Category: family life
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10 Years: our anniversary
Tomorrow is my 10th wedding anniversary. Ten years might not sound like a lot, really. And it isn’t when compared to many of our friends’ marriages, even friends our own age. But Ken and I realize the statistics are not in favor of our marriage working: we both come from divorced parents, we’re a blended…
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Dog training miracle tool
In October, I brought home a cute little mutt who promptly made me rethink the decision. We joked that she had some kind of split-personality disorder because she could be sweet as pie, but often turned into a jumping, pouncing, play-biting SPAZ-MONSTER. Although there was no aggression involved, Ken and I got mighty tired of…
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9 random things in my brain right now
Ken says my mind is a scary place because it never stops. Ever. Which sometimes makes sleeping a challenge. It’d be great to have a switch to flip off, but it is what it is! So let’s just jump into a little of the randomness that is my brain. In no particular order, these are…
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An announcement (it’s big! but small!)
If you’re not familiar with love languages, there are five major love “languages,” or ways a person can feel loved. Everyone is different, and it’s super-helpful to understand all the languages in order to understand yourself and to understand other people. {Wow. I just used the word “understand” three times in one sentence.} Anyway, my…
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Conversations in a confusing family
Kathryn likes to shock new friends by telling them she has 7 siblings. It’s pretty unheard of around here to have a family that big. Then she confuses them further by saying none of them are full siblings, she has 3 step-siblings and 4 half-siblings, but only one is biological related to her. The 5-year-old…