Packing up Christmas decorations wasn’t as depressing this year with this guy around to help me out… Lord have mercy. I hope you all had happy, merry, jolly holiday weekend.  I’m working on a 2011 “Year in Photos” video that will be (fingers crossed) up for your viewing pleasure in the next few days.  It’s a virtual scrapbook.  Or a modern-day old school slide show, which means the only people

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I think people appreciate this post because it allows everyone a peek inside the inner workings of my crazy family. Plus, I like to brag about my 14-pounder. Originally posted April 27, 2011: I spent Easter weekend in Hallsville at my parents’ house. For those of you who don’t know, this is the house I grew up in. It sits on 15 acres of land. The back part is where

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Apparently, suffering sleep deprivation due to an annoying bird is something that we can all relate to.  Who knew?  The following was originally posted back in March when I thought without a doubt I was going insane and would inevitably have to move because of the incessant tweeting of a certain feathery friend in the middle of the night.  Let the record show that my white noise machine has changed

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