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Happy Halloween!

My wish is finally coming true—the boys are dressing up as dinosaurs today. Jacob has a ferocious(ly adorable) roar and Henry has a delightful giggle that I can’t wait to unleash on my parents’ unsuspecting neighbors. I went back and forth on whether to trick or treat with a child allergic to chocolate and nuts, […]

October 31, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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A Race to the Finish

Jacob doesn’t know it, but he and I are about to embark on a life-changing competition: potty training vs. novel-edit finishing.   We’re just starting to find a “normal” in our new home, now that the wedding happened, school started again, and Henry decided nursing wasn’t such a bad thing after all. After taking next […]

September 5, 2013

Blogging, Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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The Suburbs: Pros and Cons

We’ve been living in the suburbs for three weeks now, and almost everything has been great about it. It’s a little strange to come back to the town you grew up in as an adult. It’s even weirder when you’re married to a guy who grew up in the same town, but went to different […]

August 19, 2013

Modern Perspectives, Motherhood, Young Married Mom

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