Category: family life
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Goodbye, House
Moving stinks, y’all. I’m nowhere near finished packing, and haven’t even started going through the garage. I’ve been selling all sorts of furniture online (one thing I do love about facebook: yard sale groups!), and I plan to have an everything-must-go moving sale here this weekend for all the small stuff. I’ve given up on…
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My grandbaby Carter’s newborn photos!
Last week, on Carter’s two-week birthday, I came out of baby photographer retirement to do a little newborn session here at our house. Honestly, it was a crazy day all around but good, too. It was Labor Day; Ken was headed out of town; Brandon and Diane were moving (yes moving, with a two-week old!);…
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Ice buckets & ALS
August has come and gone, and I didn’t see a single ice bucket challenge in my facebook or instagram feed this year. Truthfully, I don’t really care whether or not you dump a bucket of ice water on your head. What I do care about is continuing to raise awareness about ALS. I care about…
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Baby Carter is here!
Y’all! He’s here! Diane and Brandon checked into the hospital for an induction Sunday evening, and after a rather uncomfortable night, Carter was born at 1:24PM on Monday afternoon. Diane did great and mom and baby are both healthy. At 9 pounds 8 ounces and 21.5 inches long, Carter is a big boy — but…
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First car memories & safe driving for teens
My first car was a quirky thing. Which meant, of course, it was perfect for me. It was a 1980 Volvo Bertone coupe. Since my dad owned a mechanic shop, he occasionally came across an opportunity to buy a cheap car no one else wanted. My car was one of those. I was away from…