Kimberly Michelle - a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary

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a primer on squash

When we go to the market right now, Miss L sees all of the squashes shown below and yells, “Mommy! Look at all those punkins! There’s a green one! And…

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into the wild blue yonder…

If you’ve been one of the lucky Americans to witness the Space Shuttle flyovers (piggybacked on a 747) as they make their way to their respective museums across the country……

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halloween in july: crafting my own tombstone

Some people love Halloween so much, they make it a year-round affair. That’s how I created my first Halloween tombstone. On Saturday, I got the chance to do a little…

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wild about the mustard flowers

There was something extra magical about this year’s mustard flower blooms in Northern California.
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Back to Hogwarts on September 1st

While the kiddo’s away, you’ve got to mess with her stuff, right? This time it’s a Harry Potter redo of her room, which we hadn’t touched since before she was born. A post shared by Chris M (@thewrongmonkey) on Aug…
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summer in the UK: Castles and Crypts

This summer, after months of planning, and more than a couple of years of hoping we’d get across the pond sooner than later, we were finally off on a 2-week family trip to England! Day 4: Tower of London &…
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Summer in the UK: A Day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon was a "MUST DO" activity for our UK trip and it absolutely lived up to all of the hype! Read about our full day from the Queue to Court 2!
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Summer in the UK: London Shakespeare and Mummies

Our trip to England was off to a fast-paced start with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe within hours of arrival! Then the next day it was off to the British Museum!