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We Joined Another Cult
I have joined another cult. Now before anyone gets concerned, this is not actually my first cult. If we’re being honest, I’ve accidentally joined several over the years. There’s the HOA cult, the PTO cult, the homeschool cult, and the “I own chickens for emotional support but somehow spend more money on them than my…
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The Pet War Never Ends
I almost bought a tarantula today. A pink toe tarantula, to be specific. Now before anyone starts questioning my judgment, let me remind you that I am also the same woman who will launch herself across an entire room if a spider unexpectedly appears on the wall. If a spider walks across my lawn, I…
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The Owl in Me
Last night, there was an owl outside my window again. Not unusual anymore. He’s been here since our first week in this house back in November of 2021. Through every season of chaos. Through exhaustion, laughter, grief, even late-night panic attacks and early morning coffee. Through sickness, storms, pool days, birthday candles, financial stress, homeschool…
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Solving the Wrong Problem
I spent most of my life being told I was gifted. I tested well. I read constantly. I could write. I played instruments. I could pass almost any class without really trying. Except algebra. Algebra and I have been enemies since birth, and honestly, I still suspect letters should stay out of math. I was…
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Harper Killed My Best Friend
One minute we were doing sight word games at the kitchen table like some wholesome homeschooling commercial. The next? My six-year-old came storming into the room screaming,“HARPER KILLED MY BEST FRIEND.” Naturally, I assumed we had escalated directly into true crime. Maybe the hamster.Maybe one of the lizards.Maybe Kris finally snapped over slime in the…
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We Forgot Our Anniversary… Again (And Somehow That Feels Right)
Eight years. Eight years with Kris. Longer if you count the “we’re just friends but clearly not just friends” phase. Every year, we’ve celebrated April 24th our date-iversary. The day that was supposed to mark “us.” Except… one year, we looked at the calendar and realized That wasn’t actually the day. Turns out it was…
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French Fries, Hailstorms, and Other Things I Didn’t Plan
“Yesterday was supposed to be simple. Which, in my life, is usually the first sign it won’t be. It started with dinner. Tater tot casserole. Easy. Predictable. Safe. Except Kroger decided I didn’t need tater tots. They substituted them with french fries… and just moved on with their day like that was a completely normal…
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The Great Snake Escape
It was a Monday. Not a cute Monday. Not a “fresh start, new week” Monday. No. This was a behind-on-everything, rain-delay, invoices-staring-me-down, insurance-agent-calling, life-is-a-group-project-and-I’m-carrying-it kind of Monday. The kind where you convince yourself you’re still in control by doing something small and productive. Like sending one invoice. Just one. Because if I can send one…
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The Easter Without Deviled Eggs
Easter always makes me miss my Nanny. Not in a way that makes me sit in a corner and cry. Just in a way that catches me off guard when I notice something is missing. This year it was the deviled eggs. I do not even eat deviled eggs. I just make them. Because my…
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My Kids Started Teaching Each Other… and Now We Apparently Run a Petting Zoo
Something changed in my house recently. Lynnlee started teaching Harper things. Not in the bossy sibling way. Not in the “I’m telling you what to do because I’m older” way. In the genuine, patient, “let me show you how” way. She’ll kneel down beside her like a tiny professor explaining the mysteries of the universe.…
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