Baking Time

I’ve been baking... 👩🏻‍🍳 Bc, when I get tangled with editing, rolling a pie crust or kneading bread seems to help. (Or, possibly it’s just a good way to rationalize procrastination... Anyway, the 14yo is happy.)

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Nice!

GREAT NEWS! There’s still time to make this awesome pumpkin creation for Halloween! 🎃 ... AND THEN, throw some artificial snow, greenery and pinecones around it, and you can keep it until Christmas! 🎄 It’s a 2-fer, inspired by #constructionsiteonchristmasnight MERRY HALLOWISTMAS! 🙌🏻❤️😉

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Truck Engineering Amazement

I’m equally amazed at the engineering of the truck that allows it to do this AND the incredible skill of the operator. 😮 Maybe DON’T try this at home. 😳 In the meantime, I’m still working on backing my minivan out of the garage without hitting the side mirror... 🤷🏻‍♀️ Thank you to @ibuildamerica for the awesome video. 👊🏻 🚧

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Racing Aftermath

We don’t have one of those separate dining room tables that never gets used: THIS IS WHERE WE EAT!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Racing shoes (!), gloves, shield, neck brace... 😠😡 ARGH!!!!!!!!

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My Books as Pajamas

My books as PAJAMAS. 🎈🌙 I think these sets make perfect gifts... What child couldn’t use new pajamas... and A BOOK?! ❤️(To locate a retailer near you, I think that Google is your best bet: “book title + pajamas.” I’ve seen them at Dillard’s, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Pottery Barn Kids, and even at Walmart and on Amazon.) • Hap

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Adorable!

Each night, supermom @ashlanktaylor says, “Pick two books you want to read before bed...” 📚❤️ How much do I love this?! SOOOO MUCH!!! 😂😁 PS: Ashley has just ordered Mighty, Mighty, Construction Site and Three Cheers for Kid McGear. Hopefully, she and Quinn can mix things up a bit! (Ashley, please let us know! 😊 )

Where are all the knives?

14yo: Where are all the knives?
Me: I need to wash them.
14yo: Why?
Me: Long story.
14yo: (Gives me the one-eyebrow raise.)
Me: I spilled my soup into the drawer.
14yo: That’s not a long story. That’s a short story about you being a dork.
Me: —- . . . 🤷🏻‍♀️ The kid has a point.

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Great Books

Sooo... when I’m on the road (and in-and-out of A LOT of bookstores), I will often purchase a book. And, when I’m on the road A LOT, that, apparently, adds up to A LOT of books.
Thankfully, once I read them, I have a very busy Little Free Library that can use them. But, ohmiword, I think I need an intervention. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Now that I’m home, I’m realizing how they’ve multiplied! 😳

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Way to Go

For parents of high schoolers (and high schoolers themselves) struggling through AP classes: my first-semester college freshman is technically a junior. Hold strong: it’s worth it! 👊🏻

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