Four Future IU Candy Stripers?

Kentucky Wildcats are partying as National Champions, but IU Basketball is in my blood.  I grew up watching the candy striped warm-up pants on our Zenith color television waving my pom poms in front of the screen (much to my dad and brothers’ annoyance), and reciting player names since I could talk. This weekend our …

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Walking on Sunshine. {And It Does Feel Good}

Records were broken this week in Indiana. It’s been in the 80’s and sunny. In March. In Indiana.  We somehow skipped right out of winter and dove into summer for the moment. We’re walking on sunshine and it feels so so good. From sunup to sundown, we’re milking it for all it’s worth. There have …

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We Missed Four Years of Crying Santa Pictures for This…

Believe it or not our soon to be five year olds {insert panic} have never sat on Santa’s lap until this year.  Between RSV lock downs when they were little and not putting a huge emphasis on Santa in our home, it’s just never happened until we had the opportunity last month at the Christmas …

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Silly Strawberry Smiles {Target $100 Gift Card Giveaway}

Have you taken a look at your child’s toothpaste ingredients lately? I know I haven’t…just getting the task of tooth brushing x4 once or twice a day is enough to keep me occupied.  However, Tom’s of Maine recently challenged our family to do the “Silly Strawberry Swap” and replace our current toothpaste with their natural …

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Thankfulness We Can Hold On To

I was brought to tears today by a friend who had to say goodbye to her newborn daughter.  I read her words about saying goodbye to her little frame in her last hours and it shakes me, it breaks my heart, and it forces me to once again give thanks. We thought we were saying …

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Sledding in Spirit

Indiana had it’s first snow last week.  It was coming down like mad in this picture, you just can’t see it. It barely covered the ground by the time it finished, a thin layer of powder. However, the lack of measurable snowfall did not dampen the spirits of these four boys to see the first …

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Visiting the Christmas Gift and Hobby Show at the Indiana State Fairgrounds

We had SUCH a fun filled day yesterday at the Christmas Gift and Hobby Show!  We were there for 7 hours yesterday and still didn’t cover the entire place!  (Of course we had a few “appearances” and extras as the “Little Spokespeople” that took us away from just shopping!) What a great event for the …

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“Fruit of the Womb”

What could be more funny than 4 boys dressed up like underwear characters? Our version of the Fruit of the Loom Guys… Also known as our “Fruit of the Womb”. And our source of a hundred laughs on Halloween night, and hopefully a few for you today! Past Halloween Costumes: Halloweiners (Hot Dogs) 2007 Giraffe …

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