We've had a pretty exciting December around here, and while I didn't get to post about each thing, I am about to overload you with photos from the whole month of events.  I kept thinking about how I needed to write a post about this and that, but it just never happened.  We were too busy living life I guess.  This month, we went...

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We're busy marking things off of our Christmas check-list over here, including making lots of Christmas crafts.  Here's a look at our list: It's hard to believe Christmas is nearly 10 days away.  Where has December gone?  In the spirit of Christmas, here's a list of my favorite Christmas posts (a list I composed last year). Lastly, I have a couple of Etsy...

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What is your favorite part about Christmas? Opening presents, play outside in the snow, and playing with toys in the morning. What did you ask Santa to bring you for Christmas? Adoptimals and Doc Clinic, and stuffed animals and toys. What are you leaving for Santa on Christmas Eve? Cookies and lemonade.  Rudolph gets noodles and milk. Why does Rudolph get noodles? Because he loves...

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Happy December 1st!  December always seemed to go by so slow as a kid, but as an adult it flies by.  We've got lots of fun Christmas things planned this month and lots of traditions to continue with. This time last year, our house had just sold and the buyers wanted in before the New Year.  In addition to getting ready for Christmas,...

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I love to bake.  I do it a lot.  So I'm pretty excited when the holidays come along and I can bake my little heart out.  Pies are one of my favorite things to bake.  I can sometimes see myself as Jenna from Waitress (minus the horrible home life and job), creating and baking pies all day. Here are some of my favorite...

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I spent most of today actually thinking it was Wednesday.  It's too early in the holiday season for me to already lose track of the days.  Anyway... Is anyone else really enjoying the new Instagram stories feature?  I love looking at everyone else's stories, and it's also a great way to show what we're up to on a particular day without being wordy. ...

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This election.  Yeesh.  Election depression is a real thing, you guys.  Who else is soooooooo ready for this to be over?  Today I'm going to do what I normally do on Election Day.  First, I'll vote.  Then, I'll avoid all social media and news outlets until tomorrow morning.  No news, local or national.  No social media.  I will find out how the elections...

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Here's another Halloween recap blog post to add to your weekly reading.  This was our first Halloween in our new house, and we had heard from neighbors that our neighborhood (and the one a street over) went all out for this holiday.  They were right.  We had the best Halloween, trick or treating with Katherine and catching up with neighbors.  Monday was also...

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I'll keep this post short and sweet.  We've all got Halloween things to do. Jason's work schedule this past weekend caused us to alter our plans slightly.  Instead of two fun days of events, we did it all in one day.  On Saturday we headed to the city for Trunk or Treat at my brother's church.  Katherine transformed into Princess Elena of Avalor and...

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