Category: family life
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Homecoming Dance!
Lindsey has been eagerly anticipating the homecoming dance for the homeschool athletic group she is part of, and invited her friend Deanna to come as her “date.” Deanna’s mom Kimberly made the wrist corsages, and I was in charge of doing make-up (and Lindsey’s hair). Lindsey and I often hear that we look alike, which…
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Practicing Gratitude: Gifts 476-500
Oh boy, oh boy! I am halfway through this counting one-thousand gifts! 476) nature walks 477) Kathryn’s new shoes that pass her very stringent comfort test 478) playing outside 479) some weeding/pruning done 480) play dates at the park 481) another beautiful wedding (Saturday) 482) another adorable couple in love (Sunday’s engagement session) 483) perfectly…
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Practicing Gratitude: Gifts 451-475
“Happiness is the result of praise and thanksgiving, of faith, of acceptance; a quiet tranquil realization of the love of God.” White Eagle I’m still counting my “one-thousand gifts”… 451) Kathryn did well with getting her ears pierced 452) tea time celebrations 453) fall clothes for fall weather 454) plenty of rain last week 455)…
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1st Blogographer Meet-Up
Today was the 1st ever Blogographer’s Meet-Up! And I learned some valuable lessons to apply before our next meet-up: Get REALLY specific about where to meet. Wear a neon sign on my head so everyone can find me. Ken and I waited by the Marietta Welcome Center (and the Cool Bean Coffee Shop) from about…
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Happy 10th Birthday!
As of today, I have been a Mama for a decade. My youngest is ten years old. Those two sentences don’t make much sense together, except when you realize that Kathryn is my youngest, but also my first child. Then came Brandon, at age 13, when I married his dad; he’s 19 now. Then came…