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VANESSA SHIELDS

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Category: My Family

My Family

Holiday Happiness!

December 31, 2015 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

It's been quite a wonderful holiday thus far! We are busy, busy at the Shields' house, but happy and full - inside and out. Santa came with a wildly generous heart...so Christmas morning was a rustle with paper tearing and loud yelps of joy. The one thing that Jett wished for was a Lego Millennium… Continue reading Holiday Happiness!

My Family · Parenting

Holiday Time (Almost)

December 15, 2015 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

So this is what I've been up to: buying and wrapping gifts writing and sending holiday cards helping the kids with school work/home work reading poetry Our dining room table is Grand Central Station. What's hilarious is the heave-it-off-to-eat-then-put-it-all-back-on habit that we've all grown accustomed to each time we eat dinner. Oh, you do that… Continue reading Holiday Time (Almost)

My Book · My Family · My YA Novel · Parenting

Results and Readings

August 28, 2015 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

The results are in! My ta-tas are just fine! All the squeezing and squishing garnered a clean slate for the boobies. Thanks for joining me on the journey...we'll meet again in two years! And my guts? Well, my guts are much better. I've been sleeping more and really focusing on not stressing out about my… Continue reading Results and Readings

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