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Time
Freshman Junior I see these two (and all the versions they were before) on their first days of school. I feel pride in the people they are becoming, worried at the challenges they will face, tender...
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Things
Every time I sit down to write you, I start trying to explain what life looks like here and I can’t, so I stop. And then try again later. This has happened multiple times over the course of multiple...
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The List
When things get overwhelming, I take walks and I make lists. This is a doozy. But the painters are supposed to start this week, which means they’ll be done next week, and the remodel will be...
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On Patriotism
“I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.” It’s been more than a few years...
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Tuesday Things
It’s summer. The days are an endless string of sunny and hot. Both of my children are the kind of brown I used to spend my days being (before we knew better). The Sun Bum I toss in their bag and my...
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Tuesday Things
I turned 44. We saw Moulin Rouge to celebrate. It felt so good to be at a live performance. Abram turned 13. V started driver’s ed (the classroom portion. They have to wait until they’re 15 to get the...
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It’s Wednesday. It’s cold and rainy. Yesterday, this happened. Today, I will place an order for pick up at Target. I will do laundry. I will send my children to school. I will worry about whether they...
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44 .
Stay cigarette free. (Two years+ and counting!!)Finish Chicago embroidery project. Frame & hang embroidered cities.Knit a sweater.Knit the sheep pillow.Continue to practice unapologetic...
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Tuesday Things
You know when you have so many words that you have no words? Is that just me? Either way, I have lots things, but too many words for words* so let’s just talk things.Reading: I found out about Libby...
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Friday Finds
Source We are a “please take off your shoes” home. These infographic maps fascinated me. Which Mrs. Maisel character are you? Do you agree? (I’m Zelda, and I do.)Wow.How everyone got so lonely. Are...
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Friday Finds
Source I’ve become more of a morning person over the summer. I may try and incorporate these ideas to keep it going. On a scale of 1-5 where do you fall? (I’m probably a 3.)NYT recommended book list...
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Tuesday Things
The first blog I ever wrote was called “UpsideDown Kate”. I started writing it soon after becoming a new mom, because I went from being the kind of person who wanted a career and no babies to the kind...
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Tuesday Things
This meme made me laugh so hard, I had to share a screen shot. Work travel. A bout of shingles. 19 years of marriage. House projects. Swim and cross country season practices. Swim meets. More house...
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Tuesday Things
In the way of things, I have very little so I’m mostly going to ramble (shortly) and share a picture of the cutest, love-hungriest dog in the world. I finished a pair of socks, started another pair of...
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Tuesday Things
I met up with a friend and her two young children for breakfast today. We talked favorite colors and Rescue Bots and being nervous/excited for kindergarten. It was a gift. I’ve been crying (often) at...
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Tuesday Things
I think my love of gardening last year was a pandemic novelty. While 3/4 of my tomatoes and 3/5 of my peppers are doing well and my radishes were deliciously peppery, the frustration has far...
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Tuesday Things
It’s a lot of pictures, I know. It’s been a lot of days. I’ll sum up. I celebrated my birthday in Michigan. Violet celebrated being fully vaccinated with shopping and lunch at a restaurant. Abram...
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43.
Stay cigarette free. (Over one year and counting!).Finish the Chicago embroidery project.Have the embroidered cities framed and hung.Fill a box of socks for me (with at least three different...
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Tuesday Things
It’s spring. Turtles in crazy numbers warm themselves on fallen logs. My crab apples have flowered and lost their flowers. I relished the mornings of sitting on my porch drinking coffee and listening...
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Tuesday Things
Thunder is rumbling. Trees are budding out. Over the weekend we started to get our garden beds ready and talked about when and how we are going to plant. We added two grow bags instead of the three...
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