Top Ten: Happy 10th Birthday Will!

How did a decade of motherhood go by that quickly?  If only the line at HEB would move as swiftly. At exactly 4:56am ten years ago, Scott and I became parents for the first time.  That just doesn’t seem possible, you know, considering that we don’t look a day over 25. There are seriously so many…

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Falling in Love with Lent (again)

You would be hard pressed to find a Christian who doesn’t love Christmas.  Me?  As much as I love a good birthday, I look forward to the season of no meat Fridays, almsgiving and prayer.  In a way, I feel like my new year officially begins with Lent, rather than the traditional January 1. Most…

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Top Ten: Games Kids Play

Because my children are incredibly intelligent, completely self sufficient and NEVER complain, they have just been total angels this week.  Well, only Monday I wanted to find the black hole because of their bad behavior.  It’s been better since then.  But really, when you’re at rock bottom you’ve got nowhere to go but up, right? …

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Texas our Texas, all hail the mighty state!

Yessiree, Bob.  Today is Texas’ 175th birthday!  Raise a Texas-sized margarita glass to the greatest state in the country.  If you know me at all, you know that I LOVE being a Texan.  Even when we left the state for seven years, I still retained my twangy accent, my boots and my recipe for cheese…

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Top Ten: ARG!!

You know, sometimes the little things just get under your skin.  Forgive me while I vent.Disclaimer:  No actual people were hurt during this rant. TOP TEN:  THINGS THAT JUST BUG THE HECK OUT OF ME 1.  When the house gets cleaned and no less than an hour later, somebody spills her milk. 2.  When printers…

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