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You’ll fall in love with this DIY OMGourd Wreath

We have a confession. Mini pumpkins baffle us. Every grocery store produce bin is overflowing with these stunted gourds. They beg to be gathered up and thrown in the cart, but then what do you do with them year after…

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DIY Hand Knit Blanket: How to Fail and How to Nail It

Fall is in the air… No, it isn’t. It is still 90 degrees in October. Check the calendar, North Carolina! We may have sweat all over this project, but it will be a super cozy blanket once fall eventually decides…

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A late start to 2018

I love a new year. Some people roll their eyes at resolution-makers, but not me. If resolution-making were a hobby, I’d finally have something to write in that awkward space on forms at the doctor’s office. (BTW, why does the…

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Valentine’s Day – Gift Giving

When Kim and I first started dating I really went to extremes to get her awesome gifts for Valentine’s Day. But now… after two kids, our gift giving has gotten a bit… stale. Maybe true love is realizing you don’t…

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We have a new YouTube Channel!!!

GUYS!!!! We have a fun announcement! We have started a new YouTube channel! It’s called Family Showdown and we release a new video every Tuesday. The idea is that each video will be us doing a fun family challenge (something…

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All You Do is WHINE – How We Make an Instant Parody

I’m gonna brag about Penn for a minute. He is kind of amazing. Well, he’s kind of amazing at quickly creating funny music parodies. This video shows a glimpse behind the curtain to show how it all works and comes…

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May is the new December | #Maycember

May disguises herself with her pretty flowers, her mild weather, and all those chirping birds. But don’t let May fool you. May is a bitch.  Just like her warped sister, December, May gives us so many wonderful occasions and people…

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A Note in the Pocket | Undies on our head!

There are a few things I’m certain of in this life: Life is too short to spend it doing a job you don’t love. Luck is created by hard work. Chocolate cures most emotional distress If you’re able, you should…

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Penn tackles Napoleon Dynamite’s famous dance scene

Kim and I were newlyweds. We were living in an absolutely minuscule apartment in New York City. Kim had to fly to Houston the next day because someone found a finger in a hot dog, and when you are the…

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Sports, the way we like it. A new series (we hope)

I’ve been a sports fan for longer than I’ve been able to read. I still remember Saturday Mornings watching UNC Basketball with my dad. He was busy and it was the most time I spent with him all week, so they were…

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