We’ve been here quite a few days, and we’re living like college kids again. We haven’t even bothered to pack our clothes in the drawers — living out of bags, boxes from home still piled up, and we haven’t even unloaded the dishes from Aunt Betty. The sun is out, the lake is calm, and [...]
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This is a typical scene in my house. It usually means several things. One, they’ve figured out a way to reach something they wanted. Two, they have found either the Elf, or the candy. And, third, I will have to clean my closet it again. My boys, all four of them, were born as toddlers [...]
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I was right in the middle of doing so much that needed to get done. The kids were asleep in their beds. I had so many piles of papers to tackle, floors to clean, sinks to wipe down, clothes that still needed to be wash, and dates to enter into the family calendar. I was [...]
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I was standing in Half Price Books looking for some magazines, and my 3-year old suddenly had his arms full of stuff he wanted me to buy for him. Without even blinking an eye, my 11-year old, quickly knelt down and tried to explain to him that we weren’t buying all that stuff. I said [...]
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Today, don’t think about the president, or the election. Just look around you, and feel these words. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties
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You want to catch them, just before they open all the way. If you wait until they’re already open, they balls of lavender will fall off as they dry. I rarely have time to sit down anymore and make these. But one night, a friend stopped by with her new baby. So, I sat with [...]
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He’s back. And if there was any doubt in your mind that he was real, this proves he is. I should have saved this for July 25, for Christmas in July — but it was just too darn funny. Watch this
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