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It Begins
Poor Violet missed her last day of school due to strep. But we’ve gotten some antibiotics in her and have kicked off summer vacation. So far we’ve: -gone to the library -baked muffins -written some...
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Oh, Please Just Shut Up
Two examples from the last two days on why becoming a homesteading hermit sounds awesome (minus the endless amounts of work part): You don’t realize all the things you need in a house until you have to...
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Still Standing, But Barely
This week has been an absolute whirlwind of awesome. On Wednesday, my parents came into town so we could go to dinner and see Paul Simon. Such a great show. On Thursday, my parents stayed in town to...
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Tuesday Things
I’m beginning to think Abram is some sort of Monopoly genius. My dad played a six hour game against him while we were gone and Abram won. I would chalk it up to grandparents being grandparents except...
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This Last Week
I’m the absolute best kind of exhausted. If you happen to follow me on instagram, you’ll see that since June 26th we’ve been swimming and tubing and playing games and staying up late and eating lots...
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This Last Week, Part Two
I finished both the socks and the book from the last post. I was happy with how both turned out. Though finishing two socks in two weeks was a bit of a haul. Two pairs of socks this month have me...
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We Went to Michigan
We swam. We ate. We rode the dunes. We climbed a lighthouse. We built sandcastles for the two and half year old to destroy. We jumped waves and when the rip current got to be too strong, we climbed...
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When Life Gives You Lemons
Are we even allowed to talk about making lemonade out of lemons anymore? I mean, it was cliché before but Beyoncé has to have that trademarked. So as not to step on the Queen’s toes, I made lemon...
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Tuesday Things
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who messaged me, commented, sent me recipes for lemons on pinterest, offered me a hug and a listening ear. I appreciate all of you. I suck at uncertainty and...
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The Countdown Has Begun
I’m loving this quote right now. We’ve been looking at to-do lists and saying “someday” or “when we get our plan in place” or “when we decide about…” and I’m over it. So this little mantra of mine...
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Mostly Good 14 Years
On this date, 14 years ago, we got married. (It’s a picture of a picture because we got married back before people got digital copies. In fact, I’m pretty sure our photographer shot using actual film.)...
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Almost There
Soccer practices have started. The school open house is tomorrow evening followed by the first day on Thursday. We are ready. My plan for art projects and field trips and soaking up every single...
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First Day
Fourth and Second grade. We went from having two things on the calendar in August to very few free days in September. Maybe having a lazy summer wasn’t such a terrible thing. And I have no idea why my...
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Officially the Unofficial End of Summer
We had a lovely Labor Day weekend. The kids swam. We had fires both inside and out (that black and white picture of Abram and Jesse lighting the fire is one of my favorite pictures from this weekend),...
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Tuesday Wednesday Things
I meant to sit down and type up my usual Tuesday blurb yesterday, but I’ve been swamped. See: this hilarious post my friend sent me. (BTW: I’m in a complete love affair with my people lately. I’ve...
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The Post for Julia and Monica
Dear Teacher, Thank you again for your thorough daily emails. I just want to say how much I appreciate the weekly newsletter, but my favorite is the three paragraphs you send each day outlining...
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Tuesday Things
Okay, so all last week I was going crazy because any time I tried to update my blog from my laptop, it would show up on my laptop but not anywhere else. And anytime I updated my blog from another...
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On the Election
I heard the news. I watched the debate. I thanked God I wasn’t on Facebook. I heard a friend say, “It’s not like it matters who is president anyway. The world will go on.” I thought of my friends, my...
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Tuesday Things
The start of something fall-ish and delish. I love a good long fall and this year’s has been beautiful. Unseasonably warm and sunny well into October, I have no complaints. But that doesn’t mean I’m...
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