Category Archives: family

Divisions of labor.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

For the past decade my children operated under the mistaken idea that I am incapable of changing the batteries in their many electronic toys.  This is due to my carefully executed plan of feigned ignorance (“Oh sweetie, this looks like … Continue reading →

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Jumpstart on the summer.

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

This weekend my husband put the trampoline back up. Evidently it’s that time of year again.  Time for the kids to play outside until they’re brought in kicking and screaming at dark.  Time for jumping until they’re exhausted and wobbly. … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

My wish this Easter, gentle reader, is that you are surrounded with loved ones in a beautiful place. I hope you have laughter and smiles. I hope there is egg dying.  Lots and lots of messy, wonderful egg dying. And … Continue reading →

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Save the worms!

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

In my head, I like to imagine myself as a real farmer, raising the majority of my family’s food off my land.  I can envision myself surrounded with pigs, chickens, and honeybees on a few acres that have row upon … Continue reading →

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Excuse me while I get on my soapbox for a few minutes

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

If you haven’t heard the tragic story of Trayvon Martin being gunned down by a reckless self-appointed neighborhood watch thug, then you need to read this article.  It is the best synopsis I’ve found that goes into depth and detail … Continue reading →

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Superheroes.

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

I believe that there are superheroes all around us; regular people who have special gifts and use them to help others. (At this point do your best to refrain from singing the song “I Believe There are Angels Among Us” … Continue reading →

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Three peas in a pod.

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

This is my mother. This is me. This is my oldest daughter. It’s a little scary how similar we are isn’t it? We all have curly hair.  We all have a phony camera smile.  We all have blue eyes.  We … Continue reading →

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2011 in review.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

I’ve been toying with the idea of this post for a while now, a sort of pictorial year in review and just now got the courage to write it.  So I’ve decided to post it (even though we’re half-way through … Continue reading →

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Life’s a beach.

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

We went to the beach twice while we were in Florida over Christmas vacation.  I’m not normally a huge beach person because I don’t enjoy sweating or displaying my fat for all the world to see.  (Side note:  they have … Continue reading →

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The Pictures of Christmas Past.

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

I have been blessed to have some amazing Christmases in my past.  I have been doubly blessed to have some of those moments captured on film. This is the first Christmas I remember.  I named that red-haired doll Susie and … Continue reading →

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