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Scotland's Milestones: 2 years old!
Sometimes I get this powerful desire to share my son with my Mother. I wish we could see her rmore often. I’m so thrilled that she and Scotland are going to get two weeks together to bond and create memories here in a few months. -Books. Scotland has finally taken a interest in books. We…
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Myrtle's BBQ
Last Saturday our Grandma Myrtle hosted a BBQ. It started out with three couples and kept expanding until we had 16 people. Myrtle and I experienced a lot of joy anticipating the event. We talked about what to serve, who to invite, how to seat everyone, etc. We went shopping together to purchase all the…
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"The Naked Voice"
Stephen Smith promotes a wholistic approach to voice. The title of his book “The Naked Voice” suggests that only when one bears ones voice in complete honesty and integrity, stripped of pretense and characterization, can one reach the pinnicale of singing- moving the listener. There are moments as a teacher when a student truly exposes…
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Scotter's 2nd Birthday Party
Yesterday, we celebrated Scotland’s birthday with our family away from family: Mary and Lydia, Jen and Cody, Claire, and Anne (or as Scotland calls her: Annie) and Brandon. They are all important people in Scotland’s life, his adopted aunts and uncles, cousins. When the night wrapped up and everyone left I felt overwhelmed by the…
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Happy 2nd Birthday, Scotland Jazey Caprezi!
This year has been one of the brightest of my life- thanks to you. I never comprehended how much love and joy motherhood would bring. Happy Birthday bug. Your father and I love you like crazy.
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Success
I struggle with the concept of success. I want desparately to be a “successful” person, but often I get confused with what that really means. Too often I get wrapped up in capitalism’s measure of success: income. Today, I read a definition that resonated with me. From W. Stephen Smith’s book “The Naked Voice:” Success…
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Come have a peek!
(I took advantage of our clean house to try and get some shots for our listing. This time I shot in raw- why haven’t I been doing that? Wow. The results are dramatic.) Wanna, snoop around our casa? Come on in! And while you’re enjoying our “open house” I’d love suggestions on the staging, photography,…
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Come, spring, come!
I’m seriously antsy for spring. Today, it was 40 and sunny and I walked around the yard wishing I could dig, plant, and weed. I can’t stand winter any longer, please Spring- come!
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Maple Tapping in Burton, OH
One of my Ohio bucket list items was tapping a maple tree. Today was the day! The small village of Burton had a maple tapping festival today to hit off the season. All who wanted could tap a tree, and watch as it was made into syrup, while enjoying donuts and hot chocolate. The Burton…
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Frugal February
We’re just over half way through the month and I’m about ready to throw over “Frugal February.” At least part of it. I was hoping to save money on groceries by simplifiying our meals and eating through our pantry. I do my grocery shopping at ALDI. It’s a German owned grocery store chain that has…