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Because What’s Cooler than Kids Playing in a Mansion Basement?

A couple years ago, our kids toured the Moody Mansion, one of the historical homes on Galveston’s Broadway. Everyone at the museum was talking about the children’s museum they were building in the basement. At the time, I felt a little worried for the employees because it just seemed like it wouldn’t work. I imagined a...
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When the Barometric Pressure Drops: 40 Days of Posts

  We have reached the point in Houston winter when we are DONE with the cold weather. We are summer people. We are so much more comfortable with 99% humidity and triple-degree temperatures than these frigid days in the low 40s. We will bravely fight mosquitos over Christmas break and sunburns over President’s Day weekend....
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Learning How to Not Cringe at Selfies: 40 Days of Posts

Dear Lord, Give me a heart so peaceful, I can look at this picture and not cringe. Help me not to see the wrinkles on my forehead, the fine lines around my eyes, the dark roots, desperate for some highlights. Let me look past the poor photography skills that make my kids’ heads look like they’re...
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Friday’s FAQ

This weeks’ Fraudulently Asked Questions is with all four of the Hergenrader kids. We’re talking about the kids love tolerance hatred of posed pictures. FAQ #1: Hello, Hergenrader Kids. Interesting picture. Is there any particular reason why you are all scowling? Elisabeth: Yes. We did not want our picture taken. AT ALL. Sam: This is us smiling...
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