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A fangirl mom-of-three trying to balance her love of family, books, baking and nail polish while spending most of her hours waiting for the kids in the pull-through lane at school.
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What does your jewelry mean to you? I’ve been wearing the rings with the kids’ names, my favorite saying “omnia vincit amor” and one of my favorite quotes from Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments. How about you? What jewelry do you wear that’s meaningful to you?
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There are things that look gorgeous from far away…like snow.
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There are hairstyles that most women naturally default to. Oh, you know who you are. And let’s face it, I’m one of you, too. I love my bob. I confess. It’s practical and always looks good. I’ve worn variations of it since I was 19 years old. But today, my darling, artistic-souled hairstylist suggested layering […]
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The sheer size of the sixth grade band is impressive. I adore that music (band, chorus, strings) are a requirement in sixth grade. Music really does feed the soul. See? A soul being fed. Rock on, dude, rock on. Also, if you sit near our family, be warned…we are loud when it comes to cheering.
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Our family has certain rituals that we stick to, no matter what. Like a trip to a pumpkin farm. This year we chose Lattin Farms. Who doesn’t love a hay ride? Who doesn’t love the chance to walk through muddy fields in search of the perfect pumpkin? Who doesn’t love cheesy moments? […]
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Alex’s long hair was getting more than a little unmanagable and he’d worn it longer for a year. It was just time to…cut it all off. What emerged underneath all that hair, was a middle school boy that looked vaguely familar. Change is sometimes a good thing indeed.
posted in: Balance, Milestones, Things We Do
Fall, for us, signals the start of swim lessons. The girls swim during the school year and I, frankly, look forward to a relatively peaceful 30 minutes of reading time. After the hot, hurried days of summer, it feels good to be back in our routine and swim lessons always signals the start of that.