Around the House
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Summer Fail.
Yesterday was the first, real, official, full day of summer in our house. I had big plans. BIG PLANS. I made a summer schedule, a summer bucket list, and a list of home…
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#MCrenovation
When we bought this house, one of the things that appealed the most to us was this extra living space downstairs. Our house has a split floor plan, with bedrooms and two full…
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Purging My Schedule
The other day at lunch, I ran up to the grocery store near my school to pick up a few things for an ice cream party I was throwing some of my students.…
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I’ll Miss This One Day
This past Saturday afternoon, we were all in the kitchen having lunch. We had a baseball game to get to, and Chris and I were hurrying around trying to get ready to go…
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You Look Like a Troll
Tonight as I was cooking dinner, Gracie came into the kitchen holding her hair in her hands. “What’s wrong with you, chicka chicka boom boom?” I teased her. Silence. “Gracie?” I said, giving…
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A Boy’s World
Bean got a new bed last week. We traded his queen sized bed (which he loved and we had to promise would be replaced with something infinitely cooler…) for a bunk bed. He…
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Family Labor
This past weekend, Chris’s mom and her boyfriend, Charles, came to town for a quick visit. We hadn’t seen them since January, and it was time for Grandmomma snuggles. Coincidentally, the day before…
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Weirdness on a Thursday
Is there a full moon? Because today was weird, y’all. Was it just me or was everyone just slightly off their rocker all day long? My students at school were weird. There were…
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No Fences Make Embarrassing Neighbors
We are replacing the fence in our backyard. This requires several steps. We had to take down the existing fence (because even though we are already paying thousands of dollars for a new…
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Boyhood Knows No Age
On Easter Sunday, my children were actually easy to get ready. Talk about an Easter miracle! They put on the clothes I laid out, didn’t complain when they had to wear a belt…
