Hi y'all! Have you see that Buzzfeed post about parents at the beginning of the year versus parents at the end of the year? That is totally me right now. But summer is coming! It's nice and warm here in our little oasis at the end of the Bay. Life hums along as my husband and I take care of the …
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The truth is, sometimes I watch my children with envy. They eat popsicles on sunny days and drink hot cocoa on cold ones. They explore muddy orchards after rainstorms and build Roxaboxen-style homes while they keep one eye out for Indians. Their biggest problems are remembering to flush the toilet …
"Taco Bell! Burger King!" "Dad, look! It's a Pizza Hut!" I was 12; my sister was 9. We were in Puerto Rico with our parents—a trip we had looked forward to for months. But do you know what we did straight through the vacation? We complained. I mean, yeah, we stayed in a beachfront condo on a tiny …
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We've made some progress in our home! We absolutely love our neighbors and the townhouse itself, and I'm having so much fun getting a taste for decorating. Our bedrooms are still untouched (as in, our master has zero actual furniture), but the living area is coming together! One of our challenges …
I watch her, a blue-eyed eighteen-year-old, speak directly into the microphone. Her eyes sparkle as she addresses the congregation. Her posture is impeccable. She is me twelve years ago. I was the blue-eyed girl who felt like 18 was so much older than 17. Eighteen just sounds like you're on the …
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A few mornings ago, as we stepped outside in the chill of the early morning air, my six-year-old son stopped in his tracks and said— "Smell that! Take a deep breath." "It's so fresh," his brother followed up. And my heart stretched a little on both sides. :) Maybe my subtle efforts to live …
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