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Pardon Me!

August 27, 2010

Please pardon the craziness & random pictures on this blog while I get adjusted to a new theme! We’re arranging the furniture & hanging pictures — it’ll look like “home” again really soon!

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Pretty in Pink Playroom & Taking Back Naptime

August 26, 2010

The front room in our house is constantly evolving. Five years ago when we moved in, it was a lonely sitting room with a bookshelf, a sofa, two chairs & a piano. When my gig as a Nascar Nanny ended, I started teaching piano lessons & tutoring, so we bought a desk. Then I gave birth [...]

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A Creative Influence

August 20, 2010

Through the magical powers of Twitter, I’ve been attempting to connect with some online friends to have a REAL LIFE playdate with our children. Of the five children between the three of us, my dear one is in the middle of the age range. What kind of influence will she have on the babies? What [...]

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Her Joy Was Multiplied

August 19, 2010

She was a happy girl. She busied herself with her home & her sweet little dog. But then… her joy was found in another and she became someone’s wife. “This is the life,” she thought. Being married… she had someone to spend her days with, to share her joys & disappointments. And there were tests, too. [...]

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Game Day Style

August 19, 2010

It’s a rainy day here in the South — the girl & I are trying to decide if we should venture out into this wet, humid mess or continue our morning of coffee, jammies, & Cinderella. She’s watching Cinderella — I’m daydreaming about Fall. Who else is longing for cool, crisp afternoons? I love all [...]

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WFMW: Working From Home

August 18, 2010

I’m linking up to this series: :::::::::::::::::::::::::: The year before Coach & I got married, I worked as a nanny for a NASCAR driver’s family. My schedule was unpredictable and the woman that I worked for thought she owned me. I didn’t know hour-to-hour if I had to work and she became terribly annoyed if I phoned [...]

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Kids… “Udder” Nonsense

August 16, 2010

There is never a dull moment when Little E is around. Little E & her VIP posse arrived at my house on Friday night and it’s been controlled chaos set to chase music ever since. It’s been a monkey-see, monkey-do kind of weekend. It’s amazing what a 4 year old can teach a 2 year [...]

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This… is… serious.

August 13, 2010

Today is Day 4 of Preseason practice & Day 5 of being a single parent. Parenting ‘Cakes on my own isn’t the hard part about football season — it’s sacking the trash & lawncare that’s got me down. I was taught by my father that taking out the trash & mowing the lawn are jobs [...]

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Things I Love Thursday: The Boys of Fall

August 12, 2010

I’m linking up to The Diaper Diaries’ series: Things I Love Thursdays. Today, I’m bringing you Kenny Chesney’s video for his newly released song, “The Boys of Fall.” When it comes to football, I’m on the sidelines, on the outside looking in; but from where I stand, I have a different perspective of the game. [...]

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Are You Tailgate Ready?

August 10, 2010

The Football Wife’s Shop is open for business. My partnership with OpenSky begins today. And so does Football Season… Before you start to groan about losing the next three months of Saturdays, Sundays, & Monday nights to the sport, just be thankful that you’re not in helmets & pads on this oppressively hot summer day. [...]

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