Tubing at the Lake

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Molly Lovable at 12.3.5

[12.3.5 = 12 months, three weeks and 5 days old] Molly is busy, busy, busy. Here are some things she has been up to these days. Molly can click her tongue (as shown in photo). She is always talking in baby gibberish and using her tongue to build her speach muscles and to feel her [...]

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During: Bathroom Revelation

Scrape, sludge, slop. The wallpaper border in the bathroom officially bit the dust. Nike’s famous slogan, Just Do It, penetrated my mind. After 3 years of having a “when I get to it” attitude I finally, Just Did It. I used a mini-spatula from a camp cook stove, a washcloth, and steam from the shower [...]

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Soccer

Ryan started a 3 year old Pee Wee Soccer league this weekend. He was thrilled to be grown up enough to be in a real soccer game! He wore a yellow M&M shirt to match his team mates. He got a few good kicks in during the game and ran his heart out! He was [...]

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100 Year Glasses

Anytime I think life is getting annoying I put on my 100 year glasses to gain perspective. What will matter 100 years from now? Will the out of date design of my couch matter to anyone? “So glad we have hover couches now!” Will the high gas prices of today gain any sympathy?  “Aww, gas [...]

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Drink Coffee: Do Stupid Things Faster with More Energy

Stupid things I’ve done and regretted: Gossiped about a good friend Ate 3/4 of a 9X9 pan of brownies Forgotten sunscreen on the back of my knees at the State Fair Cut my own hair with an office scissor Thrown a laptop to the ground for revenge and broke it Stupid things I’ve done and [...]

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Better Homes and Gardens circa 1947

I love cookbooks. I really enjoy small church syndicated spiral bound cookbooks. I especially love old cookbooks that have been endlessly poured over by someone in the past. Recipes that have been passed down generation to generation are of course priceless. History pops off the page with every dog-eared tab and stared recipe. I create [...]

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Things we are loving right now:

Sweaty heads Sandy socks Sticky refrigerator handles Smiley faces Sunscreen smells Sandal strap tan lines Swaying leaves Sweet tea Sunny strolls Softball games Molly on a summer evening stroll.

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In the Garden

My mother-in-love Kris is a gardener. She lives and breaths gardens. Dreams them up, nurtures them, cultivates them and enjoys them. She redesigns a 1/2 sun; 1/4 shade and 1/4 veggie/fruit garden every year. She toils in the sun and soil for the utter joy of the doings involved with gardening. Some of you can [...]

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Great Grandma Margaret’s House

Nooks and Crannies {under the dinner table, behind bedroom doors, next to end tables, in closets} Music Box Candy Dish Toy Box {wooden trains, old puzzles, magnets, little golden books, fabric tents} Love and Hugs Bird Curios and Hardanger Family Photo Frames Tons of Delightful Food {always deemed “simple” but is always “wonderful”} Hummingbird Feeder [...]

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