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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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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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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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Hobbits for Halloween
Pumpkin Carving Trick or Treating I’m glad that I still get to take the kids trick or treating! We had to adapt some of our Hobbit / LOTR costumes for colder weather since…
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Hobbit Trunk or Treat
I was so impressed with how Jer and the kids did this awesome Hobbit Hole for our ward Trunk or Treat! Jer constructed it from cardboard boxes that the kids painted. L did…
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Independence Day
The tradition of hiking with the Dunn’s to Slate Canyon lives on! We saw the most hot air balloons we’ve ever seen launch (kind of hard to see in the photos), probably from…
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Easter 2024
Jer and the kids dyed eggs last night. I saw their designs for the first time today once they gathered all their eggs. L visibly grinned when she found my favorite hiding spot-…
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St Patrick’s Day Party 2024
We were pretty low key, had food and Irish music, relaxed and visited together with the kids playing upstairs, and had some silly moments with the photo props. The Dunns made our table…
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Merry Christmas 2023
These were hits this year: We embraced Feliz Navidad, and had street tacos for Christmas dinner. Most of the week has been enjoying time together playing the games or activities we can do…
