2.21 Friday Faves

February 21, 2025

Hi friends! Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend? Itโ€™s Rodeo Break (itโ€™s an AZ thing and I love it), so the kids are off school. Weโ€™re just enjoying some Tucson adventures, fun with friends, and enjoying this spring-like weather. Sending some sunshine to my freezing friends right now! Iโ€™m doing a…

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The birth story- part 2

Missed part 1? You can check it out here. My heart sunk as I anticipated a suggestion that would take me off the path of my birth plan. Fortunately, our nurse was amazing and offered a progressive list of alternatives to a drug intervention. I was so thankful when the nurse handed me an oxygen…

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“Want a sandwich?”

Itโ€™s definitely cave mode over here.   I walked outside this morning to let Bell do her thing, and the fresh air felt so nice. It kind of reminds me of when Iโ€™d be home sick from school and then on the day I went back, the sun would seem so bright. Maybe weโ€™ll take…

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Jennifer’s birth story

Hi everyone <3 Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback on part 1 of the birth story..Sorry to leave you with a cliffhanger, but I didnโ€™t want it to be boringly long. The final part should be up tomorrow ๐Ÿ™‚ Weโ€™re still getting to know our sweet baby, so here is a special guest…

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Focus On: the scary cable pulley thing

Itโ€™s no wonder many people fear the weight roomโ€ฆ some of the equipment in there can look like forms of torture devices. Source Example A: the cable pulley. Back in the day, I didnโ€™t mess around with these things for a looooong time. The fact that everything was adjustable (height and handles) intimidated me, and…

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The birth story- part 1

Thatโ€™s exactly how it went down! The end. Ok, it was slightly different. I still canโ€™t believe Iโ€™m writing this story. Itโ€™s so surreal to me that it actually happened and I was so present yet totally gone at the same time. So hereโ€™s the first part of the birthโ€ฆ and Iโ€™m going to lay…

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