Families
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Backseat Conversations, Toy Aisles, and the Way Time Sneaks Up on You
The last time Charlie was in Oklahoma he came across a Lightning McQueen truck that stopped him for a second, and of course he called and told me about it like he still does when something reminds him of when he was little. Our truck was different from the one he saw but it still took us back to his childhood. This truck had Lightning McQueen tucked inside of it, and that alone brought everything back in a way that made me sit there for a minute just listening to him talk about it. Because I could see it in my head before he even finished explaining it. That’s the…
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Backseat Conversations, Toy Aisles, and the Way Time Sneaks Up on You
As a parent, one of my favorite things is sharing stories from when Suzzane, David M., Charlie, and Bradley were little. Those memories don’t really fade the way others do. They don’t usually come from big events or carefully planned milestones. Most of the time, these memories come from everyday life—store aisles, car rides, toy shelves, holiday sections, and quiet moments you don’t realize matter until much later. “Most of the time, they come from everyday life—store aisles, car rides, toy shelves…” This series came from those kinds of moments. The small ones that sneak up on you when you’re just running errands or walking through a store and something…
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???? Prime Day 2026 Shoe Deals Hub: Father’s Day, Summer Travel & Back-to-School Finds Featuring Bruno Marc
As much as I hate to admit it my family may be the only people on the planet who doesn’t shop on Amazon more than once or twice a year, but Prime Day still has a way of sneaking up on me every single time. This year I decided to pull everything together in one place instead of letting deals get scattered all over the blog, especially since so many of the shoes we’re talking about come from Bruno Marc. For my family shoes are one of those things that always get pushed to the bottom of the list. Teens outgrow them before we realize it, ours wear down slowly…
