My Weekend House Guests

Elf_On_The_Shelf

Josh was out of town last week and this weekend. Which meant only one important thing to me: SOLO PARENTING. Which any mom knows, is tough. Especially when you are used to having a husband who helps a lot. However, our house was not empty. We had lots of visitors; including and not limited to… [...]

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The BEST Gift

Puppy Vandy

We slowly stepped off the airplane with our sun kissed skin, tousled, salt water hair and took a deep breath. We were home. Yet, our minds and thoughts were somewhere else. We weren’t ready to be home from our glorious honeymoon in the Turks & Caicos. Back to reality. We slowly made our way through [...]

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My Family is Complete

Thomas the Fish

Do you remember earlier this summer when I was contemplating a 3rd child because of all of the baby pushers? I would like to announce that I am officially…. NOT PREGNANT. I would like to announce that I am officially….DONE. D – O – N – E #Done I am most definitely sticking with my [...]

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I Am Officially A Crazy Person

Cooper

You all remember that I am leaving in less than 24 hours for BlogHer in San Diego, right? I haven’t started packing. Which reminds me that I should do that once I finish this post. I have a million things to do before I leave. (Moms, you know what that is like…) I am leaving [...]

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Vandy

Every once in awhile, life throws you a curve ball. A curve ball that rocks your world. Strikes deep in your soul. And literally takes your breath away. This week, our family had to say goodbye to our beloved Golden Retriever, Vandy. Vandy was my 1st baby. A gift from my parents for our wedding [...]

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Happy Birthday to my 1st Baby!

Vandy Boy

Today, my beloved golden retriever, Vandy, turns 10 years old. I can’t believe he is 10 already! Where does the time go? Even though he drives me absolutely bonkers sometimes, he will always be my 1st baby. On this day, I would like to make some promises to Vandy. You see, even though he was [...]

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