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Five Things: The cold has me thinking I’d rather be . . .
. . . soaking in the sun at the Grand Wailea where D and I were married. . . . enjoying bubbles outside with the kids instead of snowballs. . . . wearing flip-flops. You know – shoes that don't take eons to put on your feet! . . . chowing down on…
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Easily annoyed.
Today I was so irritated by the non-hustle-and-bustleness of peeps in Target. All I could do while in the checkout line was laugh. And shake my head. Seriously. I had about five minutes to get through the checkout line, carry my loot to the car, load it, get in the…
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More Wintery Fun.
Gingerbread House making: We finished ours on Sunday and the boys had a blast. N did most of the decorating while W ate most of the sugared candies and gumdrops. We did, however, manage to find a small job that he quite enjoyed helping with. Placing gumdrops around the house.…
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It’s a cold, snowy day in Kansas. Whaddya gonna do?
Here's what I woke up to this morning: And let me tell ya, as pretty as it seems, it's really not. Not for me, that is. But here's what I've managed to do all day to keep myself sane. I've busted out a notebook to keep track of the…
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A carriage ride.
The kids and I partook in a carriage ride through a nearby shopping center this Saturday. Talk about fun! And, it was FREE, so that was even better! We almost went back again on Sunday but temps were so frigid so we decided against it. The weather was perfect for…
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The best Christmas program EVER!
Thursday was N’s Christmas program at school and he played Joseph in the nativity story. All of the kids were so darn cute and had rehearsed so hard for weeks and weeks and it was such a pleasure to be part of the audience! I did order a DVD of…
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Chocolate sheets? Sounds good, but it’s really not.
OK, so let me explain. Today I've been stain-sticking my camel colored flannel sheets because I'm trying to get the chocolate out of them. Last week the kids discovered a chocolate coin in their Christmas Countdown Socks. The problem is that N discovered his at about six o'clock that morning…
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My boys’ first tea party.
This past Sunday the kids and I attended the much anticipated Nutracker Tea Party. The show has been sold out for weeks and I was so thrilled to help promote it as a sponsor. In exhcange I received a sponsor table for ten and we invited our friends Alexander, John…
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The kindness of others.
I had just finished loading the groceries in my car this afternoon and was trying to figure out where the nearest cart area was in the parking lot. Then, out of nowhere, the nicest lady came over and said to me, "I'll take it….I'm going that way." I smiled and…