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\"Domestic<\/a>
Lynn, Sandy, Stephanie, and Me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every girl needs to have some good girlfriends in her life. The types of friends that, even when you don’t see each other as regularly as before, you pick up right where you left off. I love my Domestic Goddess friends!<\/p>\n

When I moved to Cottonwood in 1988, Jonathan’s friends became my friends. However, it took a long time to find good female friends. Ones that you could talk to about things that make guys cringe. There were a few newer young couples that moved to Cottonwood, and they were looking for friendships as well. We were all stay at home moms at the time, and we needed some fellowship with other women who were in the same boat.<\/p>\n

There were five women and a handful of kids at our first gathering for coffee. We all agreed that we needed to get together regularly, so we tried for an every-other-week coffee and play date. We took turns hosting, with the rule that it didn’t matter how messy your house was, because we weren’t there to see your house. We are all different, yet we all clicked. We were sad when the first one moved away, but we were determined to keep getting together.<\/p>\n

As time went on, another moved away, our kids became independent, and coffee at each others houses turned into lunch in town. We don’t get together as often anymore, but when we do, it’s like we just had lunch last week. I always thought that as the kids got older, it would be easier to get\u00a0 together, but it isn’t! We’re all involved in so many things, and support our kid’s activities as much as before…which means more travel as they move to college. I crave time with these women, and I cherish those moments when we are together.<\/p>\n

I am so thankful for Lynn, Sandy, Stephanie, and Diane. I love you girls!<\/p>\n

Day 1: Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 2: Shoes<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 3: Shout Stain Remover<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 4: The Ability to Vote<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 5: My Heritage<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 6: NASCAR<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 7: Black Velvet for Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 8: Strong Coffee and Strong Hairspray<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 9: Peacefulness<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 10: Winter\u2019s First Snow<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 11: Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 12: Dairy<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 13: Jonathan<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 14: Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 15: Seasons<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 16: Scones<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 17: #AgNerds<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 18: Playing in the Dirt<\/a><\/p>\n

Day 19: Friends<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>to go to Holly Spangler\u2019s blog, and see the link for other 30 Day Challenge Bloggers<\/p>\n

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