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Beijing!
After a restful night's sleep Tom and I arose perky and ready to go at 5:30AM. (Much to the chagrin of my in-laws!) We set out first thing to explore the hutong (historic neighborhood) around our hotel. I was intrigued by the maze like structure, “make do” mentality, and sheer tightness of the living…
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Rusticating with cousins
Scotland playing ball with his cousin Bryce The first leg of our trip was spent with my folks in Moxee, WA gettting Scotland adjusted in preparation to leave him for two weeks (Ack!) Five of my other siblings were also there! It made for a mini-reunion, which was super fun. My parents live on a…
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Eek! Japanese-inspired Felt Food
A few months ago I purchased this book: Yes it’s in Japanese, and yes that is intricately sewn felt produce. I’m not sure what possessed me, but I’m obsessed. (And fortunately, so is Scotland!) I purchased the felt online tonight, a wood blend from Prairie Point Junction, as our local Joanns’ felt was limited and…
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Enjoy Cleveland Week
We’re down to 16 days.With all the “to-do’s” behind us, besides packing. We’re left with one “free” week. To reward ourselves for our proactive diligence we’ve dedicated this week: Enjoy Cleveland Week! Reading time by the fire set the tone Saturday and Sunday night. Monday we were thrilled to wake up to an absolutely stunning…
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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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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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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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Interview Tour de West: Logan, UT – Part 2
The holiday featured plenty of playful moments. Becklyn is always keen for a laugh, as seen below featuring a stocking gift she received: The Big Kids Outing included “cleaning the sink” at Angie’s restaurant. Both sinks below were filled to overflowing with ice-cream, bananas, toppings and whipped cream. Thanks to Landen and Keiton’s resilience they…
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Art Museum: Balloon exhibit
Scotter and I took advantage of the beautiful 60 degree day yesterday to hit Wade Oval reflection pond and the art museum. We were delighted to see the new attrium that opened a few weeks ago, experience the new balloon exhibit and see the Wari art exhibit. I felt sentimental yesterday, thinking of how much…
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Happy Halloween!
Scotland seemed to love his costume. He wore it on two different occassions (Ward party, and Madsen’s party.) We’ll see maybe I’ll take him out once more for our delayed trick-or-treating day. (He actually begged me to let him wear the pants today just for fun.) He got a real kick out of the huge…