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life lessons from an NBA game: part 1
If you follow me on Instagram, it’s not much of a secret that we have NBA season tickets for the Sacramento Kings. It’s a promise we made to the team when their stay in town was in question, and a…
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growing pumpkins
At the end of June, Miss L went on an expedition to plant pumpkins thanks to Raley’s and their Farmer for a Day event at Vierra Farms in West Sacramento. When we arrived, there was a tractor with a hay…
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What a tall mom wants to wear this summer…
[NYC friends! Did you see my post yesterday about a GIANT carnival party at the Chelsea Old Navy store?? It’s this Saturday, May 10th, from 12pm-4pm at 610 Avenue of the Americas (at 18th Street)! It’s all for their giant…
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#birthdayfest2014: thursday is for the tikes
Today’s giveaway was inspired by Miss L and her current love of a certain book. As it often happens, the words “I quit” started floating around our house in recent months. They were followed by temper tantrums of stubbornness and…
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#birthdayfest2014: tuesday is for trinkets
I was wandering through Amsterdam on a Sunday in the summer of 2001 when I walked past a jewelry store that was closed, but in the window were the most beautiful and colorful necklaces I’d ever seen. They were costume-style…
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