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I didn’t want to create our March family film.I’ve actually been dreading it for weeks now. Because in the month of March, we said goodbye to our sweet dog, who’s been part of our family for 13 years. (I wrote at length about it HERE.) We miss her so very much and we find ourselves...

February is always a wildcard in south-western Pennsylvania. As you will see – we had snow and snowmen and we had bare-foot-backyard weather. Valentine’s Day was the highlight of our February – I was determined to keep it low-key this year, but my children had other plans in mind. They kept reminding Derrick and I...

Happy new year & happy beginning of my FOURTH year creating these “daily life” family films. I absolutely love this little habit I’ve created and adore having video evidence of our family doing life together. The theme of January seems to be SNOW! We got THREE separate snow “storms” that blew in and then just...

Why must December be equal parts the FASTEST month of the year, while also being the FULLEST month of the year? I make a motion for “December” to overtake “January”, so we can spread some of these things out and enjoy the holiday season for longer. I promise, I’m not complaining! December is naturally a...

For a split second, I panicked while going through my November family videos – because WHERE WERE THEY ALL? Traditionally, I have about 40-50 minutes of raw footage each month – and when I loaded all of November into Final Cut Pro, I only had about 20 minutes! And that’s when it dawned on me:...