Monkey Bread

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A favorite recipe at The Cottage is an oldie and goodie Last week Ryan wrote this on my Facebook wall:   “heeeeeeyyyy.. remember that one time you made monkey bread? wanna do that this summer? then eat it all in one night?” This is Ryan with his super cute girlfriend, Sarah. I haven’t met Sarah … Read More

Two guys

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For DIY Guy, celebrating Father’s Day often means sharing the day with his son — who was born very close to Father’s Day.  He doesn’t mind a bit. On Father’s Day, Baby Girl bought her daddy a dozen doughnuts — she knows that he loves doughnuts almost as much as she does. After eating the entire box … Read More

One weekend. Six states.

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 Baby Girl and I took a trip this weekend to:  to visit our Wild One  We traveled with some VIPs in Cara’s life . . . her best friend of 18 years and her BF’s mom. and we also spent time with another VIP in her life  . . . It is pure joy spending … Read More

Moving

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Last Friday we moved Baby Girl into her new apartment at college. BF Mike, Nate and Baby Girl and I moved the belongings of two college girls from a storage unit to this cute house apartment. The girls have the UPstairs apartment so we had a good workout on moving day. Let’s face it, moving … Read More

Take me out to the ballgame

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We took the kids out to the ballgame last week. Mike’s ballgame — in Stewartville. First stop:  The Pizza Ranch — because Baby Girl loves her some Pizza Ranch Boofay (trans. buffet), especially the cactus bread.  I’m pretty sure she goes just for the unlimited supply of cactus bread. After we finished at the feeding trough, … Read More

Beauty salon

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Tonight the girls are playing beauty salon They have chosen to skip the Palmolive soaking session and are moving right into the attachment of store-bought acrylic nails Kate asked Danae to apply the acrylics — because as we all know, Danae is a perfectionist which gives you the best chance for a job well done … Read More

purple boots

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Here’s the purple boots DIY Guy and I bought for Baby Girl on her 21st birthday. I love the boots. I love the picture. I love the girl. I wish I could take credit for the boot picture and this umbrella picture I can’t though. They are the work of this guy —  he’s got … Read More

Hats

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On our Cincinnati trip we spent a day in downtown Cincy — walking the riverfront, going to the top of Carew Tower, and visiting the downtown TJ Maxx.  What can I say?  The store lured us in with the promise of finding treasure. We didn’t find any treasures, but we did find a large assortment … Read More

She made me cry . . .

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Baby Girl gave this book to me last week   The book itself is touching — and Baby Girl took the words to a whole ‘nother level when she put her own thoughts and comments on many of the pages.  From the book: A daughter needs a mom  to tell her what she should expect from … Read More