Oh y’all. My tooth saga continued this morning, and it was not good. But I’m not going to write about that right now, while my tongue is still numb and my face is… uh… tear-streaked. (Why yes, I did cry all the way home, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. What are you looking […]

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September 18, 2013

The Bruiser is In!

Hello again! Since we last spoke, my family and I have taken a little trip to Disney World! Oh, and one other thing. You know that little old post I wrote about fruit flies? Well, it has now gotten more than 500,000 shares on Facebook. 500,000. What this means is that I’ve had nearly a […]

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September 13, 2013

Fruit Fly MANIA!!

I’m now in my ninth year of blogging, and over the years I’ve poured out my soul to you on the most sensitive topics– from religion and breastfeeding to circumcision and the truth about being a stepmom.  I’ve spent countless hours reworking posts until they’re just right, snapping pictures and editing them for my blog, […]

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September 5, 2013

Famous in Canada

Three years ago, Nashville and the surrounding area experienced what scientists called a 1,000-year flood. It rained hard and continuously for two straight days. By the end of the first day, I watched in horror along with the rest of the city as this happened on one of our major interstates:     By the […]

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September 4, 2013

What You’ve Taught Me About Giving

Dennis and I went to a party recently with a photo booth. This is what resulted. I love our photo booth pictures. And this is just one of many things that made my week great…   It’s the little things… 18 Everyday Things You’ve Been Using Wrong will probably change your life.   Oh my […]

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August 31, 2013

10 Things That Made My Week Great

Every summer, I end up with at least one fruit fly infestation, and for years, I thought there was no easy way to get rid of fruit flies. It starts out innocently enough — I’ll notice a fruit fly or two buzzing around a bunch of bananas on the kitchen counter. They’re annoying, but harmless. […]

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August 28, 2013

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies

After sharing my DENTAL NIGHTMARE with you last week, I drove to my final dental appointment this morning with a grim expression on my face. I was ready, oh so ready, to get this botched crown business over with and move on with my life. I arrived promptly at ten and a technician called me […]

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August 26, 2013

Little Shop of Horrors

A few months ago, I decided to look for a new dentist. I asked several friends for recommendations, and settled on a dentist that one particular friend raved about. We’ll call him Dr. Whiteteeth. Because I am a stalker thorough, I looked his practice up on Google- The website featured a photo of a very […]

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August 21, 2013

Where’s My Crown?

Want to know what made my week great? This photo did, for one. These are two of my favorite friends from my church youth group — I haven’t seen them since I was 18 years old. We reunited last weekend to see our childhood pastor speak at our childhood church. I want to write more […]

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August 10, 2013

What Made My Week Great

If you’ve read our story for any length of time, you know all about the problems we’ve had getting my 9-year-old daughter to swim. Punky started out right on track. She began taking lessons at the age of four and by five she was very nearly swimming on her own. And then her swimming instructor […]

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August 9, 2013

Miracle of Miracles