Dear Company-That-Manufactures-Robitussin-with-Codiene,
I truly want to extend my deepest regards and heartfelt thanks for the unexpected joy you’ve brought into my life.
I recently (last night) was on the road for over eight hours driving from Florida to Alabama.  As my daughter has your product prescribed, I planned to give her a dose to knock her butt [...]

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Not feeling the Christmas love?
Having a hard time getting your holiday groove on?
Are you made of BAH-humbug?
I got your fix.
Watch it!
I dare you not to smile.
Oh, and if you watch all the way to the end of two minutes, Peyton gets a little “Outta my spotlight, kid!”
So proud, so very proud.

You’re in my spotlight! from [...]

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Perhaps you remember my post about how Rachael was really getting into the Little House On the Prairie book series?  Because, really? Why wouldn’t she?  I’ve actually re-read them as an adult and just find that life they lived amazing..how they did it, I have no idea.
Good mommy effort?  I set the DVR to record [...]

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Once upon a time…
There was a sweet little girl who liked to read.

And because she likes to get in character, she started wearing this bonnet everywhere.

And she was very cute.

When her mean mama said she couldn’t wear it to school, she wore this headband instead. Adorable, no?

Only she was covering up THIS.

Curse you, scissors.
Does anyone [...]

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The temperature was a FRIGID 73 degrees.
The fighting began the moment we got in the van.
Rachael wraps up in a blanket sitting in the back of the van.
Peyton counters by grasping the edge of the blanket and whipping it away from her.
Peyton snaps: It’s MINE!
Rachael whines : Mommmm, Peyton just grabbed that blanket that belongs [...]

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