THE GRANDS — Henry’s 10 Months Old!

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Raising Your Kids to Love Music

I grew up listening to 45's and LP's. Whatever my parents were listening to, I listened to. They listened to every kind of music so I quickly became a music nut. Always have been... Always will be. Aside from being in the school chorus and a band geek throughout middle…

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Post from Becoming Minimalist

Have you ever read anything from Joshua Becker? He's written several books... -The Minimalist Home -The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own -Clutterfree with Kids: Change your thinking. Discover new habits. Free your home. -Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter Their Home…

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50 After 50 – Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Dead Horse State Park

Our October 2020 Utah trip was so amazing. It literally ended with a plan to return... to finish what we started and see the other side of Utah and the rest of their National Parks. On a Southwest napkin during the flight home, a budget was scribbled, a monthly saving plan…

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THE GRANDS — Henry James is Seven Months Old

How can this beautiful boy already be SEVEN MONTHS OLD!? It seems like just yesterday when they brought him home from the hospital to meet us!      

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Covid-19

I went a whole year without getting Covid-19. I wore my mask, I stayed away from people, we didn’t go to church or out to eat or anywhere with people in close proximity. Then, it happened. I was devastated. Here’s what I remember about those two weeks. Day 1 Monday –…

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Mom Goes Back to Work

Women work. Women have babies. Then, sometimes, women go back to work. Katy is one of those women. She is a fiercely independent soul and she loves being part of the future of the students in her school. When Henry was born, she stayed home for 10 weeks, instead of…

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Happy New Year…

.. and a hot 'See Ya' to 2020. What a year it's been, right? We've all had the same year of quarantine, self-isolation, social distancing, mask wearing, paying to watch movies on tv, binging Tiger King and other Netflix series, sweat pants wearing Zoom meetings. The list could go on…

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Your First Christmas

  Christmas with a 3 month old was so much fun this year! He won't remember it at all, but it was so magical for the rest of us! We were ready to start those sweet traditions and start making memories. Luckily, this family lives close to each other so…

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