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Family Dinner
My favorite thing in our house is the kitchen table. There's one thing I am a stickler about. People who know me would say I'm a stickler for a lot, but in my defense, I'm a Virgo. It was locked in the stars for me to be this anal. I've recently loosened the reins on bed … [Read more...] about Family Dinner
Wisconsin Peanut Squares
Every time I come home from visiting Mac Daddy's family in Wisconsin I need to detox. I eat my weight in kneecaps and peanut squares. I also indulge in local beer. Can you blame me? After 15 years of visiting Wisconsin, you'd think I would know how to pack better. … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Peanut Squares
My Boys Blog
I'm out of commission for a bit due to this acute tendinitis afflicting my elbow. I don't even play tennis, but I do love the skirts. An office job is killing me. God did not make our bodies to sit at a desk clickety-clacking all day long. The keyboard, the mouse, the small … [Read more...] about My Boys Blog
The Best Gift I Ever Got
Mac Daddy and the boys gave me this bracelet for my birthday last week. It has my sons' names and a small drawing on it representing their nicknames (Bird and Deal). When I tore into the silver and black box and saw the bracelet I positively SWOONED. I declared it was my most … [Read more...] about The Best Gift I Ever Got
Reading The Little Prince to My Little Princes
Every night the boys and I curl up on the couch or on Deal's bed, always Deal's bed for some reason, to read. Bird is 10, and Deal is 8. I know our time to read together is limited. They still enjoy the voices and inflections I use in read-alouds. Oh, they roar and groan and roll … [Read more...] about Reading The Little Prince to My Little Princes
Run Off the Road
I write this hurriedly, in a frenzy really. My fingers are clacking at the keyboard with an intensity that mimics my heart racing. I feel my heart bursting, my eyes welling, and a lump the size of an apricot in my throat. I'm writing with no regard for grammar, … [Read more...] about Run Off the Road