Do the right thing, even when no one is watching
by Melanie Nicholas The kids and I were on a short trip this week, enjoying a little summertime rest and relaxation while The Hubs was...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jan 5, 20181 min
I want more Moments in 2018
#Bodacious dressed herself that day, look at her shoes! And the look of joy on his sweet face! She still dresses this way, and they still...
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Melanie Nicholas
Sep 16, 20174 min
Bodacious reads the Golden Rule
As a girl, and the last granddaughter, I didn’t have to do any of that. I went shopping with my Mamo at the M&M Shop in Brownwood, helped...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jul 30, 20174 min
Goulash: it’s a life metaphor y’all
Cheesy beef goulash pic from lilluna.com. When I was in high school, my mother started letting me help her cook dinner. Her recipe box...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jul 3, 20173 min
Epic summer battle: Mom vs. video games
For the most part, I work from home so that I can be with the kids. During the school year, that works perfectly. I drop them off, come...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jun 16, 20173 min
A letter to my husband on Father’s Day
by Melanie Nicholas Dearest Husband, The Hubs with Bodacious on her birth day. The kids, doglets and I have just returned from our trip...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jun 13, 20174 min
Kamping: A momma’s pilgrimage to Perspective
I am not a photographer by any means, but I thought this turned out to be a really sweep photo of the kids sleeping together on our...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jun 6, 20174 min
Graduates: Time to fly & other unsolicited advice
My advice to him is always the same – take your time. There is no hurry. Shoot, I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up yet, and...
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Melanie Nicholas
Feb 21, 20171 min
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The Hubs is refusin #SnipSnip Share this: Email Facebook Twitter Print Pinterest Google #familyplanning #vasectomy
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Melanie Nicholas
Feb 18, 20174 min
Tick tock, tick tock: My biological clock is running out of time
My beautiful baby girl, just a few hours after her birth. One of the things that I love the most about my husband is that he lets me have...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jan 16, 20174 min
I’ve got game! Forcing children to succeed takes effort
by Melanie Nicholas Nailed it. Little Son earned his first stripe tonight at jiu-jitsu! It is hard to raise active kids when you’re not...
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Melanie Nicholas
Dec 25, 20164 min
How not to tell your kids Santa isn’t real
When your mom crushes your dreams … . I was driving the kids home Tuesday night, concentrating on the road and half-listening to...
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Melanie Nicholas
Dec 25, 20165 min
John Cena is kicking my butt
John Cena, our naughty elf, loves to slide down the stair banister! Well, all you over-achieving moms are really on top of things this...
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Melanie Nicholas
Nov 7, 20164 min
Like mother like daughter: Baby’s got a potty mouth
Even as a toddler, Bodacious needed her mouth washed out with soap… . by Melanie Nicholas Twenty three years or so ago, my bestie, Baby...
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Melanie Nicholas
Oct 24, 20164 min
I think her tractor’s sexy: Re-evaluating the modern beauty pageant
HANDS UP Oklahoma cattle breeder Melanie Pennebaker proves that true beauty is measured by work and determination. She celebrates...
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Melanie Nicholas
Oct 8, 20165 min
To be the people we are called to be, we have to keep our cups full
by Melanie Nicholas My pastor told us a story, a fable about an ancient king coming to town. In the tale, all the families in this town...
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Melanie Nicholas
Aug 5, 20163 min
Newsflash: Stay-at-home mom surviving summer
When school ended in May, I decided to save $2,000 on summer care and keep the kids home with me. How hard could it be? We have lots of...
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Melanie Nicholas
Jun 30, 20163 min
Bodacious rules, literally and figuratively
Fancy tea party food. She insists that guests crook their pinky fingers to drink tea … . I found out I was pregnant with a girl about six...
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Melanie Nicholas
May 17, 20164 min
Bullying hurts parents, too
‘I would do anything for you. Anything to keep you from harm. I would burn cities to the ground. You are all that matters.’ Cersei...
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Melanie Nicholas
Apr 27, 20161 min
She is ‘wearing’ me out
My little cow girl chose a bandana-esque skirt from Old Navy, Target t-shirt, a hat and rain boots. I’m just glad mixing prints is in...
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