Around the House
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A Quick Dinner Idea for a Sick Friend
One of the families that we are close with recently experienced a loss and, like any good Southern community, a meal train was immediately circulated. Do you have meal trains where you live? …
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Playing (with the) Opossum
Opossums have always held a special place in my heart. When I was growing up, my grandma lived with us for most of my childhood. I can remember anytime we had been out…
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Chores for Elementary Aged Children
I started to write this post and it reminded me of a little spelling test Gracie took a few months ago in which she forgot a very important letter in one of her…
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Fall, You’re Late to the Party
I love seeing people’s pictures of fall on my Instagram and Facebook feeds. I obsess over chunky, soft sweaters, warm, leather boots, orange and red foliage, and even Starbucks cups filled with pumpkin…
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Hurricane Irma
This past Sunday, Hurricane Irma hit Orlando with a vengeance. Thankfully, we had enough time to prepare, but we weren’t exactly sure what we were preparing for. We knew we were going to…
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Catch Ups and Weekends
Last week I was back in school for preplanning and it basically kicked my butt. I started to regret my afternoon naps and staying in my pajamas all day during the summer because…
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Regretting My Summer
I love teaching and I would do it whether we had summers off or not, but I do love having that time every year with my kids. Summers have always been my favorite…
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Summer Schedules
A few years ago, I learned that the trick to enjoying my summer was to have a very loose, flexible daily schedule. When I would wake up and just “see where the day…
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Chasing the Cruds Away
Thursday morning, I had a horrible headache, which is really uncommon for me. By Thursday night, my throat was itching, and by Friday afternoon, I had a fever. Yuck. I came home Friday…
