Holidays
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My Home for the Holidays
You know those people who leave their Christmas lights up all year long? I would totally be one of those people if Chris would let me. I love Christmas. And…
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Family, Pictures, and Grown Up Little Sisters
This past week we loaded up the fruitcake and stuffed Beanie in his car seat and drove 10 hours to my sister’s house in Virginia. Once we got on the road though,…
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Beancast: Traveling for Thanksgiving
This year, we traveled to Virginia to spend Thanksgiving with my family at my sister’s house. The trip was supposed to take 10 hours according to Mapquest. We factored in an…
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A Thanksgiving Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, Today we come to you in thanks for all the many blessings you have given to us. We thank you for the people in our lives that show us…
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A CAR RIDE! WE’RE GOING ON A CAR RIDE!
When I was in middle school the movie Homeward Bound came out. I don’t remember anything about that movie except that this one big, stupid, floppy dog loved cars and whenever his…
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The Grandmomma Has Landed
On Saturday evening, the Heavens opened up and dropped a Grandmomma on my front porch. Beanie was pretty excited. So was I. Chris’ mom, Jackie, and her boyfriend, Charles (which I like…
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Giveaway: Traditions and Shtuff
To me, the holidays are about traditions. And presents. And fudge. But mostly about traditions. In my family, my Mom’s Christmas village is a tradition that I love. …
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Family (Dis)function
Chris and I originally planned to be at our house for Christmas this year. It was going to be our first time having Christmas in our own house. I figured that…
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A New Santa Claus is Born
With Beanie’s birth this year, a new Santa Claus was born. Chris and I have been excited about being Santa since we first found out we were pregnant. There are lots…
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An Amazonian Christmas
This week, we’re preparing for Christmas here on Marriage Confessions. And you can’t talk Christmas without talking presents. And you can’t talk presents without first talking about budgeting. Actually, I guess…
