We’re a frisky family. Which basically means I’m married to a man who can’t hold still. It’s not a bad thing, most of the time, because it means that even when I feel like curling up in a ball and wishing it all away, I get dragged out of the house with the family to do something healthy and productive. I’ve told you more times than I can count how hard it is for me to leave Summer behind. I…
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This is the only picture I can find of my grandmother. And if she knew I was posting this photo of her when she was within months of her death, she’d kill me. She really would. She thought she looked like a dried out old monkey. Literally. In fact she tried to slip a photo of a monkey to serve as her obituary photo, but my aunts and uncles intercepted it and used a real photo of her instead. It’s…
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My kids both start school a week from today. Big kid style. Precocious has been in school for years and years now, but Charming is about to enter first grade, which means he’s going to school with the big kids all day long. I’ve been really excited for this milestone forever, but now that it’s only a week away, I have to catch the sob in my chest every time I look at my baby boy. We’ve had the summer…
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Recently I had the chance to sit down and write a handful of notes to some friends I love. It’s not that rare of an occurrence for me, telling people how much I love and adore them. I’m the girl who runs up to people at conferences to profess my undying love. I email people on a regular basis just to say “hello, I adore you”. So it was a natural thing for me to sit down, pen in hand,…
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— This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for entering! — The winner is Ashlee. Let’s talk about Cancer for a minute. Cancer shouldn’t really get any face time at all anywhere, because the disease is the worst. In fact next to Lupus, Cancer is my 2nd least favorite disease of all time. My grandmother died after a long battle with breast Cancer. My cousin {and mother of 3} was diagnosed with Cancer when she was 30-something and underwent major treatment…
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Today’s a random sort of day for me, so I thought instead of sharing the newest beauty secret in my pocket, I’d share a quick story with you. I know, you’re waiting with bated breath, I can feel it. Several years ago when Precocious was a toddler, we lived in a small condominium in a different city. We lived close enough to Viktor’s office that he decided to buy a motorcycle for the quick commute. It didn’t hurt that his…
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I’m out with a sinus infection today, and thought about not blogging at all, until Viktor showed me this. And then I thought better of not blogging, I thought you all should know just how much I love you so I’m rewarding you with a photo of myself from when I was 3. Maybe 4. Ponchos were the height of fashion in the 1970’s, as were cowboy hats. At least in my house. And I’ve always, always loved red lipstick. …
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Two of my favorite entrepreneurial women are the minds behind Foxy Blunt. Jennifer and Danielle have come up with a hysterical {and frankly hysterically accurate} assortment of cards for every friend and occasion in your life. Right now? They’re all about cancer. And about telling cancer to take a hike. 50% of the proceeds of the “Bitch Slap Cancer” cards will go to the Young Survival Coalition. Plus? All breast cancer cards have free shipping through October, which {in case…
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I’m backed up today. Teaching classes at the church, baking, cleaning out my food storage and pantry, packing for a trip next week, and doing laundry. I’m going to try my darnedest to get a post up about Mighty Summit, so stay tuned. For now, I’m leaving you with a photo of my sweet Precocious and her cousin, taken right after the 4th of July parade last summer. Neither of these girls has a sister, but they love and fight…
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