While spreading cheer on my last workday before Christmas, I decided to share a few things that helped me get through this holiday season with most of my sanity. Kroger ClickList – Journey’s birthday was earlier in the month and in the middle of planning, pulling together a menu and all the other things I…
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On this crazy Journey
Journey will be 8 months soon and I have to admit, this has been one of the more tiring periods of time since she was born. She’s slowly taking the advice of her PawPaw and giving me a dose of my own behavior by talking all the time. Most of the time she’s either saying DaDa or…
A Perfect Ten
As the oldest in a big family with six kids, there was never a dull moment growing up. During the summers, we always found ways to entertain ourselves and, sometimes, anger our parents. Since we’re older, it’s much harder to schedule outings with everyone, so I made my best effort to corral the gang in…
A Picture Book is Worth 10000 Words
While visiting my good friend/twin Lindsay, she showed me a photo book she created through Shutterfly using photos she had taken throughout the year chronicling important moments with her family. I loved the idea and decided to make photo books for Journey throughout her life (or as long as I can keep it up). Each quarter,…
Oh the Places You’ll Go
Over a decade ago, my senior year English teacher gave each of us a copy of Dr. Seuss’ Oh the Places You’ll Go. It’s such a sweet story about entering a new chapter, stepping out on your own and experiencing everything that life has to offer. I loved the story so much that I sent…
There's Joy In The Journey 