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Texts With My Sister
The kids and I are heading to my sister’s house in Atlanta tomorrow. We are making a pit stop at my mom’s house today first, though, to help her harvest her second batch…
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Family Theme Nights
We try to have some kind of family-themed night just about every Friday in our house. It’s a nice way to end the week and the kids really look forward to them. They…
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Sushi, Scavenger Hunts, and Summer Night Shenanigans
This past holiday weekend, Chris was itching for a project. Originally, I suggested that we paint the kitchen. This, of course, led to an entire kitchen renovation, which is still ongoing. More on…
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Raising Stubborn Children (named Gracie…)
My mom gave Chris and I the very best piece of parenting advice ever when the kids were about two and three years old. She said that she and my dad spent a…
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Makin’ Waves and Catchin’ Rays
Our last day in the Keys we rented a pontoon boat for the day. We rented ours from Pontoon George and I have mixed reviews about it. I mean, technically it was a…
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Visiting Key West and Bahai Honda State Park
Our second day in the Keys we headed down to Key West. We stayed in Key Largo, so a trip down to the very end of the Keys was going to take us…
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Day One: Exploring John Pennekamp State Park
One of my favorite parts of our vacation in the Keys was our time spent in John Pennekamp State Park. Our rental house was right across Rt. 1 from the entrance to the…
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Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig
Have you ever heard that saying? Home again, home again, jiggity jig? My parents used to say it all the time when we returned home from vacation or a trip away, and I…
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Summer Schedules
A few years ago, I learned that the trick to enjoying my summer was to have a very loose, flexible daily schedule. When I would wake up and just “see where the day…
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Happy 8th Birthday, Bean!
Yesterday Bean Man turned 8 years old. He was lucky this year and his birthday happened to fall on the first day of summer vacation, which was a coincidence that definitely needed to…
