Gypsy Mama has something called 5 Minute Friday, where she gives a writing prompt and asks people to set a timer and just write, no editing. This week’s theme was Backwards, and I set out to give it a try. Except then one kid needed something, and another kid needed something, and with at...
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The winner of ‘The Americans on D-Day’ is commenter #32, Christy. Congrats, Christy!
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I’m definitely still catching up from vacation over here. Here are some of the last pictures we took there– I’ve been meaning to edit them for quite awhile! As usual, you can click on them to enlarge. Life is hopping around here. Our son turned 13 last week, and our daughter turns 9 next...
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This year we chose to stay on the southern coast of Oregon, for two reasons. First, we were hoping for sunshine and warmer weather—we definitely had some lovely weather while we were there. And second, we wanted to be close enough to take a day trip to the California redwoods. The day that we...
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(Click on photos to enlarge. Don’t miss the one in the 4th row, right side.)
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John and I watch almost no TV. We’re too cheap to pay for cable/satellite TV, and in most cases there isn’t anything on regular TV that interests us enough to warrant the time spent. The occasional show that is interesting seems always to be on too early in the evening, and either it or...
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My baby has a loose tooth. And boy, can she hula! But she’s still my baby anyway…. (Click on photos to enlarge.) (‘Tacky’ headband: ‘Because Every Mother Matters‘)
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Over at Half-Pint House Megan linked to a Miranda Lambert music video that looked nostalgically back at her childhood home. It got me thinking of memories from my own childhood home. Through the magic of googlemaps, I was able to find a recent picture of my home, which looks almost exactly as I remember...
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Years ago when I was a new mom, I used to psych myself for a day of endless pampering on Mother’s Day, where I was the center of the day. Then if bits of it still included less-pleasant moments, such as messy spills or squabbling kids, I ended up disappointed. These days I am...
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