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I never really had a "word of the year." You know. That "power word" that is supposed to be your focus word to drive all of your pretty-much-everything for the coming year. Most folks who choose power words tell me they're chosen sometime around New Year, but like resolutions, are often left on the side of the road by about February. I have one friend who's really great at annual focus words. Bless her heart, she sticks with the word all.year.long. Who does that? Probably the same people who ... VIEW POST

The Things We Talk About

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The hubs and I have been splitting up a lot lately. Not permanently. More like a "divide and conquer" situation. I am so thankful for his stay/work at home abilities because 90% of the time he is doing something for the kids. Lunch. School. Dance and Tae Kwon Do chauffeuring. This week I was in town at an appointment at the same time the fam was in town. (Town is 45 minutes from home, for perspective.) He'd just picked up LM from dance and was on the way to pick up LH. "Can you pick LH up ... VIEW POST

Unknown Soldier

What to Say When You See A Serviceman

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Some of the conversations we've had in our house today involved learning about veterans, the different branches of the military, and a reminder about the difference between Veteran's Day and Memorial Day. "Do we still have wars?" "Yes, we do." "If there are still wars that we are involved in, why do we get to just walk around and be free?" "It's because they KEEP us free, baby. They leave their families and homes and loved ones to protect us and our freedoms, even for those who ... VIEW POST