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{Recipe} Chicken Parmesan: The Easy Way

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I rarely cook {you know this about me}, but lately I have been cooking A LOT! And by "a lot" I mean 3 days a week. Baby steps people, baby steps. And listen...anytime I cook something that turns out good...I smile. And then post about it. I don't know if it's the fact that I work from home or

{Vacation 2012} Family Photo Gone Wrong

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Vacation Hilton Head Family Photo

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In my perfect little world I had these great plans of taking the whole family down to the beach just before sunset...putting my camera on the perfect setting...and having Hannah {our babysitter who we took with us} capture the perfect family photo. Psssst. Enter reality. Reality is this... SJ

{Vacation 2012} Our Trip To The Beach

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Vacation Hilton Head

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I am finally getting the chance to post the rest of our vacation photos! Took me long enough, hey?! We stayed in the Palmetto Dunes area of Hilton Head, South Carolina. The view from our condo was gorgeous! I was thankful because sometimes it's hard to tell what you are going to get when you book a

July Income Report

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It's time for last months income report: July 2012. As a reminder, this is why we do the income reports: Accountability. These will allow us to finally keep track of our total online revenue - something that I've been horrible at. Progress. Now that we have it documented, we'll be be able to

{Our Adoption} Boy or Girl?

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international adoption boy or girl

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It seems like the first question I get from people after I tell them we are adopting... I know in their minds they think that I will blurt out GIRL {of course}! Let's be honest, there are quite a number of boys running around this place and most people probably think I'm just DYING for that little

The Hubby or Usher? Either way…HOT!

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THIS....IS HAPPENING AT MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW. Remember I promised you that you would not be disappointed in my husband's Life Insurance Movement video? I can now officially say..I will deliver. Or, rather, the hubby will deliver. Phew! There is still time to get involved! You can read more about

{Big Boy Room} The Re-do: From Toddler to Kindergartner

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Otherwise titled "My P Man is Growing Up".  I mean, really, when did my baby get so dang big? He's old enough to pick out his OWN room decor?? This seems so incredibly wrong to me. Thankfully, he trusts his momma's decorating skills and only had one {actually two} requests when it was time

“Behind the Blog” Chat Went LIVE {Watch Here}

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Last night I had the pleasure of doing a "Behind the Blog" interview chat with Jennifer from The Family Francis Blog and Tonya from Love of Family and Home. It was hosted by the lovely Melissa from View From Five Two. If you tuned in last night and watched us live...THANK YOU so much for watching!

{Kindergarten} The Day I Felt Like Punching A Stranger

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Kindergarten drop off was this morning. I must say that I shocked myself and didn't bust out one tear. I know, right? I've only been talking about how I am going to ball my eyes out for 3 weeks...and then the day comes...and I didn't even need to wear my water proof mascara. What a waste of