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Easter Cake, Visits and Laughs

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Easter is this Sunday and I’m excited to spend the day attending church and being with my family. We’ll have an Easter egg hunt, too, with a few goodies for the kids that I’m sure they’ll like. Besides going to church, which is the whole reason for the season, our family has a few Easter traditions that fill [Read More]

What Dinner at My House Looks Like

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I’m pleased to welcome Kate from Maternity Glow to the blog. She’s sharing the truth–the funny, realistic truth–about what dinner looks like at her house. Enjoy her post and let us know in the comments if you can relate! My dinner table is a thing of beauty. The fine China is out, the table is [Read More]

The 5 Dirtiest Places in my Car

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The abyss. The black hole. The crumb catcher. I’m taking about that sliver of space between the driver’s seat and the console in your car. In my car, it’s one of the dirtiest places. That’s why I’m pleased to be working with Drop Stop®, who provided me with a pair of neoprene seat gap fillers [Read More]

You Know You Are The Parent of a Tween When

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“Mom, I love you,” said my twelve-year-old son matter-of-factly. “I just wanted to tell you that before I hit puberty and I don’t want to hang out with you anymore.” I chuckled and smiled as he hugged me. He smiled back, his eyes crinkling in an infectious way that I love because I’m his mother. [Read More]

Disney World Rides, Food, and Fun

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My family makes an annual pilgrimage to Disney World every winter. It’s five fun-filled days of traipsing around the parks and remarking how temperatures in the 60s feel like summer to us, even as every Floridian we see is wearing a winter coat! This year there were no Hawks of Death or indecent groping of characters, [Read More]

5 Thoughts I Have Brushing My Daughter’s Hair

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While brushing my daughter’s hair, I am flooded with emotions. I’m delighted that she was blessed with a crown of golden, wavy hair. I’m dismayed that I’m the one who has to manage and maintain it until she’s older. It’s not easy and there are often tears and harsh words–from both of us! That’s why I’m pleased that [Read More]

10 Ways Living Through the 80s Made Me Stronger

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Sometimes my Tender Pumpkins ask me to get them a snack or drink of water while they lounge on the couch watching TV. Why? Because “You’re already up” or “You’re closer” they plead. At times like this, I fight the good fight. Laziness and privilege will not be rewarded. No, I stand firm and tell [Read More]

25 Great Places to Have a Children’s Birthday Party

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Want to know 25 Great Places to Have a Children’s Birthday Party? You’ve come to the right place! That’s because with two kids, ages 9 and 12, I feel like we’ve run the gauntlet with children’s birthday parties in the last decade. You name it, we’ve attended it or hosted it. So if you’re looking [Read More]

I Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant

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“Mom, Lily had a baby sister over Christmas!” my nine-year-old daughter exclaimed breathlessly. “Wait. What?” I questioned. “Yes! On New Year’s Day. Her name is Lace.” Huh, I thought to myself. I didn’t know Lily’s mom was pregnant. I had seen her before Christmas when she hosted Lily’s birthday party at her house. She didn’t [Read More]

10 Things You Can Say to a Kitten or a Baby

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Those of you who have been hanging around the blog for a while know that we are a cat family. You may recall our beloved Mr. Tabbers went to kitty Heaven this fall. Our poor, crushed hearts were only resuscitated in December when we welcomed a new kitten, Scooter, to the clan. I have to [Read More]

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