Part 2: Are you a fighter?

So….are you still in the ring???  I wrote a blog a few weeks ago called “Are you a fighter?” I was pleasantly surprised at the wonderful response to this blog. It seemed that so many people were either feeling the...

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Tip Tuesday: 5 things I wish I would remember....

Five Things I wish I would remember….. I feel like I’m losing my mind. Call it “mom brain” or maybe I’m just trying to juggle too many things and some stuff just “slips out” but… I forget just about everything....

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Fall family photos??!!!

Last year was the first year that we took a real fall photo. I can actually say that I spent some time deciding on the fall colors for everyone and raiding closets for possible color combos. I finally decided on...

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Tip Tuesday: Making your home kid-friendly

Do you have kids? Is your home kid-friendly? I'm not talking about whether you have child-proof gates on the stairs or all your medicines safely tucked away, I'm talking about making your home a kid-friendly environment. I have high expectations...

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Simple homemade chili....bring on Fall!!!

Football season is here!!! As much as I love to sit by the hubs and watch Notre Dame play...I'm really all about the football food. I mean...really??!!! Who isn't??!! You can sit there and shovel food in your face and...

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Are you a fighter?

My husband is a natural born fighter. It’s one of the things that I love about him. I always feel safe when I’m with him. I know that, physically, he could protect me in any situation…and maybe die trying. He’s...

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Tip Tuesday: FRUITFLIES!!!!

Well....we got a little unexpected souvenir from our trip to the Outerbanks.... Fruitflies!!!! I can't tell you how much I detest these little buggers. And my house was swarming with them. There's nothing like a infestation of bugs to make...

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Vacation!!.planning, preparing, and packing!!!

Yay!! We just finished up a week of fun in the Outerbanks! Fun in the sun.....cocktails, beautiful summer breeze, watching the kids run like crazy in the sand. This was us the last time we went to the Outerbanks....we only...

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Tip Tuesday: Be willing to really share yourself...

Last fall, we had some professional pictures taken by a close friend of ours. He did such a wonderful job of capturing the closeness of our family. This is one of my favorite pictures of myself with two of my...

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