• Happy Birthday, Chris!

    / July 10, 2012 / 13 Comments

    This past Sunday was Chris’s 29th birthday. Have I ever told you about how I never remember the date of Chris’s birthday? I don’t know why I have such a problem with it,…

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  • How I Became a “Yes” Mom

    / July 9, 2012 / 19 Comments

    Bean is three years old. Which means a large part of my day is spent telling him no. No, you cannot bring those rocks inside. No, you cannot wear slippers to church. No,…

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  • Really Good Days

    / July 5, 2012 / 14 Comments

    Do you ever have those really good days? Days when the sun is shining and your hair looks good and no one pitches a fit and everyone takes a nap and your husband…

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  • Two Days, Two Dates, Too Old

    / July 3, 2012 / 9 Comments

    For the past year and for the next coming year, I’m taking classes as part of my process of completing my teaching certification. Some of the classes are online, but two or three…

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  • Better Run, Run, Run

    / June 6, 2012 / 17 Comments

    I can usually tell how I’m feeling about life in general based on how my running is going. Right now, I can barely get my butt out of bed. I am dragging fo’…

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  • MamaBear 5k

    / May 28, 2012 / 25 Comments

    This past weekend, we went to Atlanta to spend some time with my sister and brother-in-law. On Saturday morning, we got up early because John Michael and I were running a local charity…

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  • Brain Dump.

    / May 18, 2012 / 11 Comments

    1. Kate is a shoe-flinger.  Her shoes are never side by side.  She just kicks them off as she walks somehow. 2. Gracie yells a lot.  Maybe just is going to be a…

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  • Things Change

    / May 17, 2012 / 16 Comments

    When things are going smoothly in my life, I run out of blog fodder.  Can you tell? I haven’t had much to blog about these days because there’s been no crisis, little fighting,…

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