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A homemade doughnut weekend
Any weekend that kicks off with homemade doughnuts is bound to be a good one. (And this is why I’m dieting. But, hey, I’ve lost just over 11 pounds. I’m happy about that!) I decided to try my hand at …
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A potty training update
I told you last week that we had started potty training and were under potty training house arrest. It was intense. It was a lot of work, but we have been sprung free and the kiddo is doing great!…
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Getting comfortable in my own skin
This week I’ve been feeling older. Not like my body is going downhill or my hair is turning gray (though my body isn’t in its best shape and I do find white hairs sometimes that I immediately pluck), but more …
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Cousin time!
Before I was a mom, I was an aunt. My brother and his wife had a beautiful baby girl in August 2007. I remember going to the hospital to meet her and feeling my heart somehow nearly beat out of …
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A good & bad day
Some days are easier than others. On the flip side, some days are harder than others. And sometimes you get both in one day. That’s what today has been like for me.
My day started around 4 a.m. Here’s the …
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Potty training house arrest
We have been working on potty training just a little bit for the last few months. We started slowly with letting her sort of do her own thing. Sometimes she was interested. Sometimes she wasn’t. Then the last couple of …
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Kiddo thank yous
I’ve recently written lists of often unsaid thank yous for moms and for dads. Today, I finish that line of thinking with thank yous for the little ones in our lives. I thank my child for many things, but …
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Stuffed hot dogs
OK, so the irony of posting a recipe in the next blog after telling you how I am a non-homemade mommy isn’t lost on me. But, I made a recipe of my mom’s this week that I’ve not had since …
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A non-homemade mommy
I have a confession. (Well, I’m not sure that it’s a confession, because I’m not really ashamed of it.)
I’m a non-homemade mommy.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some things that I do myself from scratch, but for the …