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Put That in Your Blog and Smoke It

*Disclaimer…the title of this blog post has absolutely nothing to do with this blog post.  Tripp said it last night while he was pointing out what a great job he was doing with the dishes and it gave me a chuckle.* This past weekend was one of my favorite kinds of weekends – no big plans, no big ... read more

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Old Faithful

I would like to introduce you to the hardest working thing in my kitchen. Well except me of course.  And my coffee pot. I got my Kitchen Aid as a gift from Tripp on our second anniversary.  We were living in OKC and I was taking Wilton cake decorating classes at the JCPenney in Quail Creek Mall.  ... read more

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Time to Make My Grocery List

So I was looking at my calendar today…did you know that Thanksgiving is just two weeks away today? Please tell me that I’m not the only one in shock about this.  Because if Thanksgiving is just two weeks away then that means that Christmas is just six weeks away and 2012 is just seven weeks away and ... read more

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Sooner Born and Sooner Bred

When Tripp was a little boy, his favorite thing in the whole world was getting the phone call from his granddad asking, “Hey Tripper, wanna spend the night with me and go to the OU game tomorrow?” Tripp’s granddad, William (Tripp is actually the third William, which is where he got his nickname ... read more

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Mrs. Alexander’s Banana Bread

About a million years ago when we moved from OKC back to Owasso, I was part of my local parish’s Women’s Club.  Even thought I had gone to St. Henry nearly my entire life, being part of the Women’s Club was like the coolest thing ever and made me feel like a real grown-up, not just Jim and ... read more

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Dad’s Weekend

It’s not as if we really need an excuse to persuade us to visit our delightful daughter at university, but this weekend was special because it was “Dad’s Day” on campus.  This weekend was also special because we got to spend it with our friends, Bryan and Carrie, and their kids who drove up ... read more

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Hi There! I’m Kelly. I am a wife, mom, light seeker, homemaker, and storyteller. From an empty nest to an abundant life, all it took was a little time, a lot of faith, and the courage to see my life differently.

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