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Birthday Week: Make it a Thing

First published May 1, 2017 Birthdays are important. My parents, particularly my mother, have always made me feel this way by asking what I want for gifts, as well as what dinner and cake flavor I prefer. I'm the same way with my children; we plan their birthdays weeks in advance. I want them to… Continue reading Birthday Week: Make it a Thing

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Art Party Because We Are Too Cheap to Go to a Studio

    Ella has a January birthday and every year we try to make it special because BIRTH and because WINTER. I wrote about how I had a revelation years ago about not really going all out for her birthday because of WINTER. It was since that revelation that we have made up for our… Continue reading Art Party Because We Are Too Cheap to Go to a Studio