Category: Mama Life
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The Story of a Room
I keep standing in my girls’ room and soaking it all in. Because this week it’s about to make a big milestone leap I’m not quite ready to accept. This week we move out the crib and toddler bed and replace them with bunk beds. It’s time for the change considering Mariah is outgrowing her…
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The truth about playdates
When I was a full time working mom about to become a stay at home mom, I dreamed about playdates. How wonderful would it be to have sweet little get togethers with my friends and let our babes play together? I envisioned us sipping tea and having long heart to hearts about life and God…
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I’ve never read a book like this before
I read a book that changed me. I found out about 7 from Instagram. At least 4 people I follow posted a photo of it and wrote brief somethings about how amazing it was. I reserved it from the Library. Twice actually. The first time I missed the “your item is on hold” call…
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My humbling child
Lana has always been my humbling child. By that I mean she’s kept me humble. With Mariah, we thought we were Ah-MAZING parents. She was so obedient, the neatest eater, calm and reserved, cautious…. it goes on and on. It was all because of our fabulous parenting skills of course! Then our Lana came along.…
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Saint Paul Public school choice – Our Story
I’m writing this post for two reasons: 1. Because someone’s personal story should be on the interwebs about how the Saint Paul Public Schools admissions process and 2. So my friends who live out of state and outside of Saint Paul and Minneapolis can see how much goes into choosing a school for your child.…
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Letting go of excess
As much as I love new years and fresh starts, I always feel the need to hurry up and take care of my long list of projects right away in January. Maybe it’s because I can’t leave my house since it’s -40 degrees out there some days, or because I want my home in order…