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Family History
A few weeks ago while listening to Elder Scott’s talk on Family History I felt it, that spark of desire to learn more about my ancestors. I’ve always held an interest in genealogy and have fond memories of sitting next to my dad as a young woman working on family names. I’ll never forget how…
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13.1!
Before Saturday I ran my first half marathon with my dear friend Claire Connelly in Cincinnati. It was the culmination of a couple of months of long distance training, and a year of transitioning into the natural running technique. It wasn’t the most beautiful run- we ran through several industrial sections of town, and the…
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Fall in Cleveland
With the thought that this is likely our last fall in Cleveland, I’ve felt a real desire to capture the fall experience here. Scotland loves jumping in the HUGE leaf piles. One of the things I love most about motherhood is modeling. I love that I showed Scotland the joy of walking through leaves, that…
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Runner's high
I ran at the North Chagrin Reservation today. It was perhaps the most breathtaking run I’ve ever had. Allow me to wax poetic: The weather was perfect, 60 and sunny. The trees wore their most festive fall colors: bright greens, vivid reds, playful oranges, and charming yellows. They mixed breathtakingly into an ever changing rug…
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Tucson- Phoenix
TUCSON: After three days in San Diego we headed to Tucson to spend a few days at “home” and then headed up for a few days in Phoenix with my brother’s family. Scotland loved playing with Poppa and Gama and blowing kisses and waving everytime he walked past Great-Grandma Pettijohn. We took advantage of the…
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San Diego!
Wonder where we’ve been- well, San Diego! We had a blast, and I can confidently say that I think San Diego has got to be one of the best places to have a family vacation. Whether you want a laid back- beach centered vacation, or a busy site-seeing one, San Diego offers it all. We…
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19 Months- Scotland
Lately, Scotland has started pairing sticking his tongue out and difficut tasks. Today, however, he was just being silly. Scotter picked up my cold. The last few days I’ve been savoring long stretches on the rocking chair- cuddled together reading books. The other day we ran into Cody and Jen at the library, when…
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Moments like this. . .
Several weeks ago Scotland and I had a “moment.” One of those times I wished I could stamp in my memory for ever with all its smiles, laughs, and emotions. It was a simple thing- we shared a smoothie. I squatted in the middle of the kitchen and he stood in front of me. I…
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I love my library!
I’ve already started down the alley of “I’m going to miss this when we move. . .” Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I adore our library system. Today I came across two new published vegetarian cookbooks that were being featured online. Interested, I requested both from our public library, in a week or so…
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Sometimes, it's the little things
This is one of my favorite parts of our house. . . . . . the arching faucet, the gleaming granite, the marble window seal, and the verticle lines of the backsplash. Granted my sink rarely shines like this, but when it does it sings of serenity. I have a very large sage plant right…