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December 2019

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Blogging, Top 10 List, Year in Review
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Top 10 Posts of 2019 {+ Instagram Top 9}

TorrieDecember 31, 2019December 29, 2019

Happy last day of 2019, everyone! It’s been a whirlwind of a year, which was definitely reflected in my Instagram Top 9 (above)—we’ve got a pregnancy announcement, a newborn who arrived a month early, a new car (#minivanlife), a chicken palace that’s finally complete, and lots of ups and downs, though it’s been a very …

Top 10 Books of 2019
Book Recommendations, Top 10 List, Year in Review
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Top 10 Reads of 2019 {+ A Summary of My Reading Year}

TorrieDecember 30, 2019December 29, 2019

With a new baby in the house, I’m so far behind on everything (including all I’d like to be blogging right now) that it’s not even funny, but I did want to squeeze in this end-of-year review while it would still be relevant. 2019 ended up being a better reading year than I thought it …

Christmas Card, Family, Family Portraits
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My Imagined Family Christmas Card Vs. Reality

TorrieUpdated on December 24, 2019December 24, 2019

Here’s what I imagined our family Christmas card would look like this year (and by family Christmas card, I mean my annual “blog card,” since I’ve only ever mailed out one Christmas card in my life): I imagined I’d be ready to go into labor any minute, or *maybe* that I would be in the …

Fudge Revel Cookies
Desserts, Recipes, Secret Family Recipes
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Secret Family Recipe: Fudge Revel Cookies

TorrieUpdated on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019

I used to think I had a great memory, and then I became an adult (ha!). The older I get, the more I FORget, and now, when long-forgotten memories pop up from my childhood, it’s a bit of a delightful surprise, since I seem to be getting more and more details mixed up or lost …

Baby Christmas Elf
Baby, Baby Stats, Birth, Hyrum, Milestones
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Introducing—Hyrum Matthew!

TorrieUpdated on December 14, 2019December 14, 2019

Our Christmas elf arrived a little early this year! Hyrum Matthew Born: 12/11/2019 @ 8:09 p.m. Weight: 6 lbs., 12 oz. Height: 18″ Due to being born at 35 weeks, 5 days gestation, he had to spend two days in the NICU, but he’s home with us now and healthy! Birth story and more details …

Goals, Monthly Recap
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With Gratitude That Anything Got Done At All {November Recap + December Goals}

TorrieUpdated on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019

Even though I’d been having *some* preterm labor at the beginning of November, I didn’t dream that I would be on full-time bed rest by the end, with the hope that the baby could at least stay put until December at the very least. With that change in plans, many of my goals went on …

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