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March 26, 2018

Fun night last night watching @bookofmormon at @segerstromarts (and watching @thechance00 playing the doctor!) I’ve seen this show five times and I was still doubled over in laughter. So good! So much fun at @cirquedusoleil last night! Luzia is visually stunning and so creative. Something for everyone of every age. Loved getting to hear my friend @electric_lady_msj do her thing tonight. He might look like an adult but the faces . . .

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What To Do When He’s an Alcoholic and I Love Him

March 20, 2018

What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anonymous Photo by: Kaley Dykstra  My husband has a problem with alcohol. He knows that he does. He knows that his alcohol problem breaks my heart, and that I want him to stop. He knows that . . .

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Life Lately

March 20, 2018

In addition to the green juice for breakfast, I also made them green veggie burgers made from fava beans for dinner. Look how excited they are! Happy St. Patrick’s Day, kids! #AssholeParent Henna tattoos at the @sagehill multicultural fair When they want Lucky Charms for St. Patrick’s Day but you give them kale juice instead. #assholeparent☘️ Tomorrow at @wayfarercm! Hymn set followed by U2 singalong. Get it, Kembe! #haitiansensation Some . . .

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Life Lately

March 12, 2018

Today the boys are insulating and drywalling. This home reno season has been rough but I love that we can look back and remember the time we basically built a house together. That teen life. Making my boys and their friends rip a wall out while I cook dinner.  Kembe said “this is the best night ever” and he actually meant it. ?   Loved getting to take the kids to see @lisacongdon‘s exhibit tonight. New episode @selfiepodcast It’s . . .

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Life Lately

March 5, 2018

Brunching with these beauties Just a typical evening with Kembe. I wish he had more personality . . . Gotta love the pink-stripes socks and gold and red shoes. #basketballflair Here’s an unflattering confession. The other day, I was in a full -tilt spin-out of self judgment, comparing every aspect of my life to a friend’s, from my weight to my home to my clothing. I was devolving from comparison into shame, and in that moment I opened the mail and found this quote . . .

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Life Lately

February 26, 2018

I bought magnets for our cruise ship door to leave notes for each other. Swipe left to see how my boys decided to use them. ?? #disneysmmc A relaxing day at Disney’s private Caribbean island! We sat, we swam, we snorkels, and we rode out to the lookout point. Getting a couple vacation cornrows after a long lecture from big brother about cultural appropriation and a well-argued rebuttal about cultural appreciation. ?‍♀️ ETA: big brother was KIDDING. But we did have a great . . .

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We’re expecting! The old-fashioned way!

February 23, 2018

#TBT On Thursday's I post from the Vault. This post is from March 2006We are excited to announce that we are expecting! This was an unexpected surprise, and we have been nervously waiting for the past few months to confirm that we would have a viable pregnancy. We had our 12 week ultrasound today, and the baby is healthy and thriving! Obviously, we are amazed and overjoyed, and so excited for Jafta to have a sibling so close in age. We are attaching a picture of the little guy (or girl). We . . .

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February 22, 2018

This movie. Wowwww. Go see it!  Ramps they made today using the leftover construction wood laying around. ? There are some days where the single mom gig is felt more acutely. Today was one of those days. My morning was spent dealing with bad news after bad news and I’d cried three times by noon. Then at 3 the plumbing backed up due to roots entering my pipes and I came home from picking up the kids to find sewage flooded into all three bathrooms. I knew I needed help. So I . . .

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Oh boy! Pictures of the baby

February 15, 2018

#TBT On Thursday's I post from the Vault. This post is from June 2005 We brought Jafta home today! It was an exciting day for our family and we had a great time getting to know him and bonding with him. Here are some pictures of our new arrival! Jafta is a foster/adopt child, which means he is our foster child now but the court has assigned us to be his adoptive parents as well. It's still a long process, but hopefully we can finalize by the beginning of next year. We were actually . . .

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· Adoption, Family, Fostercare

Life Lately

February 13, 2018

Karis’s gold bathing suit is giving me life. #targetdoesitagain Doing some demo this weekend and unearthed this incredible wiring job my dad and I did about 20 years ago.. So professional. I know what youare thinking. We should start a father/daughter DIY blog with home electrical tutorials. Praying about it. In the meantime you can pin this if you want. I was intrigued by this big group of tattooed middle-aged white dudes who showed out in force for the black history parade. . . .

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