Family Life Archive

  • “Do You Think You Can You Keep It Like This?”

    “Do You Think You Can You Keep It Like This?”

    I’m a fairly clean person.  And, although I pride myself on squeaky clean bits’n pieces, it is not of a hygienic nature that I am speaking today. I’m a bit “Type A” when it comes to keeping my house neat and tidy.  I’m not so much concerned with the nooks and crannies as I am making [...]

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  • A Little Summer Fun

    A Little Summer Fun

    A couple of years ago we made a purchase that, at times, we have regretted immensely, and at other times we’ve declared it as The. Best. Idea. Ever. Jer and I, along with my brother and sister-in-law, bought a 25 year-old 19 ft Party Barge.  For you non-nautical folks, that roughly translates to a busted old [...]

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  • Summer Has *Officially* Begun

    Summer Has *Officially* Begun

    I know, I know.  For most of the country, the highly coveted season began a few weeks ago.  And technically speaking, so it did in my neck of the woods.  But, I have learned to define “summer” a bit differently.  My definition is based on a couple of years of experience, of being the recipient [...]

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  • A Little Bit of Miscommunication

    A Little Bit of Miscommunication

    Happy Friday all! I fully recognize that it’s been what feels like ages since I’ve posted, but, believe it or not, things have been a tad bit harried around this house.  We’ve had last-minute cardboard beauty parlors to build (thank you very much for the head’s up on that one, Avery), teacher’s gifts to purchase, allergies [...]

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  • I Never Would Have Made it on the Prairie!

    I Never Would Have Made it on the Prairie!

    I was first introduced to Laura Ingalls Wilder at about the age of 8 and grew immediately enamored with her life.  I used to dream about “Ma” and “Pa” and would imagine myself gallivanting my little country self around the prairie, wheat rustling against my skirt (because, um, it was the 1800s and every chick wore [...]

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