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6 Ideas to Get Through Winter 2024
I’ve been trying to prepare myself to face another winter. Different than prior years (here, here, and here). There’s a bigger focus on the mind. #1. Emotional Resilience Class I have always enjoyed…
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Winter Break: Christmas Vacation
We had a lovely Christmas at home! Then it was: Play, read, eat, repeat. There was lots of Star Wars from watching the movies together (we borrowed every one we don’t own from…
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Family Photos & Bios 2024
See the Year in Review here. About Our Family This Year This summer we enjoyed 2 big fun filled family reunions with loved ones (here and here). We had memorable camping trips, Yellowstone…
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Christmas 2024
Jer and I were both sick around Christmas, but he still cooked a very special Dutch oven dinner with bbq chicken and potatoes we had with salad and fruit punch. That man amazes…
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Scrapbooking Mother-Daughter Date
This was our date for November from our Year of Mother-Daughter Dates, but I’ve been sick for the last 4 weeks and finally felt well enough to be out of bed for hours…
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My Top 5 Books of 2024
I ended up finishing over 75 books! That’s quite a lot more than I’ve read previously. I can honestly say I am branching out and tried different genres and recommendations, and increased my…
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November Snapshots
It’s really exciting for me as a parent to experience in the audience all the hard work these musicians have done with practicing their pieces. I’m so thankful to be able to sit…
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Christmas Tree Lot
The place in Elk Ridge where we used to get our Christmas trees outgrew their yard and moved to a local nursery. They still sold hot cocoa (this time with a Hawaiian theme…
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Thanksgiving 2024
I was nervous about this Thanksgiving. Jer’s Mom and her husband were coming to visit, and I wasn’t sure the house would be all prepared without much effort since I had just come…
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Natural Curiosity Museum
This sweet boy asked me to go with him on his field trip, and we had a blast together. I packed our lunches and he was very concerned that we get to school…
