French Cottage Garden Style

April 27, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 10 Comments

We all learn and remember things best in different ways- a fascinating concept, really.

Cat in the Buttercups

April 20, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 6 Comments

It’s been yet another busy couple of weeks. We had our 15 year wedding anniversary (20 years together) and had a lovely couple of days with a dinner at home with the girls on our actual anniversary and a night out in San Antonio the next night just the two of us. It is my very favorite combination of doing something special while at the same time it being as amazingly enjoyable as all our other days together. Plus gifts.

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April Showers Bring April Flowers

April 6, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 3 Comments

Been a while! I mean, not for y’all, I had a ton of scheduled posts that I launched while I was tied up elsewhere, but we’ve had a number of busy weeks and weekends. Work Travel! Sickness! Hosting a neighborhood plant swap party! A 10 year old’s birthday that involved a trip to NASA to indulge her space love!

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Random Picture Post

April 4, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 1 Comment

I used to do a lot of Random Picture Day posts back in the day. This was one of my favorites. Today’s installment… a stacked pebble tower!

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Batmobile

March 28, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 1 Comment

Originally posted in 2014, and reposting now because I totally forgot I saw the batmobile on the road that one time!

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The Zen of Parenting

March 19, 2019May 25, 2020Lauren 7 Comments

This is now almost a 3 year old post- but I repost it for those of you in the midst of babydom:

Parenting is so repetitive. I guess that seems obvious, but it isn’t just changing diapers ten times a day. Or how many times you shove a noodle arm into a long sleeve onesie and think “That’s it. I snapped it this time… oh whew! All fingers intact. Excellent.” It’s the sounds that really strike me as oppressively repetative.

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