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To blog, or not to blog…
As a recent convert, I've been analyzing the whole concept of blogging lately - what it means, both to me and to others. I am blogging for posterity: for my kids and my memories. This blog is the scrapbook I never make, the photos I never print, and if Blogspot...
Writing Contest – Deadline Tomorrow!
Thanks to A Circle of Quiet, I read about a writing contest to encourage bloggers to post their "Where I Am From" poems, sponsored by Joy in the Morning. This is based on the poem Where I'm From by George Ella Lyons. You can read the entire poem here. If you would...
Our Patio Garden
Our family loves tomatoes in the summer, however, we buy them at produce stands to get the home-grown ones. This summer, I decided to try to grow our own. I don't consider myself to have much of a green thumb, so I'm just hoping to keep them alive. For people who are...
Happy Birthday, Jacob!
Twenty years ago today, at 3:03 a.m., Bryan and I began our journey into parenthood with the birth of Jacob. As a firstborn, he began life as something of a guinea pig. When we took him home from the hospital, I said, "I can't believe they're letting us take him!...
Flag Retirement
Yesterday, Christian, Sabra, and Chloe participated in a flag retirement ceremony for Flag Day. The kids lined up and were given old flags to carry (I think most were from military graves). They got to do some fancy footwork, with the veterans barking out military...
Joining CAPPA
Today I officially joined CAPPA - Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association. I have been doing the required reading for certification as a childbirth educator. Now I need to observe a childbirth education class, newborn care class, and breastfeeding class;...
IKEA Adventure
Do you ever feel that your life has become a comedy of errors? This pretty much sums up the last couple of days on a quest for some really CHEAP (well, hopefully not cheap, just inexpensive) bookcases. Since our move last August, my little friends - my books - have...
Our first quilting bee, and rediscovering a little piece of family history…
Sabra and I were invited on Friday to join some other moms and daughters in our homeschool group who are interested in quilting. We will meet about every two weeks this summer and work on our individual quilts; in between meetings we will work at home on our own. We...
Bunny on the move!
Can you believe Bunny will be a year old on the 22nd? I can't! We remembered the push walker this week and got it out for her. She's loving walking along behind it. Doesn't she look pleased with herself? The babies are usually the first kids up. They really enjoy...
Pool Time!
The kids were determined to go to the pool today. I got Bunny an infant floaty thing with a sunshade last night, which obviously means I meant to go to the pool this morning, right? They conned, I mean talked, our retired neighbor, Miss Ann, into going with us so that...
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