I want to turn the whole thing upside down

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Six years ago, the Curious George movie had just come out in theaters. Each morning, I’d play the soundtrack and sing this song to my newborn: Who’s to say what’s impossible? Well, they forgot This world keeps spinning And with each new day I can feel a change in everything Who’s to say I can’t [...]

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It’s Cate’s world…

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We’re just living in it! Baby Cate was born Friday night! So happy to share her with you.

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I’m sexy and I’m um… what?

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This week, Jan wrote a funny post about how her daughter called her out for letting her watch the Superbowl halftime show, saying “Little kids should not be watching this!”  I hope Jan’s daughter didn’t go to school the next day and write about how she’s being corrupted by pop culture, like my child did. [...]

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Thinking before we speak and listening with the heart

Cami, today. Photo provided by Brock Heasley.

Friends, please join me in welcoming author Brock Heasley. The internet has a way of leading us down rabbit holes, and I’m glad one of those paths led Brock this way. He’s a gifted writer and awesome dad. His story reminds me of the kind of friend I want to be.  Cami by Brock Heasley Talking [...]

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Fee-fi-mo-mangie

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As the story goes, my mom named me “Angie” after Angie Dickinson. She says she saw the name on the television screen and liked the way it looked. Good call, I say, since I spent almost a decade as a TV journalist. My full name is Angela Carmen (Carmen just because Mom liked it) and [...]

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Remember to say cheese and watch out for land mines

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Here’s the story behind this photo: It was taken in my grandmother’s backyard on Thanksgiving Day, by Dana Leopard of Southern Pearls Photography. Dana dates my cousin, who was standing behind her, making ridiculous and hilarious faces so Blake wouldn’t flee the scene. Older brother Dillon is laughing because a) my cousin is a nut [...]

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A peek inside the butterfly garden

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A month ago, we hadn’t done one thing to get ready for Cate. When I told Abby this she said, “It’s your third kid. What’s left to do?” Fair question. So let me break it down. Since the week after Christmas: I took all the toys out of the playroom and found homes for them [...]

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