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Written for Messy MiraclesCarpe Diem
We attended a funeral yesterday. Sadly, it wasn't Audrey's first funeral, but this time she understood that something very sad had happened. Justin's step-dad's brother, Uncle Ronnie, passed away last Friday. He went to the hospital for surgery and never woke up - he...
Fickle as a Pickle
It's funny (or not so funny, depending on your perspective) how Audrey has started asserting her independence. We've always been able to depend on her eating habits. The girl is like both of her parents - she LOVES to eat. When we ask her if she wants one of her...
Why Pixy Mom?
I've often felt as though I have a split-personality. The perfectionist, high-achiever on the outside and the disatisfied, always-yearning-to-be-someone-else on the inside. It's not unique to me, this tension of good & bad that is constantly at war within each of us,...
The Things They Don't Tell You…
For MONTHS we've had a battle of the wills when it was time to do laundry at our house. As soon as I opened the dryer door to begin loading the wet clothes, Audrey would emphatically slam the door shut. This scenario would always end up with me strategically placing...
Sugar Cookies – A Renewed Tradition
I love that I was able to spend so much time at my Grandma and Grandpa Borhart's farms growing up. It taught me a lot about hard work, but it also taught me about enjoying the simple things in life. Picking pea pods out of the garden and eating them right then and...
My Baby Lied to Me!
Audrey told me her first lie the other day. I know you're thinking..."she's 16 months old and can only say one cryptic word at a time, how can she lie to you!" Well, I wouldn't have believed it, either, if I hadn't been there myself.I was folding clothes on our bed...