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Happy 5th Birthday Allyson
Today my little girl turned 5. I can’t believe how big she is getting. Ally is becoming such a big help around the house already. She was sorting laundry, helps to vacuum around the house, helps put the laundry away, and so much more. She is a sweet and loving…
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Jayden and the Tooth Fairy
Jayden lost one of his top front teeth the other day. It had been loose for weeks, and then it happened, we were eating pizza for dinner, and Jayden ate his tooth. I could tell he was a bit upset I asked him about it and he confirmed what I…
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My Prayer Today
Laura Story – “Blessings” Lyrics We pray for blessings, we pray for peace Comfort for family, protection while we sleep We pray for healing, for prosperity We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering All the while, You hear each spoken need Yet love us way too much…
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I Caught a Tree Branch with my Face
We had lost some branches and trees in a storm a few weeks ago. Mark was up in a tree cutting a branch that was hanging down, when it fell it hit his ladder and almost took it out. So a few of us ran to get it off the…
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When They were in Love
Ally was coloring the other day, and wanted to draw a picture of her Papa who was coming over later that day. She seemed slightly discouraged so I asked what was wrong. She says, “I want to draw a picture of Papa, but I can’t till he is here because…
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Chocolate Milk is Poison
The kids had cocoa puffs for breakfast this morning. Yes unfortunately my children eat cereal full of sugar, which could be construed as poison to some. The rule is though that they are not allowed to dump their milk,(have you seen the price of milk?) they must drink it. I…
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What to do…
Well it has been a very interesting last 24 hours around here. Yesterday afternoon we packed a picnic and took the kids to a playground by the lake. We had lots of fun playing, running around, throwing rocks in the lake, climbing on rocks and enjoying being with each other. …
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New Laundry Routine
In the home we are renting the laundry room is right next to the thermostat. I have found in the last few weeks that is not a very good thing in summer when you use your dryer. My AC ran non stop all day on laundry day. My solution? I…
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Mind Your Manners
I have recently been trying to more consciously teach my children good manners. Making them more aware of what bad manners are and praising them when they show good manners. I want my boys to learn how to treat girls, and my girls to act like ladies, and expect to…
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Memorial Weekend 2011
We had a much needed weekend away last weekend. Mark has been working nights and days and we haven’t seen much of him. So we left town and went to his parents at Lake of the Ozarks. We had a lot of fun, boating, swimming, fishing, and eating. Ally, and…
Life with Colieblack 