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Apple Orchard

4 October 2008

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Apple picking. Bee swatting. Cider drinking. Doughnut hogging. Extra money spending. Fresh air breathing. Goat watching. Hay jumping. Spending time with good friends over cider and doughnuts in the windy sunshine was superb. We already miss our TX crew. I loved looking at my home state with a fresh pair of eyes. Kristin pointed out [...]

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Summer 2008- Family Mosaic

22 September 2008

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Here is a tribute mosaic for Summer 2008. The season of learning by doing. Ryan learned how to: ride a bike (with training wheels); play soccer; scale a climbing wall and the ABCs. Molly learned how to: run; climb; say kitty and that screaming is funny. Peter learned that: a year of working out can [...]

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Nee-ner-Nee-ner 68 Degrees and Cloudy

4 September 2008

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Today was coolish and cloudy. I wore my heavy denim jacket and the kids were both in long sleeves and pants. I always shake my head at myself for thinking it is cold when it is only 68 degrees. Here in Minnesota 68 degrees would be celebrated with shorts and windbreaker if only it were [...]

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Family Blocks 2008

2 September 2008

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Us in block representation. The monkey, Ryan is 3 years old. He likes to take care of others. He is protective of his belongings. He likes to jump around. The fish, Molly is 1 year old. She likes to be involved with water anytime possible. She swims with the pack as long as they are [...]

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A Sunny Afternoon in Duluth

31 August 2008

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Please stop over here to see an entire blog entry by the Kobies about our lovely afternoon on the North Shore.

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A Weekend Trip Up North With a 1 & 3 year old

12 August 2008

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Tips from a weekend road trip Up North with a one and three year old : Bring ear plugs in the car. Molly, seriously, why all the crying? Expect that a 5 hour road trip will take 7 hours with stops. Sing She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountain. It can go a long way when [...]

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Up North Highlights

11 August 2008

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We are home sweet home with a pile of laundry that is still swimming with the aromas of Up North: Bug spray, sun screen, pine sap and camp fire smoke. We spent the weekend in an A-frame style cabin along the Canadian border. Our friends Andrew and Heather came up and stayed at a near [...]

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Thompson Family Reunion

5 August 2008

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Papa Phil helps Ryan pick fresh peas from the veggie garden. Well it’s no Christmas card but we are all together! Top: Carly, Peter (Ryan), Phil, Tim and Lisa. Bottom: John, Kris, Molly and Jess. The Anderson Family. Deegan, Sarah, Eric, Terry, Molly, Jeff, Mary Jo, Amanda. This clothes pin bag is so charming with [...]

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In the Garden

14 July 2008

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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

13 July 2008

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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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