Gracie
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Ideas for a Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony
This past Saturday, my mom and I hosted Gracie’s Daisy troop bridging ceremony at my house. Our Girl Scout troop was bridging from Daisies to Brownies, which happens at the end of 1st…
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How to Mom: Multicultural Day
So, a few weeks ago, Gracie brought home this huge Multicultural Day project. She was super excited and wanted to start working on it right away, but I told her we had two…
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5 Little Moments
1. Twice a week, I sit in my van for an hour while Gracie goes to tennis lessons. Bean stays in the van with me. And it is torture for both of us. …
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First Day of School, 2017
IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which, at least for the time being, is super exciting around my house. One day, I’m sure this will not be such a happy day for them,…
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A Different Kind of Summer
In the first few weeks of summer, I quickly realized that this summer would be… different. For one thing, Bean and Gracie are starting to separate themselves from each other in some ways.…
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Raising Stubborn Children (named Gracie…)
My mom gave Chris and I the very best piece of parenting advice ever when the kids were about two and three years old. She said that she and my dad spent a…
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I Was Mean Girled by My Own Daughter
We are heading to the Keys for a week-long vacation soon, and so I loaded the kids up late last week to head over to Target for the dreaded bathing suit purchase. Can…
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Hello, Summer!
Today was the last day of school for our family. Hallelujah! I woke up super early just so I could have time to get these pictures taken, which involves scouring all my computer…
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Double Trouble
The older kids get, the harder it is to keep a straight face when they are in trouble. AmIright???? The other day, we were driving down the road and they were getting on…
