Author: Jamie
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Back-to-School Inspiration for Moms {Giveaway!}
{Note: Post contains affiliate links. See disclosure page.} For most of us, back-to-school time is coming soon — but even you year-rounders and my Southern hemisphere friends can join the fun! 😉 I’m giving away a delightful pile of goodies to make up this “tool kit” of Inspiration for Moms (and kids!). Total prize value: approximately…
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Becoming Mine {foster adoption}
Excerpt of a typical day in my house: The four- and five-year-old have begun to pester me about the next meal. It’s been roughly a half-hour since breakfast. I venture into the kitchen to make a cup of tea (a frequent occurrence in this house) but since I’m in the kitchen, they think there is…
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10 Things About Me
Because my brain (and maybe yours) needs a little not-too-strenuous summer fun, and because I’m sure you’ve just been itching {ha!} to know weird and obscure facts about me, I now present: 10 facts you won’t find on my “About” page: 1) I love veggies. As in, I’m ridiculously fond of them: Home grown tomatoes;…
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End of Homeschool Year + Summer Happenings
Signs of summer: day-lilies, hydrangea in bloom, and fresh-picked blueberries! In our home, we don’t have an “official” LAST DAY of school; we tend to taper off rather than end with a bang. Though we are done as far as legal requirements go, we’re still finishing up a few things (like math) and, of course,…
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Fear and Judging (a post that’s not about my tattoo)
This is a post about my tattoo that isn’t really a post about my tattoo. Wait! What tattoo?!? The one I got myself as a belated 40th birthday present. A little watercolor-style hummingbird on my wrist. (Which, for the record, is my second tattoo.) I should also go ahead and tell you I’m a chicken….