December 20, 2025

The Secret Dog Whisperer: Operation Biscuit

So apparently while I’ve been working upstairs, my nine-year-old has been running his own personal dog training academy in our kitchen

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December 20, 2025

The Secret Dog Training Academy in My Kitchen

This morning I walked into the kitchen expecting to find the usual chaos - maybe Theo eating cereal straight from the box or Biscuit stealing whate...

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December 20, 2025

The Secret Dog Trainer

So apparently while I’ve been struggling to get Biscuit to come when called, Theo has been running a full dog training academy in our kitchen.

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December 20, 2025

The Kitchen Table Chronicles: When Your Teenager Still Needs You

You know those moments when your teenager actually wants to talk? When they’re not rolling their eyes or telling you that you ‘don’t understand’?

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December 20, 2025

The Great Christmas Card Photo Disaster of 2024

I had ONE goal today. ONE. Get a decent family photo for our Christmas cards.

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December 20, 2025

The Dinner Hour Paleontology Lecture Series

Every evening around 5:30, just as I’m trying to get dinner on the table, Theo transforms into our resident paleontologist.

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December 20, 2025

The Art of the Perfect Nap (According to Biscuit)

There’s a particular patch of afternoon sunlight that streams through our kitchen window every day around 2 PM. Somehow, Biscuit has figured out th...

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December 20, 2025

The Art of the Perfect Mother-Daughter Photo (Attempt #30)

You know that moment when you just want ONE good photo with your teenager and suddenly you’re 29 takes deep into what should have been a simple sel...

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December 20, 2025

The Art of the Impossible Selfie

You know that feeling when you finally get five minutes to yourself, catch some good lighting, and think ‘maybe I’ll post something cute’? Yeah, th...

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December 20, 2025

The Art of Being Appreciated

You know those moments when you’re just doing something completely ordinary - like making dinner on a random Saturday night - and your husband deci...

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