Category: family life
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Life lately: ice cream season
“Life is like an ice cream, enjoy it before it melts.” Consider yourself warned: this is a longer than usual “life lately” post since it’s been months since the last one. Sorry-not-sorry. 😉 family life Our annual season of visitors begins soon and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone. Next week two of our longtime…
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Life lately: almost spring
Spring is almost here and I the promise of sunshine and warmer days is giving me life right now. I’ll take the pollen, y’all, if I can just have those sunny days and blooming flowers. My daffodils are beginning to wake up so there’s hope! happenings Our dear ol’ Daisy Dog turned 12 on Valentine’s…
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Life lately: Thanksgiving catch-up
“He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart.” – J.A. Shedd Photo above is from Thanksgiving Day, 2011. This time of year gets me sentimental. Growing up, we always had wonderful extended family get-togethers, and even as a teen I realized the specialness…
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Life lately: summertime wrap-up
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” – Charles Bowden The ocean breeze is perfect for flying a kite — but keeping up with toddlers at the beach is exhausting! happenings I kicked off summer with a hysterectomy, followed 5 days later by my 45th birthday. Yep, I know how to party. I…
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Our best summer ever: 3 things that helped
Perhaps the biggest lesson parenting has taught me is not to judge. I never understood parents who did the happy dance at the bus stop on the first day of school. For years I happily spent my days with my kid, homeschooling, and enjoyed the vast majority of those days. I was judgey about those…