McKenzie (9) :  “Hey RileyGrace, I bet you don’t know the capital of Japan.” RileyGrace (6) : “Yes I do!” McKenzie: “OK, smartie pants.  What is it?” RileyGrace: “J.” For more profound statements from RileyGrace, read this and this.  For those of you who are too embarassed to ask, the capital of Japan is in [...]

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RileyGrace has seen her mother work from home since the day she was born. They say imitation is purest form of flattery. So tonight, I walk into the kitchen to see this . . . (notice the cell phone next to the kiddie scissors.) You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube [...]

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I called home yesterday to wish my grandparents a happy Valentines day.  My grandfather, who I’ve known my entire life as “Papaw,” is known much more for his ability to fix things than his reliability at remembering special occasions such as Feb. 14.  So, I called him up, just to make sure he hadn’t forgotten.  After [...]

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Twelve years ago, on February 10th, I began the first day of the rest of my life.  I couldn’t have imagined how my life would change.   But I’m reminded of a promise God made to me a long, long time ago . . . “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the [...]

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As my family and I were discussing whether or not we should move to the Sunday PM Worship service at our church, my nine-year-old daughter asked if she would be required to wear a dress?  (Currently, Sunday mornings are for dresses, while choir on Sunday night calls for more casual attire.) My daughter’s delima (as [...]

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American Girl Takes a Bath If you happened upon this blog because you were searching for bad things on Google, sorry.  Nothing to see here other than a few fun shots of my daughter and her birthday present, an American Girl bath set, compliments of Gigi. (click the picture for a few more pix, including [...]

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There we were, gathered around the breakfast table on Christmas Eve.  It was a wonderful scene.  Mom in her kerchief, I in my cap . . . Well, it wasn’t exactly story-book perfect, but it was nice.  My mom and grandparents were with us as we shared a tasty breakfast of Biscuit, gravy, sausage and eggs.  [...]

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OK.  Has anyone seen my wife lately?  Just a little nervous after seeing the news down in GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.  Apparently, some woman managed to camp out in Walmart for three days.  Her reason?  “I was shopping.” She was eventually asked to leave the store, but (get this) only after she paid for all her merchandise.  How [...]

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I wrote the following post this Summer.  Why I never posted it, I’m not sure.   Must have been the heat.  It does things to me . . .  From July 2007: Remember Vacation Bible School?  Remember those hot summer days squirming in the pew sporting a Kool Aid mustache?  Remember counting light fixtures while the preacher droned out Bible stories and [...]

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Ok, not really.  But I love these rocking chairs.  They make for great pictures.  Last night we ventured to The Factory to see how cool people are supposed to shop.  I must admit, we bought a lot more at Target and Walmart.  No cool points for us. Even when dwarfed by ridiculously large chairs however, my kids [...]

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