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Changes 1 Mar 2011 | 09:49 am

I've decided to change to focus of my blog.  I've decided to make it more of a family journal.  Less about me and more about us.  Hopefully, I'll be able to upload to posts at the end of 6 months or a...

Happy Little Things 12 Feb 2011 | 05:41 am

The kid’s school did parent teacher conferences in October.  Yes, school started in almost the middle of September.  Seems VERY silly to me to have the one and only parent teacher conference six weeks...

You Capture | Cold 11 Feb 2011 | 03:46 pm

I’ve been wanting to participate in You Capture at I Should Be Folding Laundry for awhile. I’ve needed something to get me taking pictures, because I haven’t been picking up my camera the last several...

Books 10 Feb 2011 | 02:27 pm

In January, I read two books.  TWO. The problem was that I had started too many books.  When I read more than one (or two) at a time, I don’t ever finish any. So I settled down and so far in Febru.....

Happy Little Things 5 Feb 2011 | 05:07 am

The post that made me laugh out loud: Back to School Means Back to Homework at Rarely Home Mom.  I just adore Julie.  I wish that I knew her better when I lived near her. A couple of days ago I had ....

Goal | The Camera 2 Feb 2011 | 10:18 am

One of my goals for this year is to take most of my pictures with out using the automatic settings on the camera.  I want to get to where I use mostly the manual setting.  (I say mostly because I’ve d...

Spring is Coming... 1 Feb 2011 | 06:50 am

We’ve had some unusual January days.  Normally, if it’s not raining in January the wind is blowing hard and we are doing everything we can to avoid being outside; but we’ve had weather in the upper 50...

Surgery 31 Jan 2011 | 06:53 am

The surgery was successful (I guess…he has a post-op appointment in two weeks).  He was such a trooper.  Thanks so very much for your kind thoughts, prayers, emails, text messages, etc.  We’re very bl...

Thursday Morning Cocoa 28 Jan 2011 | 05:50 am

Right now I’m sitting on the couch with my 5-year-old while he watches an episode of Scooby Doo from 1970.  My kids love Scooby Doo.  I remember loving Scooby Doo as a kid too.  Now, though, I can onl...

The Closet 26 Jan 2011 | 04:40 am

One of the books that I am reading right now is The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  Normally, I’m a one book at a time kind of girl but lately I read more than one at a time and it takes me fore...

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