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    All My Favorite Things for Valentine’s Day

    Almost every year I’ve done a Valentine’s Day post, gift guide and a special Valentine card tutorial, but this year I fell behind and didn’t do any of that. So, here’s my follow-up Valentine’s Day post because my husband and son put a lot of thought into my gift this year and I wanted to remember it. They said they wanted to do a basket of all my favorite things. Happy Valentine’s Day The flowers were actually from a few days before. They were waiting for me when I came home from my Missouri Comic Con trip. But the rest…

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    I Had the Best Mother’s Day Ever

    This year, due to COVID-19 quarantine, we made no big plans for Mother’s Day. We didn’t go anywhere for brunch, I didn’t get all dressed up for a fancy dinner, I pretty much didn’t even need to get out of my pajamas and I LOVED IT. Let the Mother’s Day Festivities Begin! First I got to sleep in a bit, which is always a lovely gift. Then I went downstairs to find two vases of flowers (which I prefer to roses), a nice card, two new pairs of flip flops and the mixings for pear mimosas. My husband couldn’t decide…

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    Our First Day of Preschool was AWESOME

    We started the first day of school like so many do – with a photo and a sign: I told myself “Don’t cry! Don’t cry!” as I helped him get settled in and hang up his tote bag. He was growing up so fast! And as I kissed him goodbye, I realized I had 4 hours ahead of me to do whatever I wanted, however I wanted, whenever I wanted. So first I went and got a pedicure. Then I went shopping! I wandered the aisles slowly and got to stop and look at whatever I wanted. It was glorious.…