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Angela Banae Patterson
Apr 27, 20173 min read
Happy 8th Birthday Maxim!
Dear Maxim, It’s hard to believe that today you are 8 years old. EIGHT!!! Time is flying by so fast!! I can remember the day you were...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Mar 17, 20173 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: Kittens, fashion, and family
Greetings my dear leprechaun-o friends! I hope you are sporting some manner of green to ward off the pinchers today. 🙂 I’ve chosen to...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Mar 10, 20173 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: Springtime candles, fashion, and more
I’m so happy that it’s Friday!! Between doctor appointments and working and baking cakes and celebrating Nate’s 12th birthday, it has...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Mar 9, 20173 min read
Happy 12th Birthday Nate
Dear Nate, It’s hard to believe that today you are 12 years old. Time is flying by and it seems like just yesterday, I woke up at 11:55...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Sep 2, 20164 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: 45 years and still…the BEST is yet to come!
Today is a SUPER special day. It’s Hubby’s birthday! He is 45 years old and looking as smokin’ hot as EVER. #boom I intended on writing a...
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Angela Banae Patterson
May 3, 20163 min read
A letter to Maxim – Happy 7th Birthday!
Dear Maxim, I can’t believe a week ago, you turned 7! Where in the world is time going? In the usual manner of celebrating like we do, we...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Apr 29, 20163 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: Birthday Week, lemon cake, and my book update
If this hasn’t been a super busy week, then I don’t know what to say. You all. This springtime busyness has me going nonstop. Bob Seger...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Apr 15, 20163 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: Speaking engagements, books, and other great things!
Hello dear friends! It’s been a CrAzY week with us running every which way but loose. Or maybe that was just a movie back in the late...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Mar 9, 20163 min read
A letter to Nate ~ 11 years old today!
Dear Nate, I can’t believe you are 11 today. It seems that just yesterday you were tugging on my hand at the Mahaska County Fair telling...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Sep 30, 20154 min read
Birthdays are my fav
For the past forty-something years, I’ve loved birthdays. Not just my birthdays (though I REALLY love celebrating my birthday), but...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Sep 4, 20154 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: A little fall fashion, books, and more
Well. It’s Friday. And I’m so glad we’ve got a three day weekend coming up. This back-to-school business has me ready for some easy-going...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Jun 9, 20153 min read
Weekend Recap: Summertime fun
What a jam-packed weekend we had. Â It was so busy, that I felt the need to recover yesterday by sleeping in. Â Sleeping in these days...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Apr 27, 20154 min read
Weekend Recap: Maxim’s 6th Birthday!
We have partied like nobody’s business around here and it’s hard to believe that our baby is turning six today.  I can’t believe how fast...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Apr 24, 20155 min read
Fun Friday Favorites: Family fun, grilling, and some tasty cookies
This week, I’ve been busy spinning as many plates in the air as I possibly can.  Otherwise known as, juggling all sorts of life events...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Mar 23, 20153 min read
Weekend Recap: It’s your birthday. We gonna party like it’s your birthday.
You know what’s better than celebrating your birthday?  Celebrating the birthday of someone you love sooo much because she is 93.  Yes,...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Sep 29, 20144 min read
Weekend Recap: Another year older and feeling like a million bucks
Let me just lay it out on the table.  Because I’m sure you’ve been wondering…Yes, my birthday weekend was lovely. Friday, I was serenaded...
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Angela Banae Patterson
Sep 2, 20144 min read
Weekend Recap: Labor Day fun and Hubby’s birthday weekend
We’ve had a fun long weekend (Thank you, Labor Day.  You are a gift.) and it was all about celebrating Hubby’s birthday.  As in, ALL...
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