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notice the LITTLE things march 14th

1. not changing E's clock so that what he thought was 7 was actually 8 today. 2. my nephew's obsession with the dancing underwear card my son got for his birthday. he walks around with it all day and hands it to everyone to press so he can dance. 3. getting the prayer journal i ordered in ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 13th

LITTLE daily lists

1. a great big happy birthday to one of my favorite ladies and former college roomates tristan! 2. designating yesterday as sister's day, full of fun surprises all day long and nonstop laughter. to read more on planning the best sisters day ever, visit LITTLE elaborations. 3. dragging out ...
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planning the best sisters day ever

parenting & family

i remember racing down the stairs and throwing open the front door. i remember squinting through the early morning darkness for a hint of blue tied to the mailbox. i remember seeing pink. another sister. i was in third grade and i was already the oldest of three girls. i wanted to ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 11th

LITTLE daily lists

1. K getting upset with me this morning because i was making her late for the {pretend} birthday party she was throwing. 2. somehow getting E to school on time every day. 3. playing pretend swim lessons with K. 4. paying bills online and saving stamps. 5. it being light in the ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 10th

LITTLE daily lists

1. happy birthday to my fun, thoughtful, hardworking, supportive husband and to our best friend and magical uncle steven! 2. getting someone exactly what they want for their birthday. 3. a whole day filled with things you like. 4. sitting at starbucks with the whole family, being ...
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noticed by one of football’s greats

LITTLE daily lists

"erin, get up here, you have to see this!" you can imagine my excitement when i ran upstairs to hear the great Peyton Manning echoing the entire premise of my blog in his retirement speech this afternoon. i had just pressed record and headed downstairs to play with the kiddos when my husband's ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 7th

LITTLE daily lists

1. peyton manning's retirement speech. class act. 2. that moment when the right part of my house is clean to enter an instagram contest. 3. watching K wind herself up in the swing and then let herself go, spinning and spinning around. 4. the promise of 70 degrees tomorrow. 5. taking ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 6th

LITTLE daily lists

1. happy birthday to my fun, optimistic, creative, beautiful sister molly, one of my longest friends andy, and our spirited and witty gammy in heaven. 2. making the decision to go on the Christ Renews His Parish retreat this weekend at my church. 3. getting ready this morning in a completely ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 4th

LITTLE daily lists

1. dropping E off at school and heading home instead of out to run errands. 2. getting together with a fellow blogger/writer to swap ideas. 3. using my long drives to swim lessons to catch up with stephanie. 4. the way turning on kid music in the car instantly quiets my kids if they are ...
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notice the LITTLE things march 2nd

LITTLE daily lists

1. sunshine outside making it look warm {even if it's not}. 2. waking up before my alarm, ready to go. 3. switching up the breakfast routine. 4. cleaning my room and using a method my mom used to use when i was little {that i despised. by the way. but it worked. more on this method ...
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