Entries from April 2011
First Easter
April 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Baby, Holidays
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Easter Morning
April 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Holidays
Not great, but good enough. Definitely representative of each family member. And only three takes!
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Skyscraper
April 20th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Celebrations
It’s what he asked for. I hope he likes it.
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First
April 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Milestones
Nine years ago tonight, I was back at my small farm home with Dan, after having eaten dinner at a favorite place in town. I was scheduled to be induced on the following Monday, so we figured we’d better have a night out while we still could. I called my friend Julie and wished her [...]
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History
April 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Baby
It’s funny how history repeats itself…
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Swing
April 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Parenting
Yesterday was a gorgeous day, and after lunch the three youngest boys and I went outside to swing. When the time came, I extracted Andrew from his baby swing and took him inside for a nap. After getting him down, I worked on a few things around the house. Sam came in and followed me [...]
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First
April 11th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Baby, Celebrations, Family, Milestones, Parenting, Running
Sunday started the week with my first-ever 8K run. I had barely started to run way-back-when, and ran just a few local 5Ks, when I became pregnant with Jack. Five kids and almost 10 years later, I’m back at it. An experienced runner friend set me up (along with a couple of other newbies) with [...]
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Two Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety
April 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Adventures, Family, Parenting
How many kids I have? Seems like it sometimes, but no. My address? Nope. The number of Diet Dr. Peppers I consume daily? Close, but no. Number of Facebook friends? No way. Books I’ve read this year? Possible, but no. 2,490 MILES. Traveled over Spring Break. Via van. With kids. Last summer, we traveled to [...]
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