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Easter Baskets, 2013
This year, the Easter baskets runneth over for my kids. Both grandmothers and I all made Easter baskets, so we are doling them out at various points throughout Easter weekend. Grandmomma’s baskets will…
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I. Am. The Mom.
With the holidays upon us, we are all gearing up for extended visits with family. That can be such a fun time with a newborn, but it can be incredibly stressful for new…
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Someone Else’s Holiday
I think one of the hardest parts of being a newlywed is learning how to navigate the holidays as a married couple. It took Chris and I a few years to get the…
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Christmas Week, Part Two
Thursday night after the ladies of the family had pampered ourselves silly and the boys had destroyed each other on the golf course, there was a mysterious knock at the door… And who…
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Fourth of July on the Seventh
We celebrated the Fourth of July at my parent’s house with my sister, Ginny, and her hubby, John Michael. John Michael is close to seven feet tall, so I worried that when Bean…
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The Fun is in the Imperfections
This year, Chris and I decided to send an electronic Christmas card to anyone who left a comment on our blog this year. Don’t worry – that’s all we know how to…
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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 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…
