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Recognizing accomplishment
I’ve been feeling a bit down on myself lately. I guess I just haven’t felt like my list of accomplishments has been very admirable. My sister Adee pointed out, that I should stop calling myself “lazy,” when I visited a few weeks ago. And yet, that’s how I’ve been feeling. Too often, it seems I’ve…
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Hike to Boardman Lake
We took advantage of the last day of summer to enjoy a stunning hike in Snohomish County Park. It was a gorgeous area, and impressively secluded, especially considering it was only an hour and a half from our house. Throwing rocks in the stream God is the greatest landscaper Wading- let’s just say…
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What kind of Mother would you like to be?
I’ve probably commented on this conversation before, but for some reason it returns to me over and over again. Tom said “Kjirsti, I hope you will choose what kind of mother you want to be, not just be like so and so or so and so.” I contested, “It’s not that easy. . .” He…
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Whidbey Island with Grandma Foutz
“Here Grandma! A blackberry for you!” Pam came up to visit for the weekend. It was so fun to have a good excuse to get out and spend the day away. We spent Saturday on Whidbey Island, taking the ferry there and back. Two weekends ago we took the ferry to Kingston with Scotland for…
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It's a boy!
We had our 20 week ultrasound yesterday and found out we’re having a BOY! While, from an interior decorating stance, I was looking forward to adding some yellows and corals to our home; we’re super excited to have another wee lad running about the place, and even more hopeful for the eventual friendship between our…
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Some thoughts on canning
Two weeks ago, Scotter and I spent three days at my parents’ house. We went up to celebrate my Mom’s birthday, let Tom sleep in peace as he was working nights, and just absorb a bit more sunshine before the fall gray hits Seattle. My parents’ garden was overflowing with produce and being the waste…
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Karlsven Visit
Following the family reunion Getti and her kiddos followed us back to Seattle for a week of fun. Four kiddos two and under is pretty intense, but we had fun! Here’s some picts: Riding the radio flyer on the back patio Seattle’s weather is gorgeous in the summer- mild and comfortable. It makes mid-day picnics…
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Pete Family Reunion
Between Sabina and Brigette’s visit was our Pete Family reunion at my folks house. It was such a blast to get all the cousins together, work on some projects for my parents, and spend lots of time laughing and chatting together. I’m feeling slow of speech today so pictures will have to do. Remember what…
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Sister Visits!
One of the perks of moving to the west is that we’re a whole lot closer to family. Originally we thought we were going to be moving to Utah- minutes from Brigette and an hour from Sabina. Being so far from them was the hardest part of moving to Seattle. You can only imagine my…
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Dad time
Since our time with Tom is fairly limited, we’ve been trying to make the most of it. Sometimes that means carefree days at home, but more typically it’s been fun outings. Here’s a few pictures from some summer favorites: One weekend we hit the Chinese festival in China town. We were hoping it would be…