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I have an announcement

Attention World,  I have an announcement to make: MY KID CAN NOW READ. He reads all the time.  He reads everything out loud, and with great gusto. So if you wouldn’t mind, please put away all of your F-bomb t-shirts and hateful bumper stickers. And while we’re at it, I’m going to need all of you store owners to move those trashy magazines away from the check out counters. Thank…

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Why we love rookie ball

Jeff and I have been through almost every level of baseball.  To be sure, the glitz and glamour are sparkly at the top, but there are plenty of reasons to love where we are right now.  Here are a few reasons we love rookie ball. Lots of space to run and play. Time on the field with our favorite coach. Friends can come for free. (Heck, everyone can come for…

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34 Things About Me

You all seemed to have a lot of fun laughing learning about me on my birthday last year, so I thought we could try it again. 1.  I am 34 years old today. 2.  I have more than 34 grey hairs on my head. 3.  My husband has 534 grey hairs on his head.  I’m winning. 4.  I’m competitive. 5.  I would rather do 100 loads of laundry than clean…

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Taking a breath

For the past few weeks I’ve been wrapping things up, getting assignments in, clearing my calendar…all so I could get to today, June 1, and take a deep breath. Joe is out of school, I have a stack of books to read, I’m starting a photography course, and I’m excited to spend the first month of summer with nothing pressing on the calendar. I’m not completely unplugging, but will be…

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Warm weather family workouts

I’m over on Simple Mom today talking about warm weather family workouts. From the post: “I don’t know about you, but it’s hard for me to stick with exercise if it isn’t just a little bit fun. Ok, a whole lot of fun. And when the weather is gorgeous, the last thing I want to do is hop on the treadmill. So I created a fun family workout that you…

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