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Happy Things Friday

Happy Things Friday: 20 December

Shhhhh.

Do you hear what I hear?

It’s a giant sigh of relief from everyone in our family. Because…

School wraps up at the end of the day.

John arrives home from his final work trip of the…

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  • Christmas, Happy Things Friday
  • Dec, 20, 2024
  • 33 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 13 December

I am not at all superstitious and don’t have any fear of Friday the 13th but…still. I did take note of the date when I scheduled Indy’s dentist appointment for this afternoon. I’m hoping…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Thrifting
  • Dec, 13, 2024
  • 46 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 6 December

Happy Friday! It has been a busy, mostly happy week. There is so much to talk about!

In no particular order…

TIME WITH MY PARENTS

One day I stopped in for a cup of coffee and a…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Dec, 06, 2024
  • 53 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 29 November

We’re on the cusp of what feels like the official start of the Christmas season (1 December) even though our family has been listening to Christmas music for a month, watching Christmas movies, and…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Nov, 29, 2024
  • 35 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 22 November

What a full, happy week.

The biggest Happy Thing is the news our family now consists exclusively of people with two digits in their age category. Indy is TEN!!! I’ll dedicate a whole post…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Nov, 22, 2024
  • 49 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 15 November

Um, what now? We’re officially halfway through the penultimate month of the entire year? So far, I haven’t been a huge fan of November. (Any chance I can rewind and relive October a second…

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  • Happy Things Friday, Hard Things
  • Nov, 15, 2024
  • 44 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 8 November

Happy Friday bloggy friends!

It has been…a week. Thankfully, there are still happy things on offer if we look for them.

Let’s dive right in, shall we?

AN EXTRA DAY

I was scheduled to come home from…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Nov, 08, 2024
  • 59 Comments
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