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Suburban Shalom

seeking peace and purpose from my little neck of the suburbs

Perfectionists Anonymous

Hi, my name is Hollie, and I'm a (recovering) perfectionist. I like for our house to be neat and de-cluttered. When we go out with friends or to church on Sundays, I like for the girls to have matching clothes and bows in their hair. I want us to all be smiling and our outfits to be … [Read more...]

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Mission (nearly!) aborted…

Well, I'm further along in my costume making attempt, and things are not really progressing as fast or as smoothly as I had hoped. Here's where we are as of today: Who knew that one needs a special type of scissors for cutting things like felt? Apparently they call them "fabric scissors," and … [Read more...]

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The blame game…

Lately Toddler 1 has taken to blaming Toddler 2 for most everything negative that happens to her. Just a few nights ago she was running through the hall and turned the corner so fast that she hit the side of her head on the wall. Through angry tears, she immediately blamed her sister (who was in … [Read more...]

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From the hills of Tennessee…

I've noticed lately that my children are sounding very much like Elly May Clampett. This would be fine if we were from the rural farmlands or mountains of Appalachia, but since we're instead from the suburbs of the third largest city in the state of Tennessee, I was hoping for more of a charming … [Read more...]

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