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My dear, wonderful, fun friend Kristina made The Cut today.
For the past year she’s been growing out her long, thick, beautiful black (or nearly black) hair for Locks of Love. It has apparently been somewhat of a struggle, as it takes quite some time to dry and can be difficult to style (although I [...]

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Over the weekend, Maria saw a blurb on TV that showed some girls dressing up their jeans with iron ons, bows and paint. “I want to paint my jeans!” She told me.
Hobby Lobby (our only craft store) is closed on Sundays, so, daredevil that I am, I took Sam and Luke to Hobby [...]

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From the book, Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?
Daddy, do princesses eat the crusts of their bread?
They feed them to the ducks instead.
Yesterday for lunch, Maria requested cinnamon toast.
Maria (as she’s polishing off the first piece - except, of course, for the crust): I have an idea, Mama.
Me: What?
Maria: Let’s pretend cheerio [...]

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So. Maria and I found ourselves with little to do the other afternoon while The Little Boys were (thankfully) napping.
I decided that it would be fun for us to give ourselves curly hair! I got all excited and asked Maria if she wanted to make her hair curly! After explaining that I’d [...]

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Cousin Gwen came and went. Safely, I might add. I don’t think she ended up with any permanent damage from her visit with us.

While she was here, we were able to get some quality girl time in. Gwen, Maria and I played the Pretty Princess game. Maria won. (Gwen really won but we kept playing.) [...]

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This morning was my morning off. Alexandra (The Best Babysitter In The World) came over extra early so I could attend the all-school mass at Jack’s school. (By the way, I’ve never felt so tall in all my life! When we all stood during the procession, I felt like a giant among all those kids! [...]

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Now that Jack’s in school ALL DAY every day, Maria and I are getting some girl time in while The Little Boys nap.
Today we did toes. Glitter polish (courtesy of Gran) and little pink butterfly stickers (which took quite some time picking out). Aren’t they cute?
Oh, and we can’t forget the yummy chocolate milk [...]

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