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First Day of Kindergarten
Today was Bean’s first day of kindergarten!!!!! He was so stinking excited! We all were, really. There have only been two times in the kindergarten preparation that made a little teary. The first…
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All Good Things Come to an End
Last week was my first week back at school. Boooooooo!!!!!! Hisssssssssss!!!!! Students don’t come back to school until August 18, but we had to go back early for a two week training and…
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Sideline Momma
Last week, I took the kids to the Downtown Disney splash pad. It’s one of our favorite summertime places. We went early in the morning (before 9:30) to avoid the summer Disney traffic.…
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Where Did My Sweet Boy Go?
The past week or so with the kids has about driven Chris and I insane. Gracie is at a pretty decent stage right now, actually. She is happy and loud and active and…
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A New Kind of Mother’s Day
My first Mother’s Day was super special to me. I hadn’t even had Bean yet. After an insane day of nesting and spontaneously needing to clean things that I had never felt the…
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Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.
On Saturday, we said goodbye to my sweet Lucy Girl. About six months ago, Lucy had liver failure and while she was able to get back to a point where she was functioning…
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Kindergarten Paperwork
Baby fever. I’ve gots it in a bad way. The other night, I was talking on the phone with a girlfriend who has a four-week old son. She was talking about how hard…
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Parenting Through Trembling Lips
A lot of parents worry about their kids. Worry comes with the job description. But, honestly, I haven’t consistently worried about my kids in quite a while. Both are old enough to express…
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Surviving Survival Mode
Oh, my. The last two weeks have kicked my booty, friends. We have been in survival mode around here lately, but I think we are finally coming out of it. I can’t remember…
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Giveaway Winner and Bedtime
It was the first day of school for me today. I welcomed 120+ students into a new school year, and, let me tell you, that is some exhausting work! I am BEAT! And…