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Raudenbush Refreshments

5.14.16

The carnival rides are rolling in. And, the carnies are masterfully assembling them (mind you, I feel much better about the rides if I just don’t watch this part).

Meanwhile, my children are brilliant. I may or may not have spent a good bit of money at BJs to help start up the business.

Don’t worry. We’ll make sure Lydia isn’t recruited to join the Majestic Midways troop. Clearly, she’d be a strategic asset.

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My favorite Mother’s Day Gift 2016

5.13.16

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I’m overlooking the evil-looking red eyes and focusing on the hearts and kissable lips.

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Everyone wants to be called “lovey” at some point. “Awesome” spelled wrong is pretty great too.

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I love that she thinks my favorite movie is cartoons. I’ll let her go on thinking that. I have never sat through a whole episode of “My Little Pony,” however. But, that may be the favorite show of someone else I know.

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“and always puts her hands around me” — “arms” may sound better but the message melts my heart.

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Oh, sweet girl. We’ve been prepping for next week’s trip and reminding each other of how sweet our reunion will be. Still makes me ache a little though.

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I can’t imagine that she’d ever have trouble with homework given how she spells “trouble.” :)

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Yup. Me too. A shrinking machine has been on my Amazon wish list for years, but no one has ordered it for me yet. Whenever I mention wanting that shrinking machine, Lydia giggles and yells, “No! No! You can’t shrink me! I don’t want to be shrinked! I am growing bigger and bigger!” Her ending her Mother’s Day book with the phrase “and I do want to be srinckt” is the sweetest gift of all. She does want to be my baby forever.

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