I think it started sometime back in high school, when I was trying to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. Seems like nursing crossed my mind more than once. I don’t know why I didn’t do it. Probably because I spent my college years skipping haphazardly through sixteen different majors… Two different times during my college career I stuck my toe into the ‘nursing school’ water, took…
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A Tour of Our Old House.
Yeah, we moved out of this house in May. I actually came across these pictures as I was searching for pics of Katie’s room ‘before,’ since her room is next up for a re-do. I never found those. Seems we lost a huge chunk of our ‘before’ pics somehow, which makes me want to cry. But I did find these, and remembered that I never posted them. They may be…
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The Best Dern Tootin’ Texas Style Chili.
Y’all. I have a confession to make, and it’s embarrassing: up until recently, I didn’t have a Texas Chili recipe because I always made my chili… from a mix. I know. I know! It was a shameful secret I lived with until an out-of-state relative called me to ask for my chili recipe, because she just *KNEW* that out of ALL the people she knew in Texas, I’d be…
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A Really Great Thanksgiving.
Susie with… how many rolls DID she eat?! I lost count…. Pretty baby. A few extra chins after all those rolls she ate… FYI, that outfit was long enough when I bought it a month ago. Slow down Susie! If you liked this post PLEASE share it with your friends! ~ Melissa Beene Taylor
A SPooKY Fun Twelfth Birthday Murder Mystery Party.
I have a 12-year-old now. A TWELVE YEAR OLD. Gah! I know, every single birthday post begins with a big lament about years passing quickly, so I’ll spare you this time. (But you can go here if you want to see twelve years of pictures of my sweet wittle honey punkin in her younger years…) As cute as she was then… as much fun as I’ve had being her mom……
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Trades of Hope, an Amazing Scarf, and a Giveaway!
Have you heard of Trades of Hope? I have to admit I hadn’t, until one of my college friends became a ‘Compassion Entrepreneur.” (Here’s her story). I checked out her page, and Y’ALL. I am hooked! I love what this business stands for! Just reading a little about Trades of Hope on the internet made me all teary-eyed. Maybe it’s the social worker in me, but I LOVE organizations that MAKE…
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{Just Like Grandma’s} Chicken and Dressing.
It is getting to be THAT time of year! You know, when it’s cold outside, comfort food abounds everywhere we turn, we find a reason to eat and party every day between now and Valentine’s day, and we bust out the baggy sweatpants because they’re stylish because our washing machines mysteriously start shrinking our clothes for no reason… And one of my favorite comfort foods ever? Chicken and dressing…. but…
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A FaBuLouS Hair Bow Giveaway! $60 Value!
Hi, my name is Melissa and I make hair bows for a living! I started making them in 2002 when my now-twelve-year-old was a baby, because I wanted one to match every outfit and I figured I was crafty enough to make them. I was working at the BEST little childrens’ clothing store at the time (still work there, actually…), and so just for fun, I stuck a few of…
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Are you a BLESSING or a BURDEN?
I have to confess: I stole this idea from my sister. I’ll tell you what, she’s come a long, long way from the elementary school kid who used to steal my pop barrettes, fake falling down the stairs so she could miss school, scratch up my Donny and Marie records while I was at kindergarten, and that one time she splashed nail polish all over my bed… Seriously, she’s a…
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Baby Susie’s Birthday Party.
My baby girl turned one last week. I always have such mixed feelings at my babies’ first birthdays, MOSTLY all choked up and emotional, because DANG, it goes by so fast!! I mean, seriously… we were JUST celebrating Katie’s one year birthday, like, two weeks ago, and now she’s twelve. But then it’s such a happy thrill, too, watching the little people they become… little people who sleep through the…
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{Baby Love} A Year Ago Today…
…Baby Susannah Joy came into the world and made our family complete. It’s been the best year of my life (despite the sleep deprivation). Being a family of five, a mom of three girls, the wife of the most incredible guy in the world, being parents with him and watching him be a dad to a wee one, watching my girls be big sisters to her… My heart is overflowing….
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An Update and an Answer to Prayer for Baby Susie.
It’s been six weeks since Susie had two seizures back to back. After a trip in the ambulance to the ER after the first seizure where she had a CAT scan and a series of labs run, we followed up with her pediatrician and even more labs to test for metabolic or genetic disorders. Praise the Lord, all of her labs came back perfectly normal. PERFECTLY, in the middle of…
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