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We’re half way through our Off Track break and I’m here to report that, I think we’ve hit the Official Stage of Oh, Not Another Day of Park Play Wall. Trust me, there are still activities abound. Alex has scouts and has actually achieved the first rank, of…that’s right…Scout. Yes, they crossover and then achieve […]
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The older two kids have Track Break in February which means they are out of school for the entire month. So we’re subjected to a lot of indoor activities but every once in a while there’s a day that’s not too cold and we venture out into a park. I had my nose buried in […]
posted in: Balance, Milestones, Places We Go
Our New Year’s Eve Baby turned SEVEN. We can’t believe it either. Seven years of having our intelligent, book loving, ballerina around. She loved her nano from all three of her grandparents. And the Coraline doll, lunchbox and shirt from the rest of us. After the lunch of her choice, Port Of Subs, we stopped […]
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It was time for Holiday Open House at Sunflower Preschool. And I have to admit that this and their wonderful Mother’s Day Teas are my very favorite moments at Sunflower. Bella’s class wrote their letters to Santa. And the teachers transcribe exactly what the children say…yes, none of us missed the “today” at the end […]
posted in: Balance, Family, Holidays, Milestones, Places We Go
As most of you know, our middle child was born on New Year’s Eve. While we love the celebratory nature of our Party Girl, it’s always a little tricky to schedule her actual party with all the other holiday events not to mention school break. This year she wanted nothing more than a party at […]
posted in: Balance, Milestones, Things We Do
I’m slowly (okay, not really) catching up on our December posts. And as they unfold, you will wonder (I promise, you will) how did we survive it all?!? I’m still wondering myself. Crossover from Cub Scouts usually occurs in the Spring but for various reasons, our Den decided to perform this time honored ceremony in […]
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We had so much snow the first few weeks of December (because I’m writing this post in, yes, January) that these fantastic icicles formed just as the snow was starting to melt. Alex decided to use his as what else?? A sword. Lightsaber. He is a boy, after all, weapons of mass destruction are inevitable […]