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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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Merry Christmas! Celebrating what went right.

This year was hard. That seems to be the consensus across the internet right now. Slate asked “Is this the worst year in history?” So did Newsweek. It’s hard not to agree. Just watch the news for 5 seconds – you…

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Pairing Wine with Homework

Let’s face it, homework is not for the weak. Sometimes it takes a strong drink to solve those word problems. So which wine should you pair with those tough subjects? Take a look.…

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Marriage

Device addiction: He’s texting and I know it.

We have a confession to make. Penn and I are dependent on our our phones in an unhealthy way. We admit it. We run a business that depends on consistent communication and fast responses. The phone has become an appendage…

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The Great Pumpkin Debate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FlZlzdxBzI Where do you stand on this debate? Penn is staunchly anti-pumpkin. Kim, is PRO PUMPKIN! PUMPKIN EVERYTHING! What do you think?…

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Marriage

My husband has an STD (Shutting Things Deficiency)

The dishes piling up in the sink? It’s not my favorite but I can deal. Clothes piled near the hamper? Frustrating, but part of life. But the cabinet doors. I can’t. The drawers? No. WHY? Why can’t my husband close…

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Marriage

Unqualified Marriage Advice

We’ve taken 11 trips around the sun as husband and wife. In these years we’ve learned a few things about how to love each other, how to fight with each other, and how to stay together. As you can see my…

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Penn’s secret talent revealed!

When I was in fourth grade, practicing diligently on my recorder, I heard my mother mutter “…… THE DEVIL’S FLUTE…” cover her ears and walk away. Now that I’m a mother, I get it. The sound of a plastic recorder…

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It’s so hard. Every. Single. Day.

Cue up the Boyz II Men. It’s time to talk about our morning routine. Most of our songs just write themselves. For those who follow us, you know that it’s a simple formula:  Look at what’s going on in our…

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Diamonds are Forever. But Tattoos are cheaper. And foreverER.

This is the 11th Valentines Day with my wife.  The first 10 have been very standard, and very predictable.  Flowers.  Dinner.  A card.  The card is the most important thing to her, which makes sense.  We eat dinner every day,…

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