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Cheap Date Nights: How to Make Them Happen
Can I get a show of hands for how many of you do not have family near by? I’m raising two hands over here. We have one set of family in Indiana. The other set is in Florida. And we are in Texas! It makes cheap date nights nearly impossible.
So one of my intentions for the new year is to figure out how to get regular, cheap dates back into my life.
When Henry was born, we lived in Houston. I had several friends from my prenatal yoga class with children around the same age. We started a babysitting collective, and it was awesome! We made little “tokens,” which … Read More
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This Year’s Holiday Card: Wishing You Well!
I started working on this year’s holiday card in October. I try to start early every year or else it starts to feel too stressful around Thanksgiving and Christmas to finish them on time. It’s the same template every year (less stress!). I pick 16 photos from the year, write captions, and write a letter to print on the backs. I pay a graphic designer $25 to pop in the photos and format everything in the template. Then I print them on GotPrint.
I make sure to stuff a spare copy of our holiday card into the boys’ easy, peasy scrapbooks as a memento. It’s fun to compare how … Read More
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Just Mercy: Highly Recommend This Book
I’m almost finished reading Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. I can’t recommend it enough! Have you read it already? I know I am usually behind the ball when it comes to book recommendations!
I’m already a huge fan of Bryan Stevenson. I became familiar with his work years ago when he was a keynote speaker at an education conference. But I didn’t get around to reading Just Mercy until Thanksgiving Break.
Whoa! I can’t recommend it enough. I wish everyone would read it.
Bryan says, “You have to get to the truth before you get to the restoration. You have to get to the truth before you get to … Read More