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I have always been told that I have an incredibly expressive face. Hard as I try, I am simply unable to mask my true emotions. Never have been and probably never will. I really wanted to look excited about that third crystal picture frame from my wedding shower or the mystery meat my neighbor brought [...]
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I grew up with a father who documented every single moment in film. It drove me completely crazy, and there have to be hundreds of shots with my hand out in front of the camera, scowling back at him. I swore that when I had children I would never be that parent. I would never [...]
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Every night in our house there comes a moment when Jeff and I start jockeying for a free pass on the nighttime parenting rituals. We go back and forth comparing our days: I got up at 5. Well, I had to fly to New York. I got up at two o’clock in the morning to [...]
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{Alternatively titled: The nastiest picture of my daughter you will ever see. I pray.}
Last week, we sold the changing table that we’ve used for all three nurseries. As the young couple walked out with it, rosy with the excitement that can only come from expecting your first child, my husband pulled aside the stranger-man and [...]
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$50 gift certificate to The Vintage Pearl
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Wilton Cake Kit, valued at $180
Love in the Kitchen Trio
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I love my children with all of my heart. All of my being. I would run in front of a bus for them. Jump from an airplane. Kill. Maim. You know, anything for them.
Well, anything except for one teeny, little thing.
Despite having birthed them, changed their diapers, having been covered in their vomit, snot and pee, [...]
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I started this blog as a hobby. Simply a fun way to fill a few hours and have a record of my children’s early days. Except like so many other hobbies of mine, I didn’t tire of it after a few months. In fact, nearly two years later and I love this little world more [...]
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1. I love the beach.
2. Sunsets are magical.
3. My kids are awesome.
4. Few things make me as happy as finding pretty shells.
5. The best roadside restaurant is Cracker Barrell. {The toys, the candy, the food? How had I never before been!?}
6. The worst? Hardee’s, by a landslide.
7. I-95 sucks. Especially when an RV overturns and [...]
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Jeff reminded me last night that not only is the year rapidly winding down, but the entire decade is. It seemed like such a big deal in 1989 and 1999, but this year, I nearly overlooked the fact. So strange to think about people reliving the ’10s and the ’20s isn’t it? Crazy, man.
Anyway, as [...]
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I have a really bad habit of starting projects, getting completely and utterly obsessed and simply abandoning them a few months later. It’s kind of a joke with those who know me best, and really quite a marvel that I’ve manged to stick with this blogging thing as long as I have.
One of my brief [...]
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I’m Jill, and this is my blog.
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