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Way back when Noel and I were just dating (Five whole years, people!), we went Christmas shopping together for the first time. It was a fairly awful experience and I’m pretty sure the only reason anyone forgave us for our lame and thoughtless gifts was because we got [...]
It’s hard to say whether yesterday’s low was when Cooper cried inconsolably from 12am-2am or when we forgot about the bike on the roof rack and tried to drive into the garage. By the time we swept up the shattered glass and plastic in the driveway and found our chicken dinner half cooked in a [...]
Today I am grateful for many things, but I will only list one: our dishwasher.
Noel and I enjoy cooking (although becoming one with our “new” oven is another story), but we limited ourselves to the items Noel was able to realistically schedule into his Google calendar during a four hour period. Ten minute notifications [...]
It is wonderful to be able to drive on the interstate and do my shopping in the middle of the day while everyone else is at work, especially at this time of year. I love being in a store when the cashiers are practically begging me to go through their line and they’re still in [...]
I know we often clump this one with our automatic I-didn’t-even-turn-on-my-brain-to-think-of-this-response answers to what we’re grateful for, but I really am grateful for it. Food is the reason why Cooper no longer screams at us the whole time we try to eat dinner. It’s also the reason why I’ve been getting more sleep. Having to [...]
people that take good care of their stuff and then decide to sell it at a fraction of the original price. Makes for a happy bank account and a happy baby.
I’ve always loved Thanksgiving. I might even call it my 2nd favorite holiday (after Groundhog’s Day of course). Admittedly, I think the roots of this love are probably selfish since my birthday is always close to, if not on, the holiday itself and for years it has been the day I’ve been showered with gifts [...]
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