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20 Things My Boys Would Never Figure Out Without Me

December 13, 2014 by Toulouse 3 Comments

Last week, I shared with you 15 Things My Husband Would Never Figure Out Without Me and 15 Things I’d Never Figure Out Without My Husband (written mostly so I could write the other one). This week, it’s all about my boys. I wrote 20 Things My Boys Would Never Figure Out Without Me. I meant […]

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26 Ways To Make Sure Your Future Daughter-in-law Loves You.

February 16, 2014 by Toulouse 22 Comments

Never lose your boys! 26 ways i'm making sure my future daughter in law loves ME! - toulouse & tonic

Although I wanted daughters my whole life, I ended up having two awesome boys instead. I’ve always been a bit of a guy’s girl so in the end, someone knew better than I did. But coming from a family of all girls, I was really scared when I found out I was carrying a member […]

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Stop Talking About It

March 8, 2012 by Toulouse 1 Comment

This morning, while in the bathroom washing my face, I overheard this exchange between father and 4-year-old son: “Take off your pajama pants and put on your jeans.” Followed by various animal and other unintelligible noises and the sounds of pattering feet. “Here, take these and put them on — we’re gonna be late for […]