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A path of destruction

The Gestroyer was his name, not destroyer, but, according to then 3 year old Charlie the Gestroyer. To the rest of the world his name was Coleman. Charlie would work so hard at building a tower of blocks. “Look what I built…” CRASH!! Knocked down by the Gestroyer. “Check out my Lego tower…” CRASH!! Another […]

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The dreaded chore

“You guys need to put your clothes away.” Who knew these words could be so devastating. And so begins the complaining, the falling to the floor, all the whys, etc…etc… It doesn’t really seem like I’m asking all that much. After all, I did separate all those stinky clothes, spend all day washing and folding […]

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Josie has been really busy growing her hair out…

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Fun going to the dentist?

In the case of this dentist, yes. Pacific Pediatric Dentistry in Edmonds, Benjamin Sun, DDS. Amazing. Yes I am singing the praises of this office because I love everything about it and for the small few who might be reading this and have small children…take them there! My friend, Arielle, is the receptionist so that […]

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A picture is worth a thousand words…

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Ayantu’s arrival!

We have all been waiting in great anticipation for the arrival of my new niece, Ayantu Faith, from Ethiopia. My brother and his wife have waited for nearly 8 months to welcome their new daughter into their home. I can’t imagine the agony of seeing pictures of her and even meeting her and holding her […]

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A little getaway

I had the treat of getting away for a few days, to Utah, to spend some time with my new niece, Evangeline. Of course this included hanging out with my brother and his wife and the added bonus of seeing my sister-in-law from Nashville and her daughter who flew there as well. The whole purpose […]

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Princess Ball

Every year right around Valentine’s day our church puts on a Princess Ball. I mean all things princess. The youth room becomes transformed into a pink wonderland. Girls get to dress up with their daddy’s and dance the night away while feasting on pink treats. They receive a corsage, get their picture with daddy and […]

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Confession

Back in July of last year I proudly wrote about how pleasantly surprised I was that Josie potty-trained in a mere couple of days. I believe I even uttered the word bliss at some point. Well, in the spirit of being honest, I must say that my dear little one has had a bit of […]

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The things we do for love

I love Andy. I love him for many different reasons, one being he has no qualms about completely dismembering my sewing machine at 11:30 at night to figure out exactly why my bobbin isn’t winding. This is love. I doubted for a moment as I looked at my carcass of a machine thinking, surely he […]