Raising twins and staying sober 24 hours at a time.
Let's set aside the fact that it's been a hot minute since we've been here in the World Series. I mean, A HOT MINUTE Y'ALL. Let's set aside the decades of heartbreak this team has inflicted on it's fans. Let's set aside the notion that there was some kind of curse on this team involving …
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"HAPPY HALLOWEEN MAMA!", they yell when I walk in their room after they've been awake already for almost 2 hours. "Why have you been up for so long already? Why didn't you go back to sleep?" Just like those Disney commercials, I hear, "WE ARE TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP." I can't fault them there. I'm pretty …
A lot of folks pray, and that's great. We don't pray in the religious sense in our home, but we do stop each night for five minutes to talk about and make note of what we are thankful for. We have two 3 year olds and we talk about gratitude and thankfulness often in our home. I …
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