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Things Don’t Always Work Out
This morning I got all of the kids’ Christmas clothes together. Out of the laundry pile, out of bags, out of their closets, finding matching socks, finding their shoes… you know the drill. I made Ben a...
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Adam’s Baptism
Last Sunday, our sweet Adam Joseph was baptized! Here are some pictures of the day. Here we are with Adam’s Godparents: Doug’s sister Bonnie and her husband Scott. Afterwards we had a little get...
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Be My Sloppy Valentine
Valentine’s Day snuck up on me, did it do the same for you?! Lily’s at an age (almost 3) where she’s starting to understand holidays. Christmas was a blast, and she’s been talking about hearts and love...
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Our Daily Schedule
I asked on our facebook what you’d like me to post about, and one of our readers left the following comment: I need to hear from other moms of 3 or more children – on how they maintain/keep up with...
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Toddlers
I have to get some thoughts out of my head. I feel like I’m losing my ever-lovin’ mind lately. I feel like my fuse is an inch long and my patience is tested daily hourly minutely. I am wearing a bib...
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Sippy Cup Storage
When I posted my kitchen reveal (here, and here) with the new hardwood floors, I had two questions from readers concerning the lack of drawer hardware and where we keep the sippy cups. I noticed that...
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You Have Your Hands Full
I’m going to take a second to call you out. You ready? I don’t like when you stop me in the grocery store (or yesterday, the post office) and tell me I have my hands full. When I hear that phrase, I...
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How to Tackle a Project When You Have Kids
Recently we tackled a huge painting project around here that took two weeks and involved almost half of our house. We have three kids (3.5, 2.5, and 1) but try not to let that stop us from tackling...
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Mid-Season Growth Spurt? Old Navy to the Rescue!
This past weekend I tackled the kids closet for the 40 BAGS 40 DAYS challenge and realized AHH! They have no pants! (That don’t look like floods, that is.) Do your kids always have a growth spurt...
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Non-Stuff Things to Organize
With our 40 BAGS IN 40 DAYS decluttering challenge this year, I’ve been thinking a lot about decluttering the areas of life that aren’t stuff-ish. The stuff that nags on you like emails or your...
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The Kid Clothes Survey and Results
A few months ago I wrote a post on how to declutter your closet and another on what to do with tee shirts. But kids clothes are tricky! Before I write a post on that topic, I wanted to see the...
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Things I Would Tell My First Time Mom Self
I started writing this post a while back (forty weeks ago to be exact). It started as an instagram post, but at the time I felt I needed to expand on it. Something called me to it this morning, and I...
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Tie-Dye Shirt Birthday Party Favors
This post is sponsored by Michaels Stores. I am a Michaels Makers project creator and was provided with store credit to purchase products for this post. All ideas and opinions are my own, and I only...
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