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  • Ezra,  The Preschool Years

    What I Did This Summer ~ August 2012

    / September 4, 2012 / 2 Comments

    August was another fun month. It was even more fun than June and July because my daddy was home a lot more. I like Daddy. And his sunglasses. One day mommy let me…

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  • Family,  Travel

    Illinois Trip ~ Days 3 and 4… Day in the city and the ride home

    / September 3, 2012 / 0 Comments

    On Saturday, our last day with family in Illinois, we took a trip downtown Chicago. We went with plans and intentions to visit certain places but, thanks to it being a holiday weekend…

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  • Marriage,  Travel

    Copperstone Inn Rockton Illinois: Our Lovely & Restful Getaway!

    / September 3, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Can you imagine a place more serene and beautiful than this? When I found the Copperstone Inn in Rockton Illinois online I sure couldn’t! Visit their website here!  This post is about our stay at…

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  • Family,  Travel

    Illinois Trip ~ Day 1

    / August 30, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Our little family is taking a little end-of-summer, recovering-from-the-Army’s-summer-demands vacation. We have a lot of amazing things planned and hopefully will all return a bit refreshed! But, it’s been a bumpy start. I’ve…

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  • Ezra,  Motherhood,  The Preschool Years

    What toddlers learn from taking walks with their parents

    / August 29, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Walking with a toddler provides a learning experience filled with endless discovery!

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  • Ezra,  Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood

    “Mommy and Me” ~ The Bigger Picture

    / August 1, 2012 / 2 Comments

    Two weeks ago, I learned about a local opportunity for a “Mommy and Me Bootcamp” at the lake, an exercise program designed with busy moms in mind that involves exercising with your children.…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care

    How “Junk Mail” Changed My Life

    / July 23, 2012 / 22 Comments

    When Russ deployed to Afghanistan (the second time), one of my goals for the deployment was to lose more of that stubborn baby weight. I blogged about my weight-loss journey and had made…

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    Facebook Recovery (Update)

    / July 18, 2012 / 0 Comments

    I feel like my blog readers deserve a bit of an update after all the blogging I did about my personal issues with Facebook and my month-long deactivation in April. If you are…

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    Weary (honest thoughts about ETSing)

    / July 11, 2012 / 5 Comments

    This morning I stood in my backyard with bags of army gear scattered around my dirty bare feet. It was only around 80 degrees but the high humidity made me sweat regardless. This…

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  • Health, Wellness, & Self Care,  Motherhood,  Recovering Perfectionist

    I do a lot… I matter

    / July 7, 2012 / 8 Comments

    You go above and beyond and then way beyond that You do it all, yeah, you wear every hat Hopin’ someone that matters will realize you matter “Nothing to Prove” by Lonestar Lately…

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