Have you ever stepped foot into a Williams Sonoma store?  Because if not, you need to.
That store is like heaven on Earth.
Let. Me. Tell Ya. 
Jeff, my mom, and I stopped in there for the first time last week after enjoying lunch at a great new restaurant find. 
It’s my new dream store for many reasons.  The least [...]

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So I was over here the other day reading about how velour jogging suits leave an utter distaste in the mouths of many.  Honestly, I’m not clear on why that is.  Personally, I love love love my velour suits.  I have two.  One is brown and one is navy.  Whenever I wear them Jeff calls me [...]

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I’m instituting a policy.  I’m thinking of printing it up and handing out copies to the multiple doctors we visit throughout the year.  That way the dentists, orthodontists, ophthalmologists, endocrinologists, pediatricians, optometrists, audiologists, and gynecologists we visit will know my expectations straight up. 
I imagine it will look a little something like this:
Darcie’s Office Visit Expectations
Appointments:
Appointments are made for [...]

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I was tagged by both Grace Comes By Hearing and Fractured Toy for a meme in which I have tell you six things about myself. 
Six things?!
After I just spilled the beans in my 100 things about me post?!  You might be wondering if one person really can have that many quirks.
Let me assure you that one [...]

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Psst.  Can I ask you something?
You see, I have a bit of a dilemma and I’m looking for advice. 
I have no clothes.  Okay, that’s not entirely true.  I haven’t resorted to nakedness.  But really, my closet has seen better days.
And so to remedy this major issue my amazingly wonderful husband has worked many hours of overtime [...]

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     I saw this slide show on my MSN homepage today.  It sort of caught my attention because I’m just a tad bit spastic when it comes to germs and bacteria and all that fun stuff.  I haven’t always been this bad.  You’d think that when my kids came along I might have let a [...]

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     You remember that Mexican restaurant I talked about in this post?  Well folks, brace yourself for the shocker of the century: we went back after church again today.  Yep.  I told my family that I thought we should go to the other location of the restaurant so as not to be recognized by Tyler, the [...]

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     As a stay-home mom, I am seriously lacking confidence when it comes to fashion.  Today I’m trying to pack for my trip and I thought I had it all planned but here I am caving under the pressure.
     When I went to Disney in December for my Moms Panel training, I left home feeling [...]

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     I was graced with the pleasure of Jeff’s company while I did my grocery shopping last Friday. It happens that way every other week on his off Fridays. There are three reasons why I love it when he joins me.
     1. He entertains Jayce with random tins of cumin, or cans of sliced olives, [...]

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