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what to do when your big kids come home for Christmas (the lead-up to the big day)
Real Life

what to do when your big kids come home for Christmas (the lead-up to the big day)

ByShawni January 6, 2023May 1, 2023

Welp, just as we were getting used to the “three musketeers” being the lone survivors at home… …our house filled right back up again. These darling college girls arrived home:…

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game ideas for New Years Eve
Holidays

game ideas for New Years Eve

ByShawni December 30, 2022May 1, 2023

Grace and Claire put together a pretty fun game night for us the other night, so I’m here to share real quick since I thought these games would be so…

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours
Real Life

Merry Christmas from our family to yours

ByShawni December 23, 2022May 1, 2023

Here’s our Christmas card this year…sending love to all blog readers out there! So grateful for you all! (If you want to know more about that FIRST GRANDBABY thing, you…

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speaking of siblings…
Real Life

speaking of siblings…

ByShawni October 25, 2022November 20, 2024

I’m so grateful these two have each other up at college. And that they have Max and Abby up there too. And grateful Elle and Carson have technology to stay…

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How to Improve the Sibling Dynamic in Your Home
Parenting

How to Improve the Sibling Dynamic in Your Home

ByShawni October 24, 2022April 22, 2023

Depending on what stage you’re in with your family, it may sound impossible to improve the sibling dynamic because there are all kinds of variations in family relationships!

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what happens when you bring your dog to the lake…
Real Life

what happens when you bring your dog to the lake…

ByShawni October 11, 2022May 1, 2023

It is Fall Break right now here in the desert. For the first time, we have a TWO WEEK break. And even now, smack-dab in the middle of it, I’m…

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broadening and open-mindedness in a world of bubbles
Real Life

broadening and open-mindedness in a world of bubbles

ByShawni October 5, 2022May 1, 2023

I just re-listened to our most recent podcast episode (that was published yesterday) in preparation for the one we are recording tonight. The episode is called “Broaden: Sharing our Passions,”…

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a little village of volleyball support
Real Life

a little village of volleyball support

ByShawni September 27, 2022March 30, 2025

We decided if our girl is playing college volleyball the whole family should get to see her in action. I mean, when your school has stuff like this in the…

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how non-empty-nest life is going over here…
Real Life

how non-empty-nest life is going over here…

ByShawni August 15, 2022May 1, 2023

I got to walk around the high school running into Jonah, Aja and Elsie between classes the other night at “meet-the-teacher” night… …and I thought to myself once again, it…

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