June 2010

Top Ten {Tuesday}: Books I’m Reading Right Now

June 14, 2010 books

I have often told you how I love to read. Sadly, I don’t read as often as I’d like. In fact, I usually do something that normally I would deem only a NON book lover owuld do—I read several books at a time. Or rather, I start several books. So, it takes me like 3 [...]

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I WANT TO BE WILDER: Part 1: Believing the Best About Our Kids

June 14, 2010 i want to be wilder

Thank you so much for all the great response to my first I Want to Be Wilder post. I’m so glad to see it struck a nerve—or rather that it revealed so many kindred spirits. Please keep commenting, I’d love for this to be a spot of like-minded people trying to figure it out together! [...]

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My New Favorite

June 12, 2010 linky love

Photo :: :: :: Sweaty, Hot, Tired, TV-Struck Kids the Last 15 Minutes of a Playdate Bloggy Post :: :: :: How To Blog Video Tutorials by the pixel boutique Post That I Have Had Open For At Least 3 Days So I Can Comment :: :: :: Glee, Could You Use Me? by Amy [...]

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U is for the Unbelievables of My Week

June 10, 2010 me

Unbelievably Beautiful…how did my daughter become a sweet grown up girl? With curled hair and long dresses? Unbelievably Hilarious…this is what happens when I let my husband give the kids a bath. Unbelievably Heartwarming…my kids love to stand on the stool together in the kitchen. I pray they always desire to be close and do [...]

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Summer Grilling: A Retro Photo

June 9, 2010 wordless wednesday

My “Chef” Art on Sheridan Ave No. Around 1959. This is my great-grandfather. My great-grandmother wrote the “chef” line on the back. Then under it in another pren (probably years later) she wrote “My honey”. She was so in love with him. There are several pictures where she wrote another note about what was going [...]

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My First Top Ten {Tuesday} Vlog! *giveaway*

June 7, 2010 top ten tuesday

If you actually watched this ENTIRE vlog & can tell me IN the comments who my college roommate is, then you will be entered to win a $5 Amazon giftcard. (Yeah, it’s not much but hey–$5 for 3 minutes of your time, that’s good money!) So, what’s her name?! {oh, and here’s the Top Ten [...]

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I WANT TO BE WILDER: An Intro

June 7, 2010 i want to be wilder

When I was a little girl, I read the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I loved every second of  the stories and was excited to read them to Lydia. We read the first two books last year and after one of you suggested the audio versions read by Cherry Jones (that’s President Taylor [...]

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