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Gather, Then Scatter

Can I get an AMEN on how hard it is to get the family to church on Sunday morning? For real, y’all. It’s no picnic on school mornings…

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ByChristinaMar 24, 2014
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Best Advice for a New Mom

No, of course the best advice is not that you should sleep when your baby sleeps. This is actually terrible advice. If you do this, you will be…

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ByChristinaMar 20, 2014
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Chicken

During Spring Break, the kids and I spent the day at a friend’s house. And by house I mean farm with horses, zebras, peacocks, longhorns, and chickens. Like…

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ByChristinaMar 18, 2014
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The Face Mask Years

In my 20s and 30s face masks were a skin boon. Look how my skin can glow! This tourmaline mask promises to make my skin dewey–and it does!…

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ByChristinaMar 14, 2014
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Conquering IKEA (with kids)

Last week, Mike and I finally agreed it was time to replace the old couch in the beach house. Naturally, we turned to our favorite Swedish furniture store.…

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ByChristinaMar 12, 2014
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Feast & Famine (a fast for Lent)

Today begins Lent: to give something up or not to give something up? The pendulum keeps swinging, doesn’t it? For a while there, fasting from something was only…

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ByChristinaMar 5, 2014
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That Time We Were in a Parade

We wrapped up our Mardi Gras weekend by marching in the Barkus & Meaux Pet Parade in Galveston. As ambassadors for Greyhounds everywhere, the kids walked our hounds…

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ByChristinaMar 3, 2014
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Watch Old Videos With Your Kids

  Our new favorite family pastime is watching videos from when the kids were all really young. I know they’re all really young right now too, but these…

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ByChristinaFeb 28, 2014
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Mardi Without the Pardi

For our family, the end of February has always meant Galveston Mardi Gras. Every one of us laissez les bons temps  in a different way:  I love huge parades…

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ByChristinaFeb 27, 2014