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“Can you tell me a story, Mommy?” Some days it’s fun. But some days, it feels like the most exhausting thing in the world to conjure up a good story.…

It’s one of those high octane domestic Mondays. I love them. Never dreamed I would love Mondays so much; but next to Saturday, they are often my favorite day of…

Check out this most amazing giveaway. Or wait, don’t. Because then the odds of me winning are higher. But seriously, everyone will want to win this … and of course,…

Today ~ 2.5 hours on the road ~ annoying, no fault* fender bender ~ 3 bushels of apples made into applesauce ~ a cricket serenading us most of the way…

…because moments like these need to memorialized forever. Liam and I before lunch: Liam: “Me go mine ding det.” (swing set) Me: “Mommy is going to clean the basement after…

Yummy Sticky Sweet Sticky Jam.  Jam.  Jam.  Jam.  For the first time in eight years, I cooked jam.  A long, long, long time ago aka fifteen years ago Mom and…

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School is starting one week from today. Apparently I missed the genetic code for Mom’s not wanting to realize their children are growing up on my way down through heaven…

I am officially bored with allergy friendly food. So I thought I’d kick it up a notch, dump some stuff together, and create something new and safe. Why not? I…

I sat and watched the sun burn the mist away from the trees this morning while hummingbirds warred with each other right outside the window. Birds were swooping across the…