It’s the second week of November, and I finally feel like I’m recovered from October. I don’t travel a ton, and I REALLY never travel without my children, and in a one-month period, I went on three trips without my girls and one trip as a family. First, there was the New York City extravaganza trip. It was delightful, but…
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Stuck on Winter Wear
Winter is definitely coming this way. Time to pull out all the warm clothing (and since Texas doesn’t really do a lot in the way of winter, in my case it’s more along the lines of “time to buy all the warm clothing.” Although, to be fair, North Carolina isn’t exactly a harsh tundra itself). 1. A White Scarf. I…
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My Favorite Caldecott Books
I’m starting to think, just a tiny bit, about Christmas. And now is the time to start figuring out what Christmas books I want to include in my Christmas Book a Day thing, while they aren’t all checked out from the library. But I’m not quite there yet. I’m busy maxing out my library card on Cybils books (I’m a…
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Crockpot Jalapeño Popper Chili
This Jalapeño Popper Chicken Chili is the perfect cozy meal for the fall and winter or a tailgate party. Throw everything in the slow cooker and when dinner rolls around, dinner is served! Bart and I have started inviting several families over most Sunday nights for a little potluck. This is a great set-up. In the morning, before church, I throw…
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The Girls Go to Dinner
I don’t miss much about apartment living, but I do miss the communal mailboxes for 30 buildings because whenever there were free food coupons, I would get about 15 of them because everyone just tossed them in the garbage without looking at them (did I just admit to dumpster diving?). One year, during Bart’s busy season, we ended up with…
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