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Petting The Tree
Yesterday our tree went up. In true Anthoine fashion, we did it the same way we have every year since we were dating. This year, though, unlike others where we’ve driven 2 hours to Atlanta to buy a...
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How To {almost} Get Divorced At Christmas
I know… what a happy topic for Christmas Eve, right? Well, the quickest way to get divorced, even after like 40 years of marriage, is to give your wife this: One Christmas, when we were young, my...
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From Our Family to Yours!
Merry Christmas! We haven’t sent real-live, arrive in your mailbox cards in 9 years. We didn’t send them the year Charlie died and just never picked up the tradition again. Some things still remain...
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Christmas Eyes
Here’s the obligatory post-Christmas photo recap. I was mesmerized by the light in Henry’s eyes this year. He seemed to wake up on Christmas morning having grown another inch and aged another 6 months…...
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Lessons on Groundhog’s Day
Image from flickr user tachyondecay OH, Groundhog’s Day. What’s not to love about you? I mean, really, there should be more days to celebrate small rodent-like animals. I’m not sure if a groundhog IS...
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A Top Hat, A Rose, And A Night To Remember
Henry had a date for Valentine’s Day. He’s only 7. Way back when, a long time ago, Henry started at a Montessori school where we lived in Macon. They had the most adorable class of 2 year olds ever....
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A Few Things + #FineChinaFriday
I don’t much feel like writing a real pithy post today about anything super special. Instead, you get a mishmash of a bunch of garbage. **************************** <a...
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On Being A Mom
Well, it’s Mother’s Day. **heavy sigh** For those who are new, Mother’s Day begins what I consider the Season of Ick. It starts the spiral of remembering every minute of Charlie’s birth, life and...
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Believe…
Henry, pushing his hot dogs aside: I’m not very hungry. Me: Are you ok? Do you feel bad? Henry, shyly: I’m um, I’m just not hungry. Me: Are you nervous? Henry: Maybe a little....
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Reservations for Two at Waffle House
I had completely forgotten that Waffle House does this fun little thing on Valentine’s Day until our friend posted a link to reservations on Facebook. I looked and our “home” Waffle House (yes, we have...
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Wild Week in the City!
Last summer, Jason, Henry and I were discussing what we wanted to do for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We’d all been hankering for a trip to New York, but also to St. Simons or anywhere else, really. We...
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Holly Jolly New Traditions
Life is different this Christmas. Henry and I decided it would be fun to start some holly jolly new traditions for the two of us as far as decorating for Christmas goes. It’s always been a big evening...
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