This dress is stuck in my head:

I cannot shake it loose–I keep seeing this darling arrangement of silk floral fabric enveloped around my daughter. Two things make that scenario impossible. It does not come in her size, and it is too expensive. I need either a baby girl to put the dress on […]

Pumpkin guts used to intimidate me, before I had children. The cold goo, the chunky soft pumpkin “meat”, and the slippery seeds seemed like a rather gross barrier between me and my jack-o-lantern.

Then the kids were born in rapid-fire fashion and goo became a part of life. Goo is a daily occurance.

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