It's the last day of September. Can you believe it? It's cooling off here and the leaves are hinting at turning. I'm so excited. Michael and I have already had loads of fun playing in the leaves. See what I mean? When Clark was home, the last thing we did was go to the Western North Carolina State Fair. I'm not sure if...

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This is the LAST weekend of September. How crazy is that? I can't believe October is just days away. Today definitely called for a jacket in the morning, and most days have in the past week. I'm so excited for it to cool down to sweater weather. It just gives me an excuse to buy some, since I really only have maybe one...

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For my fall moms/wives of the month(s), I wanted to do another theme. Having done clean eating over the summer, it seemed only appropriate to find something else to stick with for seasons. I tired to think deep down what I would like to share, or have others share, and I immediately came to this: Keeping faith in hard circumstances. As you know...

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Hello friends! Have you ever been at a point of exhaustion where, "I'm exhausted!" just doesn't even seem to describe where you are? That's kind of how I'm feeling. I'm not sure why, but this round of Clark being gone has me feeling like I need the caffeine patch, or a week at the spa when next he's home. I'm just walking around...

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We decided Michael turning two was the perfect occasion to finally get his haircut. It took some convincing Clark (see this post and scroll down to number 16 to read about that), but eventually he finally saw the light and agreed we could take Michael to our local barber shop the day before his birthday. He really did so well once we convinced...

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Do your remember my Cara Box reveal? Jacquie (from Jacquie Here) gifted me a fabulous Vegan cookbook due to all my vegan goodies she found on my site. I finally put it to some use! There are definitely a few fall-themed recipes I want to use from it, and this was my first try! While these cookies are delicious, they weren't exactly what...

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HAPPY FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN! Here I go. Please don't roll your eyes or laugh at me. FALL IS MY FAVORITE SEASON! Whew. Glad that's out of the way. Something about this year feels so wonderful. I'm hoping for a crisp fall, full of adventures and glorious weather. While these may be high hopes, we've already had a few days where it's been...

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Dearest Clark, On our anniversary, I wanted to take the time to express just how much you mean to me. It is easy, even over a “short length” of six years, to let to-do lists and responsibilities of all kinds get in the way of expressing just how much I love and appreciate you. You are a strong-minded man who tries to make...

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