Parenting
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Soak Up the Fun
Staying home on maternity leave (and now summer break from school) has left me sometimes feeling a little guilty. At the end of every day, I look around and ask myself if I…
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You Guys Do This, Too, Right???
Lately, I’ve had a small concern in the back of my mind. I have a strong suspicion that the Department of Children and Families may take my children from me. Why would I…
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Rapid Fire
I’ve learned that with babies, it’s best to set your camera to continuous shooting. They twitch and fidget so much that it’s too hard to catch them at just the right moment for…
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Wake Up, Gracie Girl!
WARNING: I speak in a high-pitched tone throughout this video that may possibly only be heard by dogs. Also, there is a fair amount…nay, an excessive amount of baby talk. Proceed accordingly.
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Bean’s Birthday Presents
Last week was Bean’s 2nd birthday. We celebrated on the actual day with Chris’s sister, Annie, and pizza on our back porch. After pizza, we came back inside to have birthday cake. There…
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Bean!
Today is Bean’s 2nd birthday. I can’t believe it. On one hand, I can’t believe that he’s already two. Where has the time gone? Wasn’t I just pregnant and painting a baby blue…
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Chantilly Lace
Chantilly lace and a pretty face A ponytail hangin’ down A wiggle in her walk And a giggle in her talk Makes the world go round, round, round There ain’t nothing in the…
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Home Edumacation
This summer while the kids are home with me, I am really trying to work with Bean so that he gets as much learning at home as he did at daycare on a…
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Tragedy Through a Mother’s Eyes
Today I am at a funeral. It was unexpected and untimely and though no death is easy to face, it is this kind of death that seems even harder. Last night as I…
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Girls and Boys
Last week, Bean had a play date with a friend of ours from church. We sat out on our back porch and let the kids play until they were hot and sweaty and…
