I’m Back

HI all,
I’m back from camping and I have a new computer charger.  Camping was a blast. The kids had so much fun. I didn’t have to cook or clean, could read, visit with people, and play games, as well as lay in the sun and swim. It was very relaxing.  Upon returning however I had [...]

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Tour of homes

So this weekend begins the annual Tour of Homes. It is a tradition. Hubby and I go every year. I have all the tour books to prove it. I think I might be somewhat obsessed with homes. As I was looking through the tour book I was marking down which homes we have to [...]

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Putting aside gloomy posts

I want to share a bit of good news.  My very giving mother has given us money to purchase a pool for the girls. You know, the 4 ft bigger than a hot tub kind of pool with the soft sides.  We are filling it with water right now and the girls have been standing [...]

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It’s happening again

Have you ever been confronted?  Have you ever been told that there is something that you are doing that isn’t right. Maybe not sinful but possibly just irritating, or not what someone else would do.  Have you ever been misunderstood?  It happens to me all the time, and it is happening again.
It is not a [...]

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How do I come up with a clever title?

Open house:
3 people
Food:
Veggies and flax seed. It is appearing in all manner of foods around here. Don’t tell. (I’ve tried 3 of the recipes so far and they are really good.  I highly recommend this cookbook-Deceptively Delicious)
Weekend:
rest, no money, cooking, hanging out, reading, hanging out at the new house, cleaning, craft painting, playdough.
This week:
Swim [...]

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Don’t have much to say

Other than the house hasn’t sold yet. It seems we are in a holding pattern until this darn holiday (4th of July) passes and the Olympic Track Trials leave town. There have been a total of 8 people who have walked through this house since we have had it listed. 8—3 of which [...]

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I never thought I’d see the day

that I would actually enjoy getting up at 6am. Well, the getting up part I still don’t like so much. But when I’m up, I take advantage of my time.  Hubby and I started going for walks first thing. The girls are in bed, and able to stay home alone for short periods of time. [...]

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I don’t know what to call this post

Belle is quite the creative child as I have mentioned numerous times before. I just love her gift to me this year.

This is one of my great friends. She spent my birthday day with me.

We found this really cool gizmo. Care to guess what it is? I absolutely loved it but not [...]

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A new blog

I started a new blog. Yep, I now have two that I will be writing in. The focus on From the Narrows is to write about my life, what I am accomplishing, struggling with, have opinions about etc. The purpose of
Classic Academy
is to write about the girls solely.  I will be writing about our [...]

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It was fabulous!!!!

For all 3 of you who were concerned with my weekend, I have good news. It was wonderful, stupendous. The girls had a grand time. The food situation turned out just fine. The weather was beautiful, and a little hot. We saw a great play called the Clay Cart and we all enjoyed [...]

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