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Things We Can Learn From Young Love
Occasionally, I get emails from readers who are in high school asking about my relationship with Chris when we were young. Most of the time, these emails are from readers who are getting…
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How Elvis Fell in Love With Me
When I first moved to Florida, there was a snake in my driveway and I hit it with my car and you all shamed me for the brutal murder. Remember that? Ever since…
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Today Seems Important
Today I woke up and it seemed like an important day for some reason, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it… Were my taxes due? No…. Was it the first day…
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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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Teaching My Son Not to Share
“Mom!” said Bean. “I LOVE MY TREAT CUP!” “I’m so glad, Beanie!” “I just love my treat cup so much!” “Good, Beanie! That’s so great! You’re such a big boy!” “See? I just…
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Operation BWYP: Things My Sister Taught Me
My sister is coming into town today. She and her brand, spankin’ new husband, John Michael, are flying in to celebrate the 4th with all of us. Chris and I are picking her…
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Clean Bean
Bath time is still mine and Bean’s favorite part of the day. He sings all his song with me and does all his tricks…but never on command…
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Operation BWYP: New Fridge
When we first moved into our rental house, there were some…undesirable characteristics. It’s small and our things didn’t fit, for one thing. But the bigger problem was the refrigerator. It was tiny and…
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Sand Where No Sand Should Ever Be
On Saturday, Chris, Bean, and I decided to pack up the car, throw Bean in a bathing suit, and get the heck outta dodge! And where do newly relocated Floridians go when they…