought matching PJ pants for all of the Smith Family for Christmas. Mark and I actually wore our matching pants over to my brother and…

Seriously?

No, seriously? C’mon already. I’m in the midst of the *busiesttimeever* at work. (Quite successfully mind you, however 16 days is freaking me out, I have so much…

Flea Party

My favorite person in the whole wide world turned 3 last weekend. And she wanted a FLEA themed birthday party. (Smart thinking little kid she is!) While Mommy…

97 Rock PRE-Valentine’s Girls Only Party

My adventures at the 97 Rock PRE-Valentine’s Girls Only Party My Aunt Ellen emails me last Monday and asks if I’d like to come along with her to…

Patience

Patience I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. -Margaret Thatcher I thought this one was especially appropriate since my *not quite yet…

Phone call to my niece.

Toddler A is now a wee bit over 2.7 years old. I called up her daddy tonight to answer a question. Of course I heard Toddler A squealing…

Sick

AAAAUGH! I had a 3:00 meeting, after the meeting I was back at my desk and realizing, I’m feeling sick again. My chest hurts. My head hurts THIS…

Save Carl Kasell’s Coffeemaker!

I *heart* weekend NPR. (Not so much the pledge drive, but tis a necessary evil.) Are you a member? And that damn pledge commercial with the teenagers singing…

Family Christmas

Part 1: Smith Family Christmas Part 2: Jen Family Christmas Since Day of Thanks was held at Lil Brother’s my mom thought we should have Christmas at my…

Babysitting

Ok, I love babysitting my niece. Nothing in the world makes me smile more than Baby A. But man, oh man…my heart is breaking! I put the little…