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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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Wellness

You down with ADD? Yeah, me too.

The Penn you see on this website, and in these videos, is the product of a very fun job.  It’s a job not too many people have, so every morning I wake up and count my lucky stars that I…

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Faves

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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Wellness

Nine months? I wanted to be done after 9 minutes.

Let me start by clarifying something: Much like last year when I tried simulating Labor for like 20 minutes with this, I know that this is nothing like the real thing.  I have an insane amount of respect for all…

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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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Learn

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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Learn

Homework. It sucks.

And we made an instant parody. Which doesn’t suck. Homework. It’s a topic so draining I can’t even form words to write this post. But I will. Because, you know BLOGGING. For all children, homework is a bore, that’s why…

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Faves

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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Faves

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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Learn

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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