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Guest Post: Ryder Vacations

Guest Post: Ryder Vacations

Tell me about vacation. I like to go on vacation. I like to play fun things on vacation. The telescope on the playground is fun. I like to watch movies here and play in the bunk beds. I like to go swimming. Cereal bars are really good.

I heart parenting

I heart parenting

Flushed pink cheeks. His breathing is coming patterned and deep. The curling Snow White sticker his sister plastered to his freshly washed pajamas rises and falls with his every breath. His snores begin to match the dog’s nearby as if they rehearsed this slumbered lullaby.

Pea Soup, a.k.a. Hulk Stew

Pea Soup, a.k.a. Hulk Stew

Hearty. Gorgeous green. Ryder thought it “disgusting looking” until I called it Hulk Stew. Then it became “delicious”. Don’t knock it until you try it. Yes, it looks like something off the Shrek swamp menu, but it is oh so tasty and is nearly as easy as these guys make it look! A 30 minute…

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Golden Ticket

Golden Ticket

Relaxed. Someone told me it is Monday, I don’t feel it. Reality is supposedly back but my mind is still accepting the golden haze and lavender scents of last week. All that is floating around me – hungry babies, dinging e-mails, dirty floors, are not affecting me in the stressful grip they often do. I…

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Got gloves?

Got gloves?

Gardening. It’s that time of year again. One of my favorites. I mentioned last year a few gardening tips. This year I have a new one – poison ivy. I learned that although my fantastic husband is building me a bean trellis and preparing a bed for the bean plants is a bright idea, what…

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