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Easter 2013
Happy Easter! We were fortunate to have a gorgeous Easter weekend. The weather was warm and sunny Friday and Saturday, though a bit rainy and gray Sunday. We enjoyed coloring eggs on Saturday, and enjoyed egg sandwiches, an egg hunt and a delicious Easter dinner with friends on Sunday. Tom carried on his tradition of…
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Rainboots
I’m seriously considering purchasing a pair of Hunter rainboots. I bought a pair of Sperry’s two years ago, and they have a three inch crack down one side- and look terrible. I’m moving to Seattle, maybe it’s time. The trick is: what color? Should I go for the classic – goes with everything black: Or…
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We signed!
We put our house up for sale on March 16th. Eight Days later we got an offer. Two days after that we got a second offer. Yesterday we signed. It was a whirlwind of emotions. From the stress of keeping the house clean, to the anxiety of how to counter the first offer, to the…
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Lexington and Concord
While we were in Boston we escaped one morning while Archer was a Preschool and Amelia was napping and headed to Lexington and Concord to see the sights. While most of the homes and visitors centers were closed (They open by reservation) I was surprised by how touching just being on location was. When we…
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Boston with the Brayley's
After a day and a half in New York we drove north to Boston to visit Cassie, Doug, Archer and Amelia. Scotter and Archer couldn’t have been faster friends. They immediately took to each other, playing happily the whole visit. (Of course there were a few scurmishes.) It was so fun to see the two…
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NYC- Aunt Adi and Uncle Jeremy
It’s been a whirlwind week for us. With the reality of our imminent move to the West coast we decided to capitilize on Tom’s time off, and our nearness to Adi and Cass and drive out and visit them one last time before we head off. We were nervous about the 20 hours of driving,…
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Conversations with Scotland
I love that Scotland carries on conversations now. He also comes up with funny observations. Last week he was out visiting teaching with me. Mary started asking him a few questions. At one point she asked, “Are you a big boy?” Scotland looked at her for several moments- with his big open-eyed thinking face and…
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Seattle
Sorry for being MIA for so long. Our internet was down for a week (grr) and then the blog was down, and then we left out of town, then we had to prep for three showings. . . you get the picture. Needless to say, I have SO much to say. Please allow me to…
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Here's to Health!
My sister Brigette and I have been talking about ways to amp up our families’ intake of healthy foods: vegetables and whole grains. As if in accordance, the Better Homes and Garden March edition came with a whole section on how to use alternative grains. I was impressed by the recipes offered and decided to…
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"New" Curtains
Before: After: I’ve been meaning to lengthen these cheap Lowe’s curtains forever, it just never rose to the top of the priority list. Now with our listing drawing near, I made time. To be completely honest the other reason I didn’t tackle these was because I wasn’t sure what to do, I didn’t want to…