everal weeks ago, I side swiped a cement wall on the shoulder of the highway on my way to pick Colton up from school. A bird was headed towards my windshield, and it startled me, and I jerked the wheel hitting a cement barrier in the shoulder of a highway construction zone. Thankfully, no one […]
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Conversations With ColtonIf you have never raised a picky eater, consider yourself blessed. Throw in the strong will and it’s a messy combo. I try to remind myself that my child weighed 3lbs at birth so it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that he has always been on the lower end of the growth chart if
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ParentingOne thing I’m asked often is: How long did it take you to write the rough draft of Conversations with Colton? Would you believe it only took me a month to write the rough draft of my book? It’s true… But there’s a bit more to it! Technically yes it took me one month from
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Writing A BookAccording to google: A bucket list is a list of the experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. A bucket list is an itemized list of goals people want to accomplish before they “kick the bucket” — or die. Are you a bucket list family? Do you have
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Conversations With ColtonDid you know that the average American will spend 23 hours on road trips with their families this summer? That’s crazy in and of itself BUT… On average, that equals out to hearing… “𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺” — 19 times “𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵?” — 16 times “𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳?” — 18 times “𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥” — 17
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PaperPie, Parenting, Road Trip, TravelI’m often asked what else he enjoys. Generally, I have no answer to that because it’s true he loves all things hockey! So instead of looking ignorant, I always say “oh he enjoys school.” But for the purpose of this blog, I figured I’d actually ask him. Our conversation went a bit like this: Me-
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Conversations With ColtonMy favorite childhood memory was when I was gifted, Peaches the kitten for Christmas when I was 8. It was such a perfect moment! My brother and I came down the stairs on Christmas Morning and saw a sweet little kitten in a basket under the tree. It was perfection but like with most good
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Personal StoriesOnce upon a time there was a guy named Stu. Long story short…. Let’s all JUST be more like Stu. AHHH but there’s more! It’s so funny how strangers can play such a huge role in our everyday lives! That’s how I feel about a stranger named Stu! It’s true, he started off as a
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TravelI love a good dictionary definition, SOOO FAITH-here goes: The dictionary definition of faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or something. If I had my way, I would add to that and say that, Faith is complete trust or confidence in someone or something when the outcome is not known and can’t be
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FaithHe learned to skate a year ago, joined his very first hockey team and practices nonstop at home! So, why does Colton love hockey… Well, this is the 24,000-dollar question. WE HAVE NO IDEA. Seriously we don’t know. My mom has asked him why he loves hockey, I have asked him why he loves hockey,
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Conversations With Colton, Faith
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