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Where Bloggers Live: My Favorite Birthdays
When my kids were little, I used to say they were four parts who made a whole. They walked in a straight line, even though I never told them to. They crept into each other’s beds at night to watch TV or chatter long after lights out. I’d pretend I didn’t hear them giggling and they’d pretend they were sleeping every time I walked past their closed doors. Even now, we play the same game. Except I pretend I don’t know they have a group chat that excludes me and they pretend the only family chat that exists is the one with their dad and me. I love these silly…
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Happy Birthday to Us
We were so cute!! You guys, my sister and I are celebrating 46 spins around the sun. I’m so grateful to Jesus for each and every breath… For every display of love… And for undeserved grace and mercy. My sister and I have always known the dramatic story of our birth. Mom used it as a way to highlight my our need for attention since birth. And as I tell you the story, you’ll understand that we come by our dramatics honestly. Thank you, Mom and Dad… It was about 2 AM on a Saturday morning in 1973 when my dad went racing down the streets of Washington, D.C. in…
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Random Saturday
1. Today we were finally able to celebrate Miss 15’s birthday. We had cupcakes and ice cream. Her mother lacks creativity and baking skills so we ate store~bought cupcakes. 2. Thursday morning the kids came running into the house screaming and whooping “School is cancelled! School is cancelled!” So I hopped up out the bed to find out why. It snowed. Seriously guys, don’t wake me for less than 2 feet. And don’t cancel school for less than a foot. 3. This week’s Project 52 2012 Edition theme was “fashion”. You’d think this would have been easy for me given the bags, shoes, jewelry and cosmetics that I have in…
