This year we did a family weekend at Victory Junction, the amazing camp organization founded in honor of Adam Petty that helps kids with chronic…
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When “time out” really meant something.
Grandma Lee really wanted to take the kids to Yorktown and Williamsburg to give them a history lesson. After a day in the sun, tricorn…
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Oh, there are so many wonderful mistakes ahead in her future.
A huge congratulations to Mitch’s niece, Emily, who graduated with 4.something and a resume impressive by adult standards, let alone that of a high school…
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Screw the niece who told you that Anthropologie is “an old lady’s store”.
Shannon thought she’d do a fun Auntie Activity during a visit from one of her nieces, and took her shopping at the local mall. She…
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Because McDonalds.
For the uninitiated, this is actually Shannon eating a Williamsburg Cheese Shop Sandwich while the boys and Grandma Lee are chowing down on some Mickey…
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Grandpa’s coin collection. One semester of college taken care of. Seven to nine more to go.
Edison has really gotten into all things old this year, including learning about history, hanging with his parents, and collecting old coins. Grandpa Richard finally…
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Weekend without the kids. God bless grandma.
Thanks to a work trip of Shannon’s, we took the opportunity for a quick weekend in Northern California wine country, sans children. We managed to…
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Grandma, I wish you were my mom.
Not sure what we would do without Grandma Lee around the corner. Hux actually calls her “Big Mom” and Shannon “Little Mom” – why fight…
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Chicago in the summer. Much better than Chicago in the winter. Or North Carolina in the winter, for that matter.
A weekend family trip to Chicago, where we visited the Field Museum and Chicago History Museum, and learned that Google’s time estimates for walking do…
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Meh. The game of imperfect lives.™
In a world of Facesnap and Instachat and Ticktocking, it’s tempting to always post the happy times, the successes, our moments of perfection. But this…
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