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Category: nursery

Baby Gray/nursery/Papa/rocking

Rockin’ Good Time

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Before Baby Gray was born, Papa & his wife wanted to give us a rocking chair. At the time, we had a rocking recliner in Baby Gray’s room and didn̵...

Baby Gray/books/furniture/nursery/order/read/shelf

Once Upon a Time

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Once upon a time, way back in February, I ordered a shelf for Baby Gray’s room. He had a bookshelf, but with the addition of my books from my classroom, i...

Baby Gray/crafts/nursery/paint

My Little Star

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Baby Gray’s room still has some things I would like to add to it. One of those things is his name. I’ve had the letters painted for a while, but I h...

Aggies/Baby Gray/cookies/football/nursery

Lots to do this Labor Day Weekend!

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

This weekend kicked of the 2010 Fightin’ Texas Aggie Football season! I am so glad it started on a holiday weekend so I could get into the swing of things...

Baby Gray/blessings/friends/nursery/shower

Showered with Blessings

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

Cheesy, I know. BUT… I was so overwhelmed Saturday when I got to my shower (which was at my house, so I had gone to get a pedicure while the hostesses pre...

Baby Gray/doctor/Kerbey Lane/mustache/nursery/roast

The Beds of Our Lives

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

I don’t think I know many more soap opera titles; don’t worry, this phase will be over soon. Let’s recap:  We did away with the guest roo...

Baby Gray/floor/nursery/paint/Rhode Island

So Close Now…

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

The walls are painted; the floors are down; the doors are back on their hinges. Our nursery is coming together! Mr. Gray has done such a wonderful job helping m...

baking/floor/Fourth of July/Jolie Blonde Brownies/nursery/Pork 'n Bean Salad/Recipes/watermelon

The Fourth and Fifth

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 0 Comment

For the Fourth, we headed to Buck’s Poolside with a few things in tow: Pork ‘n Bean Salad, watermelon stars, and Jolie Blonde Brownies. Recipes and ...

Baby Gray/baking/floor/nursery/paint

Baby Steps

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 1 Comment

Mr. Gray has been working hard on getting the nursery and the office ready for the floor to go down all week. If I see another concrete dust footprint I might s...

Baby Gray/floor/nursery/paint/stripes

Baby Gray’s Room is Coming Together!

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Mrs Gray / 2 Comments

I don’t know how on earth people remodel their whole home while living in it. We’re replacing the floor in the two rooms we use the least, and it...

Hi, I’m Jolie…

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Wife to Josh, mama to Hays (7), hopeful adoptive mama, and Jesus lover. I founded Purpose Box in July of 2014. I'm all about open sunroofs and coffee dates. Welcome to my space; have a click around. I hope you feel loved, encouraged, and empowered.

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I’ll never get over the generations of friendshi I’ll never get over the generations of friendships that come from raising our boy in the town we grew up in.
Dropped this guy off for his last day of fifth gra Dropped this guy off for his last day of fifth grade today. I don’t know where the time has gone—seems like we were just finishing Happy House. 

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We don’t do a ton of news and current events with him, unless it’s pertinent to him. As we drove to school this morning, I shared a little about yesterday’s events in Uvalde and let him know there may be some drills or different protocols in place.

I reminded him that in the event of a lockdown drill, his @dexcom receiver needed to be turned off and his phone needed to be hooked to headphones to avoid any noises from either device while allowing monitoring to still take place.

Pumping families, they make some noises as well. We don’t have a plan for those since we are MDI, but you likely need one. These instructions are written into our 504 and his teachers are aware.
Word on the street is that we’ve got an annivers Word on the street is that we’ve got an anniversary coming up—what are some fun and unique places you’ve been with your spouse? We’re up for something new and different.
Another graduation celebration in the books for th Another graduation celebration in the books for the weekend. 🧑🏼‍🎓

I will never be sad about the fact that I was close by for so many years when this “baby” was a baby. I was down south during my undergrad when he was born. I left chemistry to go to the hospital and have been smitten ever since. 

Time and distance have stood in the way of so many things, but never my love and desire to be there.
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