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Despite the riskiness of putting swords into the hands of my children, our family chose a pirate theme for Halloween this year:  five pirates and a parrot.  (It’s too hard to take pictures with an eye patch, so I forwent.) Scenes from the event: P.S. Be sure to check my Flickr page (click the little [...]

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Last weekend, I had the chance to attend a 3-day retreat.  The stars must have been aligned just right, because I managed to leave behind my family on Thursday evening, not returning until Sunday evening, and everyone survived.  Even the dog. Not only did they all survive, but there was no mud, no blood and [...]

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We took the kids camping – AGAIN!  Can you believe how stupid we are it?  We almost took the dog too (just ’cause we like to punish ourselves like that), but changed our minds and kenneled her.  Never mind that it cost more for her to stay than for us to camp… It was worth [...]

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When we constructed a new kitchen in our home, this is the light we chose to hang above our table: Unfortunately, it recently met its demise.  When Grandma and Grandpa were here taking care of our children so that Dan and I could head West for my sister’s wedding (yes, back in August), the glass [...]

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I can’t remember what Luke was mad about this morning.  And, I’m sure if I asked him, he wouldn’t remember, either. But boy was he MAD.  The yelling, screaming, stomping, saying-nasty-things kind of mad.  I don’t think I helped the situation much, as when he told me he didn’t love me I told him I [...]

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You would think, with school five days a week and the SAME ROUTINE every day, that mornings would run a little more smoothly. Ha. Yesterday, I’m trying to herd everyone out the door, and trailing behind is Luke.  Who can’t find his shoes.  How can this be?  My children are suposed to remove their shoes [...]

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My brother came to visit us over the weekend.  A while back, he and Dan signed up to run a half-marathon in a nearby town. Poor Greg has had to do his training in the Texas heat over the last few months.  That, or he’s had to take to the treadmill.  No fun. Well, he [...]

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That’s the challenge today:  something blue. Is there enough blue here for you?  THIS is the first day of school picture. I know you wish you were me.

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Photo challenge 7 was “fruit.” So.  Here’s some fruit: This was some of the fruit served at my sister’s wedding party. I prefer Photo Challenge 9, which is “Someone you love.” Need I say more?  A cool extra thing about this photo is the background.  See the photos on the fridge in the background?  One [...]

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Today was the annual “company picnic” at Dan’s place of work.  It’s not usually over-exciting, but the kids enjoy it and were looking forward to going.  Maria was a little bummed because she couldn’t attend this year, as she had a birthday party to go to. We dropped Maria at her friend’s house and headed [...]

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