I hope you woke up today to best sounds in the world - the sound of grannys, mums, aunties and sisters puttering around the kitchen, the sound of babies laughing and children squealing and doors opening and closing. I hope the smells from the kitchen are intoxicating and wonderful and make your tummy grumble. And I hope your day will be full of...

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Perhaps it's the kids getting older and the fact that conversations about schools, ratings and of course the price tag have entered our home. Perhaps it's turning thirty and the overabundance of gray hairs that furtively lie beneath our pillowcases these days. Or the fact that we are less than two years from our ten year wedding anniversary. In reality, it's probably a...

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We went on our annual camping trip about two weeks ago now and we've been talking about the possibility of making it a bi-annual tradition instead. True there were the usual annoyances - arriving later than planned (i.e., having less than an hour of sunlight to set up camp), not getting the campsite we planned on and instead having to make four trips...

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This week was such a hectic one. One where I didn't feel like I accomplished too much beyond keeping my head above water but hey, we made it. The kids were sick as dogs, then I got sick, Kevin worked late, I found out I may need a tooth pulled (HOW???), the kids had their annual check-ups and shots together (I feel like...

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Ladies and gents... I present to you - Christopher Robin and... foxy! Every year I say it's the best one yet and yet... I really think it's going to be hard to top this year. This was the year Birdie picked out her costume. The first week of October. She saw it in the Halloween aisle of Target and it was love at...

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