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The Ultimate Father's Day Gift Guide

the ultimate Father’s Day gift guide

Since everyone enjoyed my Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift Guide so much I thought I would make one for Father’s Day too. Take this quiz with your hubby to see what type of father he is. See this quick as a jumping off point for the perfect Father’s Day Gift Guide! This post is part of a […]

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Summer 2016 bucket list

summer bucket list with free printable

Happy Monday and happy Memorial Day, I hope you all are enjoying your long weekend! Memorial Day is one of those holidays that I love for what it means. There can never be enough thanks for those who have lost their lives protecting our country and our freedom. I also love Memorial Day because I always see it […]

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JORD Wood Watch

making time for fatherhood & a giveaway

(This is a sponsored post on behalf of JORD Wood Watches. All writing, photographs, and thoughts expressed are my own.) Time is something I have been thinking about a lot lately. I’ve even mentioned it a time or two on my Instagram account (ha, no pun intended). Mostly I have been thinking about what I spend my time on. […]

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Camping Birthday Party

camping birthday party for boys and girls

This past weekend was Thing 1 and Thing 2’s combined camping birthday party. We’d been planning it for over a month. I was so excited because I thought I had planned a pretty stress-free party. Then the weather that weekend took a turn for the worse. With rain on the forecast we had to change […]

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Why I believe in no Instagram for kids.

no Instagram for my kids… or my husband

Edited September 2024: I wrote this post eight years ago, when my oldest had just turned six years old. I really did think when I wrote it that by the time my oldest had reached an age where he could use social media, the platforms and safety features in place would be completely different. Well, […]

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