Archive for the ‘family’ Category

Last week I had a surprise contest where I asked you to email your answers to this question: What activities do you do with your kids when you are stuck in the house during cold weather? (You know, so you don’t LOSE YOUR MIND)… Here are all the wonderful ideas you submitted: 1.Buy games and
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Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com (by the way this is her SCARY Halloween dance!) 3 p.m. is dance around the house like crazy ladies time. It is my favorite part of the day. It helps us to remember no matter what the day has been like that we still have a lot of fun
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I went to a blogger event a couple of weeks ago and sat next to some ladies who didn’t have any kids, so we got talking about our PETS that we just adore. I have to be honest- it was a bit refreshing to talk about animals instead of the same old children chit chat. It got
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Amber from Because Babies Grow Up is hosting a Fall Fling and asked if I would do a post on what we do to celebrate fall! You can join in the fun at her Fall Fling.  She has fun posts, giveaways, and fun ways you can become a part of her awesome Fall Fling.  Just click the
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Whenever we decide to go “Exploring, Collecting, or Investigating” those titles seem to have a bit of a jinx to them. It seems whenever we go on an expedition, the rain follows us.  Some days we don’t mind, but others make us run for cover. This past Sunday was such a wonderfully relaxing day, and I
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The end of summer is coming.  You know it’s true.  So what are you going to do with your last days? We went to the beach (yes the beach, Tyler).  Every time anyone said it was the ocean, or the beach, or that it was sand, he had to hurry and correct us.  No, in fact, it
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We have never had family photos done. There is a reason. And the photographer realized what it was 2 minutes after meeting us. I cannot control my children.  Yes, they are 1 1/2 and 3, but still- who is their mother?!  I have no idea. I know I only have two, and I can’t do it.  Mothers
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My baby sister’s name is Laura Lou; my mother called her that when she was little and it stuck with me. She has been gone on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for a few months and has quite a few months left. I felt very guilty when she left.
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My thoughts have me worried today. I keep on trying to push them out of my mind, trying to search for some silly catalyst that might have brought them to the surface. I most definitely do not want to face the reality that they are promptings, important decisions we need to start talking about now.
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