My friend Mary is stepping in today to weigh in on this hot trend: the Elf on the Shelf. We don’t have one at our house–mostly because we don’t want the extra work. Is that a good enough reason? 😉 No ill will meant towards the Elf per say, as Mary said, “For those of you who do the whole elf thing, you keep making elf magic. ” Some of us will happily sit this one out. Let’s hear from […]
» Read moreHappy New Year!!! So is 2014 off to a good start for ya? Our day wasn’t too bad. For starters, I slept until after 9am this morning. Whoot!! That kind of made me feel behind from the get-go, though. Isn’t that ridiculous? Remember when you could sleep in with no guilt whatsoever??? Nope. No, I actually don’t. Even when I was a kid, if I slept later than my dad felt was appropriate, I would be teased mercilessly […]
» Read moreDon’t you just love the whole “New Year” thing? I do. I’ve loved the idea of a clean slate for as long as I can remember. 2013 was one of our harder years, just adjusting to the new baby, and I just wasn’t well for a while there. The baby fog is lifting, though, and I’m feeling down right normal now! I’m actually enjoying talking to people again, laughing when appropriate, and even getting stuff done! Having a […]
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I love Christmas. Nothing makes me more happy than arranging Christmas decorations, baking cookies, taking road trips with the kids, and shopping in crowded malls! Wait. That’s not true. No, I don’t. No, I really really don’t. Not once this year have I said any of those things. Okay, so yeah, I’m a bit of a Scrooge. I hate the pressure of Christmas. –Crowded malls make me hot, like literally sweaty. I get overwhelmed and confused by […]
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