“Stop making that face, Lia!” “Keian sit still!” “Everyone smile! No, not like THAT!” These were phrases heard repeatedly during…
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Family Life
Simplifying Life
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.I feel as though I am forever on a quest to simplify my life. I will simplify for a time…
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A Sad Day
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.We lost a guinea pig. It was hard. It was hard to see such raw emotion in my children. I…
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A Whole Hand
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.There is something about my children turning 5 that just makes me rejoice and cry all at the same time….
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Smelly Stuff
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Happy 2nd day of Autumn/Fall to ya! (lol…couldn’t resist!) I got to thinking about a comment Georgiann left on the…
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How to Be a Country Mouse in the City
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.photo credit Two years ago today, I moved to the city. That may not seem like any big deal to…
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Taking Time for Genealogy
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Where, or rather, WHO do you come from? Seems like these days a lot of people don’t care. But, as…
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Every Family Has One…This is Ours
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Melia playing the “pickle-o”. I had a great-uncle who used to introduce his son by saying, “Every family has one…this…
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The Toddler Tornado
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Palm Sunday Tornado 1920 I wasn’t feeling very creative this morning, so I thought for this week’s Wednesday’s Walk I…
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Act Natural! (and guess who’s sitting up?!)
Post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Influenced by Lynnette’s call for “dorky” pictures (I had a friend in jr. high who LOVED that word! Makes me…
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