Posts Tagged with "ryan"

Autumn Fun in the Front Yard

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Recipe for AutumnFun: Combine crisp leaves, chilly winds, and a few rays of sunshine. Blend in four siblings. Stir well with dirt and air. Throw in a football, 2 brooms, 15 pieces of broken chalk into days with empty hours. Cover in jackets. Let cool outdoors until people start crying or the sun sets.   [...]

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We Do School at Home

Monday, September 5, 2011

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This school year Ryan, my first grader, has started homeschooling. We do school at home, at the zoo, during van rides, waiting in line, before bed, in the school room, at the kitchen counter, you get the idea. Basically, our lives have turned into living lessons with some worksheet thrown in for good measure. Establishing a [...]

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Lost and Found

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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The dog days of summer are almost over. In Minnesota, I am heading into the weird transitional mini-season that holds the State Fair and Halloween decor, beach swimming and school supplies. So before, the boat, the marshmallows, and the sunscreen are all a distant memory, I want to show you what is in the “lost [...]

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Christmas 2010 Recap

Thursday, January 20, 2011

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We ate cookies everyday, for over a week. A sparkly new sign, made it into my Christmas decor. (Hand painted by my fellow Shabby Mama, Andrea.) The felt “board” was laid out with our Velcro Nativity set. My sil, Carly, gave all the sils a meaningful Christmas ornament. It means a lot to me, as [...]

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Merry Christmas from the Just a Blink Kids

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Have a happy holiday! Love, Jessy

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I Found the Reason for the Season

Monday, December 20, 2010

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Molly as Mary and Ryan as Joseph (Molly calls him Joephus) The day started like any other day. Little did I know about the challenges that lay ahead. A blur of breakfast dishes, playing, arguing, and Holiday crafts, led quickly into afternoon. A dinner guest was to be expected in a few hours. I busied [...]

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Monday, December 13, 2010

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At least 17 inches of snow blew into town this past weekend. The roof of the Mall of America Field collapsed, cars were in the ditch everywhere and community activities were cancelled. The news called it Snow-ma-gedon! I called it a Blizzard. Molly called it a “Lizzard”! We made a gingerbread village. Peter taught Ryan [...]

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730 Days Ago

Monday, November 1, 2010

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I feel like I have so much to say about what is happening in our life right now. Life as a family of 6. Feelings about time with God. My “job” painting furniture and repurposing home decor. The list goes on. But, when I stop to write about it, I wonder what to say. I [...]

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Kindergarten

Friday, October 29, 2010

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The bus doors opened and so did my tear ducts. I didn’t think I’d be “that” Mom that welled up with emotion. But, I did, and so it was…our days changed forever. Ryan and his buddy Mason. Claire and Leah, with their Little People bus, came out to wave bye-bye. Ryan’s first day of afternoon [...]

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I’m Still Cruising on Proverbs 31

Monday, June 14, 2010

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Currently, I’m putting my nose to the grind on two verses from my ‘project passage’ 18 She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. and 27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. So what am I actually [...]

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