My children have the ability to make me laugh like no one else, even when they’re not trying. Especially when they’re not trying. Sometimes they say the darndest things, perfectly innocently, that are just flat hilarious. And some of their words and phrases have forever altered the Family Vocabulary. Cajun Seasoning, for example, will forevermore be known as Kuh-Juan’ Seasoning because Katie Beth thought the container said Cajuan. She ever-so-innocently…
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Family Fun
Our ‘Pretend’ Camp Out.
Last weekend we decided the weather and the stars and pretty much everything else was lining up just perfectly for another camping trip. Except that I’m 63 weeks pregnant and I’m not tryin’ to sleep anywhere where there’s only a thin air mattress and a tent separating me from the cold, hard ground. And I have never once balked at sleeping in a tent in the woods. But hoisting my…
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Us These Days.
One of our ‘things’ we like to do is to take the camera and go play photo shoot. Mostly because I can never have enough pictures of my kids, and also because I really want to learn how to take pictures with a real camera and get GOOD at it. It’s on my bucket list. What with the start of school this week, I wanted to make it…
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15 Things I’m in Love With.
So last night for supper, we had fried chicken and fresh purple hull peas. And by ‘fresh,’ I mean… they were picked yesterday. And Oh. My. Stars. It was my favorite kind of meal… straight out of my childhood; just like momma fixed it. And then the thunder started rolling and we sat on the swing on our covered patio and listened to the thunder and felt the misty rain…
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Blooming Where We’re Planted.
This is our first attempt at gardening, and it’s a total THRILL. I mean it. There is something so exciting and miraculous about planting a seed in the ground and watching it turn into….. THIS! Well…. this particular plant started out as a teeny tiny plant, but it has quadrupled in size sixteen times and LOOK AT ALL THOSE TOMATOES!! GAH! My kids eat cherry tomatoes like grapes, and they…
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Gone Country {Our Camping Adventure}
Memorial Day Weekend… the weather was gorgeous, and the time was right to take the girls camping. We found our campsite down by the lake got to work setting up the tent. Even diva girls love spending time in the woods… who couldn’t be happy in gorgeous surroundings like these? Well, maybe not these diva girls. It was a long way from the dream house. I suspect this the…
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Outside Time
We spent much of our weekend in the country. We LOVE the country. We drove around in a golf cart for hours, playing and taking pictures. One of the last photos of Annie’s front tooth. I hope. It’s *GOT* to come out soon. Katie loved these Indian Paintbrushes. I’ve been humming the Little House on the Prairie theme music…
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Big-Time Fun in Dallas.
We spent this past weekend in Dallas, and had the BIGGEST. BEST. TIME. EVER. Of course we did! Our weekend was jam-packed full of all the things we love most… Oreos. Gi-normous fish at Bass Pro Shops. Breakable dogs. If you know KB, you get it. She’s drawn like a moth to a flame. Trying new, adventurous things. Fashions at Justice. She’s drawn like a moth to a flame. Waiting…
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Katie and the Texas Giant.
We spent this past weekend in Dallas. It was what I wanted for Mothers Day, and we had the BEST. WEEKEND. EVER. We shopped. We ate. And we spent two straight days at Six Flags. Now, if you’ll remember, we took the girls to Six Flags one day last fall, and had so much fun that we bought season tickets to Six Flags for the four of us…
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My Last Thirty-Something Birthday.
Yeah, it was two months ago. Does this come as a surprise to anyone? My gorgeous girl. She wanted to dress up for the party. I love this sweet face. And Annie. Of COURSE Annie had to dress up, because any day that ends in ‘Y’ is deserving of head-to-toe bling. My dad. Smiling for a picture. Enjoy it; it’s elusive and rare like a unicorn sighting… he…
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Our Stylish and Super Fly Family.
So back around Christmas, when we had elves gallivanting around our apartment making mischief and whatnot in the middle of the night, we sometimes woke to find they had left us gifts and surprises. Some better than others. This one particular morning, I think it was Christmas Eve-Eve, the elves left most of us some pretty nice things: a watch for me (I think they picked it up for $5…
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Twelve Great Things About This Week.
1. Our elves, Paloola and Earl, who are STILL up to mischief most nights… and making messes. 2. One morning this week we woke up to find that they had decorated the girls’ doorway with paper chains and paper snowflakes. This was the view from the girls room. Those silly elves! 3. A kid who is still young enough to wear Christmas attire and like it. 4. Annie’s sassy attitude…
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