A week from today, the youngest of our crew is heading to high school. I still can't believe it! But Jimmy is so ready. He would have gone to high school two years ago if St. Mary's would have graduated him a little early. A lot of this readiness comes from being the youngest of five. Jimmy has seen a lot! But it's also so much easier getting Jimmy ready to start high school because of the older kids. It wasn't this way at all when I sent our first child Grace. The whole idea of a public high school was new and kind of scary to me. All of my education, from kindergarten to graduate school, had been in Catholic schools so a big high school was whole new world. I remember when we got to book pickup, I hadn't checked the right box so we had to go back the next day to get the them. This ...
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Our Trip to Charleston
Now that our kids are getting older and have busy lives of their own, I treasure any time we have all five of them together. Since they were little guys, we've always taken a week during the summer for a vacation. This year, we asked the kids where they would like to go and they answered unanimously ...

My Charleston Packing List
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This Week’s Recipes: Garlic Expressions Chicken, Arugula & Tomato Salad, & Leo’s Favorite Pasta
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Friday Favorites
Hi friends. Happy Friday! It's been a big week ...