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    Pregnancy Week 21

    During my 20 week ultrasound, the doctor said we hit a home run and baby looks perfect! He’s measuring 2 days behind but still within normal range for his development; seems like he…

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    Pregnancy Week 19

    We are almost halfway through the 2nd trimester, and halfway through our pregnancy! It’s Week 19 now, and how thankful I am that the nausea is subsiding and my energy is slowly returning.…

  • Adventures,  Kids,  Personal

    It’s A Little Brother!

    Jer has declared that with this new Majority, the transfer of power from “Mom’s Rules” to “Dad & Boys” reign will now include monthly Steak dinners, Action Movie Nights, more than 3 indoor…

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    Sister Surprise

    My youngest sister came to visit, so we had an impromptu trip to the nail salon. I got the royal treatment with a pedicure that included hot wax, lava stones, foot massages, sugar…

  • Kids,  Personal

    Spring Soccer 2025

    We just had our last game of the season and I am so relieved that it’s over! All 3 kids played and had separate soccer practices, at more than 3 different locations so…

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    Family Time in April

    Here are some glimpses from days at home and what’s going on with life right now. It’s also the middle of Soccer Season, and we spent Spring Break in Goblin Valley. First Trimester…

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    Spill the Beans

    Every time the kids begged for a sibling, I told them to take it up with Heaven because divine intervention was the only way it would happen. We thought we were done having…

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    Ramblings of an Anxious Heart

    Dear Journal, I’ve been thinking lately, and questioning the thoughts. There’s a certain restlessness, a heaviness in mind and spirit, a held breath, then a mad sustained dash until exhaustion or the finish…

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    Dog Days of January

    This week it’s been a consistent early morning flurry getting the dog out to potty—1am, 2am, 5am. The poor dog seems to be having stress induced colitis again. I’m a walking zombie, and…