Category: Parenting
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Zeb's Last Year as a Teen
Yeah, he was cute as a little guy (says this totally un-biased mamma). But he’s even more awesome now! How do kids do that? They just keep getting better and better… Anyway, I digress. Today is our Zebulon’s 19th birthday. And we are so thankful for him. Zeb’s sense of adventure and eagerness to…
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Zeb’s Last Year as a Teen
Yeah, he was cute as a little guy (says this totally un-biased mamma). But he’s even more awesome now! How do kids do that? They just keep getting better and better… Anyway, I digress. Today is our Zebulon’s 19th birthday. And we are so thankful for him. Zeb’s sense of adventure and eagerness to…
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A Perfect Weekend
This past weekend was a prime example of how wondrous home life is. It was filled with laughter, love, creativity and fun work. Often it’s the simple things that tip the scale to completely marvelous. It all began Friday morning when I joined one of my best friends in attending the middle school play. Her daughter…
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Feelin’ at Home
It’s true. I’m a huge leopard print fan. My boys and man have indulged me greatly, providing me with mugs, slippers, blankets, steering-wheel covers, etc. Now I’m on the road and got to visit some of my favorite people. They didn’t know about my passion yet coincidentally surrounded me with the print – from umbrellas…
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10,000 Miles Since June
On our latest trip, my husband noted we have driven almost 10,000 miles since June, and we’re still going! (And that doesn’t even include flights.) I think I am taking my job as an employee working for a distributed company very seriously. When people hear what my family is up to, we often get raised…
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Hudi Turns Sixteen
He stands over half a foot taller than I, but he will always be my baby (as are his brothers). I’m not certain when my youngest child morphed into a young man, but it happened. His zeal for life is inspiring. Whether he is teaching people how to snowboard and ski, mowing lawns for neighbors,…
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What is Ten Minutes?
That’s a question that hit me hard about a decade ago. I was a freelance writer, struggling to balance writing time and parenting three young kids. It seemed that whenever I got in a writing flow, I was interrupted. Either that, or I would find I had a few minutes of quiet between events, but…
