July 2011

Who Do We Have Here?

July 29, 2011

From time to time, I look at the feedjit widget down in my sidebar to get a glimpse into my readership. (Readership, ha!) It still cracks me up to think about the fact that actual living, breathing people stop by here on a daily basis to read this mess. As is always the case, I [...]

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Just So You Know

July 27, 2011

TO: My sweet boys FROM: Your mama DATE: July 27, 2011 RE: Just So You Know —— Dear Boys: I might as well start off by apologizing for being a couple of months late on your monthly memo. If my monthly memo writing is a reflection of my parenting, well, lets just say I need [...]

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His Hands

July 26, 2011

His hand rests comfortably on the back of the church pew. Carefully, I slide my hand under his and our fingers become a tangled mess as they have done thousands of times. My hand is happy there. As I run my thumb along the the edge of his thumb I think back to all of the times that those hands [...]

Tagged as: Christ, McDaddy

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What I Learned This Week

July 25, 2011

As promised, I spent some time today at the mall that is in the same parking lot as our hotel. I bribed the boys with a promise to take them to Game Stop, and then the pool once we returned, (as I am a firm believer in bribery) so I didn’t hear any lip from them about [...]

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Room With A View

July 24, 2011

I am typing this post from a fourth floor room at a hotel in Pennsylvania. The boys and I are tagging along with McDaddy on a business trip, which we often do during summer vacation. One of my first things to do when we arrive at the hotel, is to look out the window to [...]

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From Where I Sit

July 24, 2011

Just one of the many beautiful sights I’ve seen this weekend. God is good!

Tagged as: Bible

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Disney World with Food Allergies or My Awesome Disney Vacation

July 22, 2011

It’ s Becky again. I promise Julie will be back on Monday. A girl can take a couple days off…right? Today I am going to talk about Disney World with food allergies. First off…let me say….We DO NOT VACATION. My six-year old, A, has an Autism Spectrum Disorder. For her, this means, she doesn’t like [...]

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Thursday Thirteen – How you know he’s a Daddy to Girls!

July 21, 2011

Hi! It’s Julie’s friend Becky again. I am going to guest post for a couple of days while Julie is” livin’ it up with the Amish!” This is the 13 ways you know my husband, T, is the daddy of girls. We are blessed with 2 daughters, K is 9 and A is 6. There are [...]

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A Plan That Involves This Old Girl Getting A Saturn Sky

July 19, 2011

There is a lot going on here at the McResidence, and not a lot of time to report about it because my family is preparing to set off on what I like to call the great road extravaganza of 2011. And since I’m the one in charge of packing HALF THE HOUSE, well, let’s just say I’ve [...]

Tagged as: Jeep, The Saturn Sky

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What I Learned This Week [At Scout Camp]

July 19, 2011

I woke up this morning feeling well and rested. And a bit sad. Everyday last week, I woke up at O’dark thirty to get me and the boys ready for cub scout day camp. I had expected to follow Stevie’s group throughout the week, and figured when the heat and humidity got the best of me, [...]

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