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Kata had to write about a Holiday Family Tradition. We have many, many traditions. But our very own was started with a Pickle Ornament I found at Tarjay. I don’t hang this ornament until late on Christmas Eve and the first kid to find it on Christmas morning gets to open their present first. You […]
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There are things that look gorgeous from far away…like snow.
posted in: Balance, Things We Love
Alex and I are so excited to see Harry Potter 7.2. It’s sad to think that this will be the very last one. But, before that we have “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”. You all know how very much we’re looking forward to that movie. Kata and I are also looking forward […]
posted in: Books, Family, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Things We Love
It’s that time of year when amidst the golden colors of autumn, we begin to see white. And we put on those parkas for the very first time. That first snowfall is always so full of promise and hope. Promise that it won’t stay long and hope that it’ll be a mild winter.
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Apparently our years of “What Disney princess would you like to be, sweetheart?” are gone. The girls are done with my favorite costumes of all time, and I’m absolutely heart-broken that NO ONE was Snow White. I had the perfect plans to create a deliciously wicked poison apple. *sighs* Instead, I present to you…a Zombie […]
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We all need a reminder on occassion, don’t we? A reminder that after storms there are rainbows. I literally stop whenever I see a rainbow and snap a picture. I need that reminder on a rainy day. Speaking of reminders, I used up some of my fabric stash to make pillowcases for the kids. Who […]
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Fall, for us, signals the start of swim lessons. The girls swim during the school year and I, frankly, look forward to a relatively peaceful 30 minutes of reading time. After the hot, hurried days of summer, it feels good to be back in our routine and swim lessons always signals the start of that.