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NO LONGER IN THE FRAME
This post won’t be up very long. It’s very indulgent and self pitying, and I never normally write like this. If I do press publish I’ll go back and forwards in my mind wondering whether to press the delete key – and in the end, that emotion will probably win out. You see, I would…
BEDTIME FOR TWO, WITH A LITTLE MONSTER CALLED BOO…
When I was little, I was afraid of the dark. I was afraid of what I couldn’t see. I still dislike the dark when I’m alone – if I go to a conference and I’m in a hotel room, I sleep with the lights on. Only when my husband is there can I bear to…
BIRTHDAYS, BOYS AND BOTTLE ROCKETS
Due to all of the goings on in our family, we decided to celebrate my birthday over this weekend instead. My boys [the Cook Bros.] baked me the most glittery, chocolate heart covered, delicious birthday cake ever and presented me with sweet flowers and a card. They were highly secret about everything for as long…
CLOVER, NATURALLY…
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TO THE NINES: KID + KIND
Why am I wearing this? Said a little voice. Read it. Said the big voice. Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh…. Smiled the little voice. Pause. Grin. I say that, don’t I, Mom? Launched in 2014, Kid + Kind creates clothing that makes parents, especially boy moms like me, race to the virtual checkout line. Unique, comfortable, durable clothing that is…