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My hiatus from blog writing speaks for itself. There have been big changes at the Merritt household over the past 4 months, and I've been...

“Dad! It’s not fair! She’s held him for like the past 45 minutes!” The first week Matt and I brought home our adopted son, Owen, we...

“Hey! I can’t talk because I’m teaching at the gym but… Hi Mommy! I will call you in an hour when I am done teaching!” Accompanying this...

“Can you please write a blog about this?!” It was a Tuesday evening at the dinner table and our yellow lab, Piper, had just paraded...

“YOU NEED TO TEACH YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD NOT TO PUSH IN THE BACK!” It was the first half of a U13 girls soccer game in a regional tournament...

“MOVE AWAY FROM THE GLASS!” I’d just sat down on Sunday to write a blog when I heard my stepdaughter, Ella, yelling from her bedroom....

This week, my eight-year-old stepdaughter, Reagan, decided she wanted to showcase her superb story-writing skills with her first-ever...

On January 21st, I celebrated six years of sobriety. Let’s say that again…. On January 21st, I celebrated SIX years of sobriety! That’s...

“MATTHEW! We have a situation!” It was just after 4:45pm the Tuesday before Thanksgiving when I called my husband in a panic. I had just...

Matt and I were thrilled to move into our new home a few weeks ago. I think we both forgot how much work moving can be! Most of the boxes...

“Lolo, you should write a blog about this!” chuckled a giddy Bailie two Saturdays ago. The kids have jumped on the Blog Bandwagon...

Hurricane Sally was not my first hurricane, but it was a hurricane of several firsts. 1. First serious hurricane as an adult...

Matt and I were blessed to begin building a new home earlier this year. The builder broke ground on clearing our lot in March, just as we...

Weekends have started getting a little monotonous around the Merritt household. Our typical COVID date night has evolved into checking on...

“Somebody get me out of this goal! I like my teeth!” I yelled with bare feet from inside a soccer goal. It was Friday night, and my...

I recently took Matt for his first ever paddle boarding experience… a sunrise paddle at 5:30 am! What can I say?! The early bird gets the...

It all started when I talked Matt into going to “look” at new dining room tables. Those who know me know I don’t do much “looking” when...

This past Friday afternoon I was especially excited on my way home from work because Matt and I had our first official “date night” plan...

Matthew and I are both regulars at our favorite gym, Regymen Fitness. When the pandemic hit, the gym closed, and we found ourselves in...

When Matt and I decided to go forward with our April 2020 wedding amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, we knew the responsible thing was to...