Category Archives: goals

Happy New Year

We decide to take a chance and start out our new year in a way I hope we will continue over the rest of the year, taking time to be a part of the beauty that is our home here … Continue reading

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Farewell 2011, Hello 2012

Like the last few years December has gotten away from me. I was so busy writing Advent letters and planning for surprises and trying to get something that might actually be a surprise for Anthony that it left me with … Continue reading

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Do You Believe in Santa? I do.

When I was growing up we were poor. I look back now and I am not sure how my mother and father managed as well as they did. I think for the most part my brothers my sister and I … Continue reading

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Just Put Your Shoes On

I think that I might be going crazy. Am I really asking the boys to do something horrible? Or am I asking them to put their toys away? Did I really just ask the boys at least 30 times to … Continue reading

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