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Beth Behrendt
April 11, 2020

Reintroducing Myself.

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Hi there! I’m Beth Behrendt (rhymes with “parent”). I’m a writer, mom of three boys, and nester. (“What’s a nester?” you ask? More on that below.) The “writer” part— I’ve been…

Beth Behrendt
December 19, 2019

Christmas at the Nest

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Revisiting “A Very Nesting Christmas” With holiday season upon us once again I wanted to share an article* I wrote two years ago about our family’s rather unique—yet also oh-so-very-common—celebration…

Beth Behrendt
March 17, 2019

Missing My Dad

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Missing My Dad Last week we celebrated my dad’s 76thbirthday. Without him. He passed away in November 2016 from a recurrence of the leukemia he’d beaten a few years earlier.…

Beth Behrendt
March 7, 2017

Maybe Soup will Help – Dad

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Maybe Soup will Help – Dad My dad died unexpectedly a few months ago. He was a secure anchor in our lives and we’re all still somewhat adrift in the…

Beth Behrendt
February 20, 2017

TV. Party. Food.

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Super Bowl. Grammys. Oscars. ACC Championship (Go Tarheels!) — this time of year brings tons of TV-related social events.

Beth Behrendt
April 11, 2016

San Diego

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Almost spring here in the great Midwest! But, some days…. not so much. It was 32 degrees and snowy just yesterday. It’s APRIL 11TH, for goodness’ sakes! So … seemed…

Beth Behrendt
November 25, 2015

Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas.

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Need an idea TODAY for something to contribute to the Thanksgiving Feast TOMORROW? Here are some!

Beth Behrendt
June 5, 2015

Taco Night!

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Everybody does Taco Night at their house, right? No big deal. Super popular with the kids.

Beth Behrendt
March 28, 2015

A few days in the life..

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… of us.

I am really trying to be better about making real dinners for the boys.It’s super important to me that we have regular time together that does NOT involve homework, technology, driving around in the car, or sitting in bleachers.

Beth Behrendt
January 1, 2015

Real Christmas — Redux

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Understandably, holiday traditions may take a bit of a hit when a family goes through divorce. It was very important to Bill and me — this being our first holiday in our “new normal…