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Thursday Thirteen

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Yeah, I made that up. It’s not a thing. When my computer has been crashed, and I have a lot of catching up to do, it seems the best route to take, though....

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Tuesday Ten: Chrismastime is Coming!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

1.  I am a firm “no Christmas until after Thanksgiving” kind of girl. As a matter of fact, one of my very favorite days is Chrismasday, the Sunday a...

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Ready, Teddy?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 6 Comments

What a crazy week! Our home has been riddled with sickness, and our Christmas goodies have been stuck in storage. I finally had a chance to sneak over today and...

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The Run Down

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

This will be surprising to most of you on opposite day, but I tend to be a pretty structured, scheduled person. A couple of examples of what this looks like in ...

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I’ve Been Everywhere, Man

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Four days is a lot of weekend! Wow. We covered a lot of miles and enjoyed every minute of it! We kicked off the cooking and baking with a little mishap whe...

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The Rest, As They Say, Is History

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Around this time of year, Mr. Gray and I–mostly I–start talking about Christmasday. This is quite different from Christmas day, but equally importan...

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Oh, Christmas Tree!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

Last Sunday was Christmasday (not to be confused with Christmas day) at our house! It’s absolutely one of my favorite days of the year! We cut down our tr...

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We Wish You a Toddler Christmas

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Christmasday is less than a week away! I can hardly stand it! This year, though, with Baby Gray into absolutely everything, I’m pretty sure our Christmas ...

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Until November…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

  As excited as I am on Christmasday to get all my Christmas stuff out, I’m usually ready to get it put away by the first of the year. This year I wa...

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Christmasday!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

One of my very favorite days of the year is, as it is called at our house, Christmasday–the Sunday after Thanksgiving. This is the day we cut down our tre...

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There were days I wondered if he’d ever start pl There were days I wondered if he’d ever start playing to win. Now look at him: sheathing his sword on strike three. 😂
Baseball weekends are the best weekends. Lessons Baseball weekends are the best weekends.

Lessons learned. Memories made. Work put in.

Baseball is a big part of our story, and we are so glad to be able to share it with the boy.
All the Mother’s Day things—grateful for my mo All the Mother’s Day things—grateful for my mom and the ones who call me mom and the places I get to fill in the gaps and the hurt and the waiting and the in between. 

It’s a day of balance and challenge and so many emotions and thoughts. Where ever you fall on the Mother’s Day spectrum, I hope your day was just what you needed.
From band to the baseball field and back again. B From band to the baseball field and back again.

Big day yesterday with 1s in both band competitions and a 2-0 day on the field. 

Today didn’t go the way we wanted on the diamond, but that’s a big part of the game.

I don’t want to remove the failure because it’s part of life. It’s what helps us grow. We don’t grow when life is easy and comfortable. Growth comes from working through the hard and getting better—not just in baseball but in life. 

Full disclosure: it is a lot more fun when we win, though. 🙃 Grateful for these boys and this team to grow with.
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