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August Goals
I was talking to Jesse the other day about how I feel it’s time to cut back on the social calendar and snuggle in a bit and he laughed. “Well, it’s August 1st. You’re right on schedule.” I love...
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Life in Pictures
Abram took the above picture when I left my camera on the table (which I should know better) but I’m pretty impressed how it turned out considering it was still in manual mode.
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Tuesday Things
Warning: This post has no theme and is basically just a bunch of non sequiturs about the random bits of life here lately. It does not thoughtfully discuss important issues or concerns and in fact,...
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Finished Object: Henslowe Shawl
This was my first completed attempt at lacework. My first two were a Henslowe (in a gorgeous cream color using the same yarn) and the Follow Your Arrow 2 KAL. They both ended up in piles of yarn and...
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Snippets
Violet spotted a dragon fruit while we were at the supermarket and wanted to try it. I had no idea what to expect from inside or even how we were going to eat it. Youtube is amazing. Jesse had a...
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september goals
Last week I noticed that I’ve been getting notices about the blog 31 days in October series that takes over the internet each year around this time. I’ve tried it. A couple of times I’ve even done a...
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Memories
Tonight as I was tucking Violet into bed we started talking about her favorite stuffy. He’s been around since her first birthday and at this point he’s basically a smooshed flat pancake of what was...
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Wolfie
Starting with a sidenote: Old pictures really can do a number on you, can’t they? I’d forgotten that humidifier (and how dry that old house was). I’d forgotten how Violet would love to roll it out...
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things i’m watching
In the last two years I have watched more television than in the 35 previous years combined. Interestingly enough, a little over two years ago we decided to “cut the cord” and get rid of our cable...
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Changing the Story
There once was a girl. She had dreams. Big dreams. When her elementary school friends were answering the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” with “Mommy” she answered “President”....
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a stupid sense of accomplishment
You know those moments when you feel ridiculously proud of yourself for some tiny little thing that really isn’t much of anything? Well that happened today and I feel the need to share it. So about a...
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you aren’t alone
It’s hard. This fighting depression and anxiety. I know. I’ve been there. I sometimes feel weird talking about it now because while I still struggle from time to time, it’s been awhile since I’ve...
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The Nice World We Live In
Just a happy little story from my world today: My mom has a friend she’s known since high school. I don’t think we’ve even seen each other since I was little, little (like under 10) but we are...
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Kitchen
I feel like the universe is telling me it’s time to redo the kitchen. On Thursday, our cooktop snapped. It was a crazy evening where we had 30 minutes to do homework, eat dinner, and get ready for...
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Finished Object: Limepop Sweater
I love how this turned out. It’s blue so he can wear it to school. It’s simple but not just straight stockinette. It fits him perfectly (almost too perfectly) and is done just in time for a week of...
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Snow
That kind of white stuff you see? Yeah, that’s snow. Not stick to the ground snow, thankfully, but snow. I washed my bird feeders and moved the posts (I use those stamp down shepherd hooks) now that...
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If you happen to follow me on Facebook or know me in real life, you already know that the cracked cooktop and the dishwasher fire were not the end of our home repair woes. Two days after ordering my...
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I keep meaning to write
But there are presents to wrap. Friends to see. Socks to knit. Books to read. Shows to watch. Children to snuggle. A husband to be brought up to speed (and to bring me up to speed). And sleep. Never,...
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2016
I didn’t start out with a plan to pick out a word. I started out with a plan to reinvent the wheel and start a bullet journal because pinterest. The first problem I ran into was that I am not Kara but...
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So a little less than a month ago, I deactivated my Facebook account. (For those who don’t already know: deactivating is essentially a super powered log off. It closes down access to your profile and...
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