Monday, October 1, 2012Nathaniel had a good day! This morning he really liked reading the book All About Seeds and pointing out the “little rats” (moles and squirrels). Note from Mommy: Sometimes we call Nathaniel and Bella “little rats.” Out of love and fun, of...
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Drew and I moved to Seattle almost exactly four years ago. I was bummed when we got here because my cousin Michael was going to have a houseguest for three weeks, some English teacher from Germany named Barbara, and who knew what kind of damper she was going to be on...
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Before I get started with the end of September Notes from Day Care, I want to tell you guys about Wittlebee. Have you heard of them? They’re a kids clothing club that recently reached out and offered me a sample box of clothes for Nathaniel.Here’s how it works. When...
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August Break : Saugatuck, MI | August 2012 Some other time I’ll show you what it looks like when you get six children five and under to pose for a professional family photograph. You don’t want to miss it. I promise. xo
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Earlier this summer I wrote about the quirky personality of bloggers. My husband thinks that we’ve just had too much of the Pinterest kool-aid, but that’s another story. Like I mentioned in June, I, and many bloggers I know, am an introverted extrovert. Or am I an...
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Drew’s back on the blog! Finally! Thank you for posting about your delicious pie, Sweetie. For my birthday this year, my Inward Facing Wife looked outward for a change (sk!*) and bought me a pie-making class. I don’t know if she already knew that this was a class I...
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Today’s featured guest post is by the super talented craftmaster, Caroline from Salsa Pie. Her creativity and mad crafting skills always amaze me. Seriously…you have to see this vintage French circus photobooth that she did with her lovely family....
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Good morning, pals! Or good afternoon. I know I’m late with today’s blog post, but I REALLY wanted to share my trip with you, so I had to edit photos and get everything ready. I hope you enjoyed my Mother’s Day series. This week I promise not to write about motherhood...
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Note: A semi-revised essay of this article was later published on The Huffington Post titled, Actually I Don’t Want My Life To Be Like An Audrey Hepburn Movie. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urQVzgEO_w8&w=640&h=360] Yesterday I pulled on faded...
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Oprah is all about vision boards. At least her writers are. Vision boards mean different things to different people. Some believe that the mere act of making them and looking at them in a mindful way actually bring the things you want into your life. Others take a...
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