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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

We Cut Our Own Christmas Tree This Year

December 12, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

I realize this time of year is filled with lovely stories of families driving off into nature together in search of the perfect Christmas tree. You know, the tree that they effortlessly trim and adorn with all their classy, yet meaningful ornaments. This, my friends, is not one of those stories.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: adventure, christmas, Christmas tree, Griswold, holiday, mishaps, mistakes

Groceries Gone Wild

February 15, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 20 Comments

So a lot of people have been asking me about my recent trip to the grocery store. What could have possibly made it so challenging—and time consuming? I’d love to say that it was something remarkable. But it wasn’t. It was an ordinary trip to the store. On a sitcom this would play out in […]

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: frustration, grocery shopping, mishaps

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