Author: Jamie
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Conversations in a confusing family
Kathryn likes to shock new friends by telling them she has 7 siblings. It’s pretty unheard of around here to have a family that big. Then she confuses them further by saying none of them are full siblings, she has 3 step-siblings and 4 half-siblings, but only one is biological related to her. The 5-year-old…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 12}
“My little dog – a heartbeat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton We may have a thing for Converse around here. And little black doggie feet with white toes weirdly match our shoes. No, we didn’t plan this; I just snapped a pic as Kathryn and I were about to run out the door and…
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Valentine’s Art: mixed media fun
What do a couple of girls longing for (but oh-so-far-from) the beach do with themselves on a cold winter day? Make art — and talk about the beach! I keep telling you, this creative stuff is reawakening a happier part of my brain and I like it. I don’t want Kathryn to lose it like…
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Workbox Crate: simplified homeschooling
Y’all, this is in the category of life-changing as far as homeschooling my 7-year-old. I’m not exaggerating; we’ve only been doing this a couple of weeks but it has already made a HUGE difference in our days. My main goal for this was to save my sanity by giving my active girl some much-needed purpose…
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Week-end: links & life {vol. 11}
“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” -Eleanor Roosevelt Ok, so that quote isn’t actually relevant to this post or this photo, but I wanted something about being strong — because after a full two months of PiYo (and no…