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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…
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A jumbled rambling Valentines Day post
Ready for the oven Today was truly a love-filled day for us. It started out with a relaxed playful morning with Scotland. We jumped on the bed, raced around the house, wrestled while he got dressed, and enjoyed heart-shaped pancakes. Then we went on a walk/run with my besty Claire. She sat down and played…
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Merry February
My sister-in-law headed from Boston to Tucson today and I really wish I could have joined her. Around this time of year my body just SCREAMS for sunshine. I’m collecting ways to combat my seasonal defective disorder. Feeding birds is my latest. Fortunately, I have a willing co-conspirator.
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Frugal February
After necessarily over-extending ourselves financially during interview season, we’ve decided to dedicated February to frugality. I got really excited about the idea until I realized the the majority of our expenses are out of our control. We can’t forgo the health insurance that sinks us, or the taxes that strip us bare, but perhaps I…
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Scotland: 23 months
I’ve been terrible about posting Scotter’s monthly updates- the holiday’s have a way with me. Which is a shame, because Scotland has changed SO much since I last posted. Things we love about our boy: -constant chatter, in both his low “business” voice and his sweet high voice. As a result of being a vocalist’s…
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Thank you!
Despite the grumpy post last night, I’m very grateful to all of you for your thoughts and ideas regarding our house. My problem is that I want to implement all of them, and I just don’t have the time, energy, and in some cases money. Soo. . . I’ll do my best, and not let…
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Blah!
I feel like blah! Two days of intense house thinking, purging, cleaning, and rearranging has left me with a two-day long headache, a sense of imminent nausea, and general fatigue. Maybe I don’t have the gumption to take on such a task.
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Spiffin' up the house
We had our realtor come do a walk through this week. In preparatio I spent the proceeding days cleaning, tidying and feathering my little nest. My Mom was sweet enough to do a Facetime walk through a few ideas, which helped a ton. It’s always fascinating to see your home through another person’s eyes. Which…