Parenting
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A Hypothetical Playdate
Let’s say – hypothetically – that there were two families who lived in Orlando and were tired of their own pools and had OD’d on the beach the week before. And so –…
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Summer Supplies at the Dollar Store
We are still actively using our game closet on a daily basis around here. Never more so than in the summertime. The trick to maintaining this closet, I have found, is to keep…
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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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Celebrating a Five Year Old in Style!
Michael turned FIVE last SUNDAY, people. FIVE YEARS OLD! How did this HAPPEN!?!? My womb is saddened by this news. She feels old and useless. And old. And empty. But mostly old. We…
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Making the Dollar Store Work for Teacher Gifts!
This year, we have seven teacher gifts to give. SEVEN. That is one drastic downside of daycare. There are so many teachers to thank! Gracie has three alone in her classroom, and then…
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Overjoyed With Under-Scheduling
As parents, one thing Chris and I have purposefully shied away from is over-scheduling our kids. Remember last summer (or was it two ago now?) when I over scheduled Bean as soon as…
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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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Cheers and Tears for Swimming Lessons
Yesterday was the first day of swimming lessons for Bean and Gracie. We do swimming lessons every summer, and last year even did several rounds of them throughout the summer because Bean liked…
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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,…
