Category: Life
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Summer
It’s just begun to feel like fall in the past few weeks here in Arkansas. These cooler temps make me reflect on summer and where it falls when ranking the seasons as I get older. When I was young, summer was my favorite season by far. It was the only one that really mattered to Read more
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Sister Trip to Pawhuska, OK Part 2: Where We Stayed; What We Did; What We Wore
In part 2 of my Pawhuska recap, I’m going to share the remaining details about the trip my sister and I took a few weeks ago. If you saw part 1, I shared all about the food! The food really did deserve a post all its own. We did, however, do a few more things Read more
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Sister Trip to Pawhuska, OK Part 1: THE FOOD
My sister, Monica, and I spent a weekend in Pawhuska, Oklahoma-our 3rd and favorite sister trip we’ve taken. We spent a weekend in Eureka Springs one year and stayed in the haunted Crescent Hotel. Another year, we went to Laurel, Mississippi, and ate the best greens and cornbread. Those trips were great, but it’s hard Read more
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Spring Break in Fayetteville, AR
Over spring break, we spent a few days in Fayetteville. Tylar flew into Fayetteville with UK softball for their series against the Razorbacks, so we made the much quicker trip there to see her. Before getting into Fayetteville, we had so much fun in Fort Smith at Temple Live seeing Geoff Tate in concert (originally Read more
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Snow Day
Living in the great South means that snow is fairly rare. I remember Scout seeing snow for the first time in To Kill a Mockingbird and thinking the world was ending. While it isn’t that unheard of in this part of Arkansas, it still isn’t part of our routine. Tornado warnings are routine. I would Read more
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Our Visit to Lexington
Over Labor Day weekend, we went to Lexington, KY to see Tylar and Grant. It was so nice getting to see them both, along with Koda. We went to eat at several unique restaurants, toured the Buffalo Trace Distillery, drove through the rolling hills to see the gorgeous horse farms, and walked around the Distillery Read more
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Brodie
I was 38 when I had Brodie. Yes, old. Here’s a quick recap of the first 2 years: gallbladder surgery for me when Brodie was 7 weeks old; RSV and 3 days in the hospital for Brodie just as he turned 3 months; breathing treatments every 2 hours following that hospital stay that really messed Read more
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Cherish the Small Moments
For years, I had to braid Tylar’s hair before every softball or basketball game. It was a chore. It required waking up earlier than needed so that I could get that chore done before time to leave. So in case you’ve never been a travel ball parent, we are talking about every weekend spring, summer Read more