We are spending this week and next with Bart’s sister, Heather, and her family in Utah. There are lots of upsides to this stay (namely, the fact that my children are occupied by their five cousins basically from the moment they wake up until the moment they go to bed), but I’d be lying if I didn’t mention that Heather’s…
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Raiding My Sister’s Closet: Clothing Swap
If you were following along on Instagram two weeks ago, you probably already know that my whole family was together in Las Vegas before my brother left on his mission. This was the first time in two years that all three of us sisters had been together, so obviously we took advantage of the chance to go through our suitcases…
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Tell Me What to Read: Summer 2014 Edition
Last year, I asked for book recommendations for summer reading (in the spirit of my old series, Tell Me What to Read), and I picked three of them and read one a month throughout the summer. It was fantastic. Which means, of course, that I want to do it again this year. I would LOVE your recommendations. Suggest something fun (although that…
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When the Children Are Sleeping
This post brought to you by Breyers Gelato Indulgences. All opinions are 100% mine. Last week, we went to the Outer Banks with 13 other families from the MBA program. We rented an enormous house (14 rooms and 15 bathrooms, plus two kitchens, a pool, two hot tubs, beach front access, and two kitchens), and it was basically a non-stop…
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Photos I Didn’t Post On Instagram Yesterday
. . . Ani, standing in her crib in snuggly pajamas. At 2 a.m., screaming bloody murder for no reason. . . . my breakfast. Of gummy vitamins. That I ate in the car when I noticed the bottle roll out from under the passenger seat. . . . the car we bought over the weekend. And the dead battery…
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