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It pains me.  PAINS me to think there are Moms out there who don’t read this blog.  I love this woman.  I LOVE HER.  If you don’t love her, please never speak of it to me.

How could I go wrong?  This girl is covered in awesome.  

In my defense, I was in a deep after-Christmas haze. I knew it was New Year’s Eve, I knew I had a bag of black eyed peas from last year I didn’t use and I was under the impression I … Continue reading →

As usual, I tried for a month straight to get a picture “good enough” to send to our loved ones via a Christmas card.  A picture to convey how beautiful, happy, and content we are. Generally, we come to no … Continue reading →

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be Miss America.  I had no higher aspirations, I just really, really, wanted to be Miss America. But that little girl grew up.  And she started paying attention to the world … Continue reading →

Is there something you MUST eat when on a road trip? It seems to be the only time I eat beef jerky.  Why do I crave beef jerky on the road? My Mother eats Cheetos.  My Dad would buy those … Continue reading →

I would like to begin with the only excuse I have: 1)  I became deathly ill with food poisoning and was sick for a full 4 weeks.   Ack!  That’s not good enough, though, true.  I hate that my biggest … Continue reading →

For a full year I’ve been hearing off and on about last year’s Christmas disaster.  Why DIDN’T Santa bring him the machine that shot out mittens that Jackson asked for? Really, it was what his heart of hearts wanted.  I … Continue reading →

This is what my kids have been waiting for.  They are so excited “Christmas Time” is here.  What a way to kick it off. The charm and magic of it all is not lost on me.  Sometimes I wonder how … Continue reading →

It all started out innocently.  Jack had a very small Birthday party and the children brought him lovely gifts.  I told him if he wanted to continue to have Birthday parties, he should write thank you notes to said children. … Continue reading →