Parenting

  • Relax. It’s Little League.

    / May 15, 2016 / 3 Comments

    Bean’s team had playoffs this weekend.  They played on Saturday and Sunday and won both games, which means they are headed to the championship game this week. I’m so proud of him because…

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  • You Look Like a Troll

    / May 11, 2016 / 8 Comments

    Tonight as I was cooking dinner, Gracie came into the kitchen holding her hair in her hands. “What’s wrong with you, chicka chicka boom boom?” I teased her. Silence. “Gracie?” I said, giving…

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  • A Boy’s World

    / May 11, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Bean got a new bed last week.  We traded his queen sized bed (which he loved and we had to promise would be replaced with something infinitely cooler…) for a bunk bed. He…

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  • Happy Mother’s Day to Me!

    / May 8, 2016 / 2 Comments

    As the kids get older, the Mother’s Days become even better. They are filled with more handmade artwork and lots of “you’re the best mommy ever’s.” My Mother’s Day celebration actually began Friday…

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  • Guilt’s a Punk

    / April 12, 2016 / 7 Comments

    So, the guilt beast showed up this week with guns blazing.  I’ve been feeling pretty great lately about our family, and that guilt bastard sniffed out my confidence and was like, “WHOAH, THERE…

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  • Happy Campers

    / April 11, 2016 / 4 Comments

    This past weekend, we went camping with some families from our Cub Scout pack at Ft. De Soto National Park right outside of St. Petersburg, Florida. This was our second time camping with…

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  • Report Card Predictions

    / April 7, 2016 / 2 Comments

    Bean got his report card last week. All A’s, of course. Even in math. He gets it from his daddy. His favorite subject is math. And his favorite part about math is counting…

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