If I learned anything from living down south last year it's that once you get to the end of February all your dreams of true winter weather will have evaporated along with the measly dusting of "snow" that came and went in a matter of hours. This is all to say that this weekend the highs are in the 60s and that combined...

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Is it just me or is this the longest week ever? I spent almost the entire day yesterday thinking it was Wednesday. And wouldn't that have been great? Unfortunately, Wednesday is today which means two more days until this weekend. Womp, womp. My thoughts are about as messy as our house right now and as much as I would love to pen an...

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candle, lipstick, pajamas, ice cream, slippers, bra There's about a 90% chance that we will not have a babysitter set up for Valentine's day. And to be honest making a big ol' fuss about it somehow always ends up being a disappointment anyway. Kind of how we always think NYE will be amazing and yet for the past five years we always end...

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I probably read this book much too early but in a way I'm glad because it made such a searing impression on me. Never before had I heard someone so perfectly describe the inner turmoil that goes on inside our little minds. Even at a young age I remember feeling melancholy and reading this book was like climbing inside a dark rain cloud...

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I think these days some of our ideas about parenting would be perceived as "old school" by some. We believe in discipline. We believe in having children that are respectful towards adults, are polite and well mannered. We believe in having our kids do chores as soon as they are able to (now that Birdie is three she in charge of cleaning up...

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I'm always looking to bake something that the kids will eat too these days and banana muffins seem to always do the trick. I wanted something easy that I could throw together in the morning and have on hand for snack time.  I seriously underestimated how much we would all love these as they were all gone a day after I made them....

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The last time I did one of these it was the beginning of November and we had all the wonderful holidays on the horizon. Now it's the first day of February and I am finally feeling like we're out of the horrible dark woods of January. This morning I could hear birds chirping, the was a palpable warmth in the air and hearts...

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