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But, Oh, Those Summer Nights
Summer days around here are pretty awesome. The pool, the beach, splash pads, ice cream trucks, skipping naps, library visits, play dates, movie days, Disney adventures, playground afternoons, swimming lessons, imagination camps… and…
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“Mrs. Brown, we have your children.”
This week has been a whirlwind. I have been in a week long digital curriculum training for school, and will continue to be in it through part of next week. I have been…
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Family Pictures – A Success!
We have been planning our family portraits with Jenn Hopkins for a few months now. I took time to plan out what we would each wear. I scoured Pinterest for props and pose…
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Confession: Sometimes I Suck at Life
The last two weeks for me have been some of the busiest of the year. Not only have my own children begun their end of the school year activities (our daycare uses a…
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An Eyeball in Her Nose
Last Friday, I was sitting down to begin a training session I was attending all day for work. We had barely gotten started when my phone rang at 9:00am. It was the daycare.…
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At the End of the Day
At the end of the day, Chris and I are drained. Work has taken a ton out of me. If I go to the gym, that takes more out of me. Cooking dinner,…
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The Grammar of Marriage
I’m never more reminded of how lucky I am to have Chris than when we face a challenge together. Over the years, we have learned that the only way to make it through…
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If You Give a Boy a Swing Set
If you give a boy a swing set, chances are he’s going to ask for you to turn the sprinklers on so he can swing in the “rain.” And if the boy gets…
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Why I Quit My Happiness Project
April has come and almost gone. There have been no Happiness Project updates this month for one very simple reason: there is no more Happiness Project. I struggled with quitting my Happiness Project…
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