7 Quick Takes Friday

--1-- 75% of my children are currently out of town. I miss them... In a "I'm their mother and they are always in my heart" kind of way. But I don't miss them in the "please get all of your random junk out of my living room" and "please stop screaming at your sister" kind of way. Besides, they'll be back on Sunday! And, they're having fun! --2-- My little daughter, Colleen, randomly says "Airplane...

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How I've learned to love folding laundry...

So, I've always hated folding laundry. When I was a kid, my mom would dump a basket of warm, fresh-out-of-the-dryer laundry on my head while I was watching TV. And I would throw a fit. I HATED folding laundry. My husband taught me how to fold towels and his undershirts. I do my best. They don't look that great. I once saw an employee at the Gap folding a huge pile of shirts and almost hugged her out of sympathy. Occasionally, I'll get a type-A babysitter who likes folding laundry... man, is that...

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Momma Remedy Monday

I've decided to start a new series... Momma Remedy Mondays. 'Cause I don't like Monday's. And sometimes being the Momma around here makes me crazy... when things are really loud, messy, stinky or sloppy. But, I've found, that when I take photos of my kids, looking through that lens really makes me focus (cliche, I know, but it's true). I focus on THEM. How cute they are... how small... how funny......

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