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The liability of being Super Mom | Living with Gleigh

I had a slow start to my morning on Monday last week. So as I sat down to…

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Our kids are growing up before our very eyes | Living with Gleigh

Yesterday, as I finished addressing my oldest daughter’s graduation announcements, it struck me how our lives have evolved…

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As long as the cake is awesome the party will be too | Living with Gleigh

We celebrated my oldest daughter’s 18th birthday last week. She had a Big Backyard Barbeque Birthday Bash with…

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Talking louder is not the answer | Living with Gleigh

When I reminded my family we were meeting their Grandparents at a restaurant to celebrate my oldest daughter’s…

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I need a vacation from this vacation | Living with Gleigh

As children get older it seems they should be easier. I'm here to tell you, or confirm to…

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Distance makes the heart grow fonder | Living with Gleigh

I reconnected with a high school friend a few weeks ago. We immediately tried to figure out a…

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All I need to know I learned while in the kitchen | Living with Gleigh

As a wife, stay-at-home mom and self-employed, work-from-home woman, I spend a lot of time in my kitchen.…

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Why can’t my clocks just all get along | Gretchen Leigh

If you have been an avid reader of my blog on my website, you know I usually spend…

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The last five minutes of the journey | Living with Gleigh

Last Sunday, I sat with my husband and watched the Daytona 500; it’s NASCAR’s Superbowl. But except for…

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Cookbooks hold reminders and memories | Living with Gleigh

I’ve often thought I should go through them all, put them on recipe cards and toss ones I…

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The long arm of the mom | Living with Gleigh

My daughter and I had to leave the house early last Saturday to help with the regional solo/ensemble…

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Lack of photography skill adds to children’s future counseling | Living with Gleigh

For the past several days I've been working on my older daughter's Tot to Teen photo album. I've…

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Moms know things | Living with Gleigh

My daughter got in her car one morning last week to warm it up. I wiped the fog…

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When parenting plans backfire | Living with Gleigh

Since my daughters hit their teen years, I have been very clear that they would be partly responsible…

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The thing about gift cards | Living with Gleigh

I love getting gift cards as gifts. But when I get a gift card from a relative, each…

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Fun family Christmas activities | Living with Gleigh

I needed a new calendar, which would sound easier to acquire than it is. I have specific needs…

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One cannot decorate alone | Living with Gleigh

I was joy deficient the other day as I was attempting to decorate the house for Christmas. My…

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Where have all the tape dispensers gone? | Living with Gleigh

I know I have purchased one of those huge economy packs of adhesive tape. But do you think…

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Ageless Christmas memories | Living with Gleigh

My mention of the Sears catalog in one of my blogs elicited the response, “That ages you.” I…

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Blessed with Thanksgiving leftover dilemma | Living with Gleigh

If you cooked Thanksgiving dinner at home, you are now faced with a dilemma – how do you…