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Maw Maw’s Fantastic Chocolate Pie!

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Today is National Pie Day…one of my favorite days of the year!  I decided in honor of the pies, I would make my favorite….my Great Grandmother’s (Maw Maw) Fantastic Chocolate Pie! I realize the pie’s not perfect, but whoever heard … Continue reading →

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The wall

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Have you ever worked really hard at something only to find that you’ve been doing it wrong the entire time? Jeez… I feel like I’ve been banging my head on the wall and just realized that it was getting me … Continue reading →

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Christmas Joys!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year…our sweet baby Jesus was born, the jolly sentimental songs, The Christmas Story on T.V. (you’ll shoot your eye out!) and Charlie Brown, snowy clydesdale commercials, cheery houses adorned with lights, nostalgic … Continue reading →

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Homemade Gifts Part 2 (Felt/Fabric dolls)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

These dolls, I’m hoping, will help keep Nora’s attention on the soccer field, in the car on long trips and even at church! Because they are only fabric & felt they should make for…dare I say it…QUIET play! The dolls … Continue reading →

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How Thanksgiving really came to be!

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Ya’ll I had a conversation with my 6 year old (Henry) last night that made me realize I’ve had this whole Pilgrim & Thanksgiving thing all wrong!  According to this 6 yr. old 1st grader the story goes something like … Continue reading →

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Quit worrying so much…it wont kill em!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

You know, as parents we tend to fret about a lot of things….like are we feeding our kids good enough, and if we are, can we afford to do it for very long? I mean really…organic fruits & veggies and … Continue reading →

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Road Trip!!!

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Ya’ll I’ve got road fat! You know the kind…..the sit on your butt for days as you drive cross country and eat nothing but fried food (it’s the rule right?) and munchies for endless miles upon miles kind!! I guess … Continue reading →

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And that’s why you don’t throw matchbox cars!!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

So I taught my boys another lesson the other day….it was one I wish I would’ve taught them some other way, but it is what it is…. You see.. I had been having the most horrible day.  You know, the … Continue reading →

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O No She Didn’t!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

She said what?  She must have been drinking..heavily…otherwise she NEVER would have said that! What did she say? Well…. She said Ann Romney, stay at home Mom to 5 boys, had NEVER worked a day in her life!!!!!     … Continue reading →

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Parenthood..or something like it!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Alright, for those of you without children I’m just gonna lay it out for you right now….being a parent is a lot like being a pinball. Just when you think you are getting somewhere, out of nowhere something smacks you … Continue reading →

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