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High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday

Well this sure was one frigid week but it looks like we’ll have some nice temps around for the weekend. It actually felt warm being in the mid-twenties yesterday! Sub zero temps, some broken water pipes and school cancellations…

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High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday

Well we have officially made it through the holidays and are working our way back into a routine. Maybe by next week we’ll be back on track! Yesterday was my son’s first day back to school and while I was out running errands they…

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High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! We are slowly coming down off of the Christmas rush. We celebrated Christmas Eve at my in-laws with a fantastic dinner followed by presents galore. My sister spent the night at our house…

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Christmas Photos

Christmas Photos

With Christmas being tomorrow, I thought I would share some of my favorite shots from our holiday photo shoot. I am fortunate to have an extremely talented photographer for a cousin, Amanda of Amanda Kirkham Photography. If only…

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High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday

It’s Friday! What a fun, busy week we had around here! I finished up my Christmas shopping , attended a mini retelling of the Christmas story at Jack’s preschool and enjoyed some birthday festivities. School is out until after…

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Guess whose Birthday it is...

Guess whose Birthday it is...

Okay, okay, it’s mine! But did you have any idea that I also share my Birthday with Brad Pitt (yeah, that’s right!), Christina Aguilera, Steven Spielberg and Katie Holmes? Somehow I didn’t end up on the big screen, hmm. 32 years…

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High Five for Friday!

High Five for Friday!

Well this is it my friends, the final semi-sane week until we jump into the week before Christmas madness! I have to say as much as this month always seems to fly by, I’m really enjoying the season thus far. This week alone we…

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High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday

Happy Friday, friends! After coming off of the hectic week of Thanksgiving, we laid low this week. The kids are battling some colds so we spent time cuddling, watching Christmas movies and when we all needed some fresh air we…

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Gift Guide

Gift Guide

Happy Cyber Monday everyone! If you’re online right now, you’re more than likely going to be sucked into a sale or two (or three or four!). That being the case, I’ve gathered some gifts for just about everyone on your list. I’ve…

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High Five for Friday

High Five for Friday

Anyone still in a food coma?? Fortunately I was able to manage getting through Thanksgiving dinner (for those who aren’t updated, today marks day 7 after having my wisdom teeth removed), but not enough to stuff myself which I…

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