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Hello, shameless moms. Happy Monday. So we're about to be in it just right in the middle of it all.

It's about to be the thick of the holidays. So this recording will go live a week and a half before Thanksgiving.

And so if you're like me, it feels like it's still a month off.

But nope, really wake up because it's here.

So I feel like life is moving at a breakneck speed and I cannot catch my breath.

But also I'm very excited for the holidays.

And part of the reason I'm really excited for the holidays is because my family and I,

we've done a good job over the years of getting more and more intentional around how we spend

family time. And we're lucky that we have really amazing relationships with all of our extended

family. We don't have, you know, a ton of drama or struggles. And I know that that is a gift. But there's

definitely been some bumps in terms of how we've navigated, you know, spending time with family.

We have family all over the country and spending time with family over the holidays, making trades

after getting married. Interesting, fun fact. My husband and I dated for five years before we got

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