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Hazzer & Megs - Some Opinions
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Hazzer & Megs - Some Opinions

With some downtime during my wisdom tooth surgery recovery, I succumbed to watching the Harry & Meghan documentary. These are my personal thoughts on the series, them, the monarchy and a few things in between!

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The Year of Wonky Feet: George Turns One!
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The Year of Wonky Feet: George Turns One!

A recount of our son’s first year: from bilateral club foot diagnosis through the first 2 months of casting, minor surgery and how life unfolded as we transitioned to boots & braces. A helpful and informative account including emotional moments, tips & tricks, daily life of newborn clubfoot care and a few products that we found useful along the way.

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What’s Going On?
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What’s Going On?

A couple weeks ago, I posted a slightly enigmatic message to our Instagram stories, saying I needed time to process some information and would be taking a break. I didn’t do it to be attention seeking, but rather the opposite, to actually avoid lots of messages saying “where’d you go” …. I have always promised transparency in the good, bad and ugly of life on this blog, and there’s no way I can say any of this succinctly in a few Instagram stories. So here’s what’s going on….

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The Philly House Hunt: Part 1
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The Philly House Hunt: Part 1

As with most fairy-tales and happy endings, our story had a sad beginning. This is the first part of our story about why we moved from our perfect house in Atlanta to Philadelphia in the summer of 2018, and the ensuing house hunt that began. We had not one but two major opportunities before we landed in our Tudor!

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