tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22200538879431932772024-02-18T20:23:21.546-06:00AT HOMEAbbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.comBlogger1594125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-10630422288084217752023-05-31T11:21:00.000-05:002023-05-31T11:21:39.727-05:00Paris Ponderings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Once upon a time, nearly 14 years ago, I lived in Paris for seven weeks one summer. Doesn't that sound fabulous? It was. Well, mostly, as with all places it took a bit to adapt, but once I did I was forever smitten. My mom asked what I would send someone (possibly her) to see if they were only in Paris for a few days. These are slightly geared to my mom's tastes, but here is what I decided on:<br />
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1) Musee D'Orsay-- Yes, less famous than the Louvre, but more light filled, and I love it.<br />
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2) Il Saint Louis -- this is the Island next to the island where Notre Dame is. It is totally different, quiet, and perfect for musing and observing life. I spent a lot of time here or on the facing shore of the Seine.<br />
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3) Pere Lachaise -- My mom likes cemeteries history, and interesting gravestones. This is the best and the resting spot for some of her favorite composers too.<br />
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4) Notre Dame (Ile de la Cite) - Cliche, perhaps, but I love it. For the architecture, for the history, tradition, for the holiness. I went to mass there more than once as my school was just across the river. I think possibly I was the most connected to Catholicism when I was abroad. I like that I can walk into a Catholic church anywhere and be at home. Also, if you go just a few blocks south you can see the Sorbonne where I studied. Technically, my classroom building was closer still, just across the river and up the block about 1/2 way.<br />
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5) Find a cafe you like and sit for a long time with chocolat chaud and a pastry. People watch.<br />
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6) Get up early and wander. Watch the water run down the streets to clean the edges. Sit in the park, any park really, and soak it up, how it is different and the same. My favorite is Luxembourg Gardens, but Tuileries Gardens, and Place des Voges are lovely too. The very first garden I visited was Jardin du Plantes---seriously. It is a bit less artsy than some, but interesting. (NOTE: I lived and studied in the 4th arrondisement so many of my favorites are there).<br />
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7. Take a boat tour or dinner cruise on the Seine. This takes you past lots of sites like the Eiffel Tour without having to walk as much. If the cruise is at dusk, so much the better. Pay attention to bridges.<br />
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8. Eat lots of bread, pastries, and cheese --- pain au chocolat, pain au raisin, Paris-brest, etc... Try bakeries - English will work, but be brave and try french too. Wander a grocery story. It is fascinating to see how they are the same and different.<br />
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9. Le Tour Eiffel and Champs du Mars / Trocadero, the Louvre--- I do sort of think that if you don't go you will regret it and may be feel like you haven't had the complete experience.<br />
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I've been to Paris again since that first long trip, but neither time did I make it to the Rodin galleries, and that is where I plan to go next time.<br />
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The bus/metro system are your friend. You do not have to walk everywhere. There are TONS Of metro stops and you can buy a pass there that allows you unlimited trips on the bus and train for the period you are in Paris. It "may" seem tricky, but I suspect with a smart phone or other technologies it will be even easier than when I was there. </div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-85365887090665162992019-01-04T14:22:00.001-06:002019-01-04T14:22:23.976-06:00December Daily 2018: Days 13, 14, & 15<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Believe it or not, I made it all the way through Dec. 31 by the 2nd! I'm going to add the images three days at a time here as I like to both share and have a digital record. Above is the 13th, which was crafts and cookie season intro with the girl scouts. </div>
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The 14th was the final phase of "Project Care" B went to Faithworks with his team and helped deliver the gifts they had purchased and lead around the kids who were participating.<br />
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Day 15 was our HUGE Christmas Open house party so there are a lot of photos!<br />
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I went with a big collage for the second page complete with this overlay.<br />
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The party included up to 80 people, lots of friends, family and neighbors. We met a lot of new people in the process. We had SO much food and lots left over. It is a really fun event and a lot of work, but I am so glad we have made it part of our family traditions. </div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-78748127057496423622018-12-20T07:00:00.000-06:002018-12-20T07:00:08.361-06:00December Daily 2018: Days 10, 11, & 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 10: We had a lot of home work and Chores and things today so I felt like we needed a little merry at the end of the day and handed out the Christmas PJs. This is pretty much how it goes. I have a list of things I plan for December, but often don't assign them to a particular day so we have some flexibility as the schedule evolves.<br />
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Here is the two page spread. It seems really weird to have identical style pages next to each other. I am thinking of adding an insert of B with his first day of braces too...<br />
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Day 11: B's first band concert. Having this the same day he got his braces was a bit crazy and extremely unintentional. He persevered and did better than I expected. I also took a bit of crazy driving around the Edmond North parking lots to get there so was a little wild transit, but a lovely concert. Grandma joined in the fun and a good time was had by all .<br />
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Day 12: I came to the stunning realization after the concert that it was almost Santa Lucia's day and, unlike these other random traditions, I didn't have the appropriate food on hand so I madly ran out and bought orange rolls before the store closed. M, Grandma, and I made them in the morning and properly crowned her with lights.<br />
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This is one of my favorite moments of Advent ad needs a few more photos so these pages flip up.<br />
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The lower page lifts to show the whole crew at early breakfast with our orange rolls and hot chocolate.<br />
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Here is the double page spread.<br />
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I made this base page in November based on a similar page of Ali's and I very much love it. It is purely an art piece, but lovely and elegant and a good match for the day in the end. This actually also is E's 1/2 birthday so an accidental celebration of that as well. </div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-66250483239771270462018-12-19T13:46:00.001-06:002018-12-19T13:46:34.243-06:00December Daily 2018: Days 7, 8, and 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 7 - We thought there might be a snow/ice event this weekend so we went to Target right after school to buy gifts for our Angel Tree kids.<br />
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As usual, we picked kids of similar ages and each of our kids got to shop for them. We try to buy each a book, hat, gloves, socks, outfit and toys. It is pretty fun. Then we wrap them up (well, most of them, B's was for a group that asks that they be unwrapped). We dropped them off at church and, of course, there was no snow or ice :)<br />
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Day 8 --- this is why everything got delayed. It is always hard for me to figure out how to document the tree decorating. I want a zillion photos and have so many thoughts. In the end I made a collage with lots of photos this year and did just a little journaling on this central tag.<br />
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Freely admitting I wasn't at my most creative this evening but tried to be Ok and just go on.<br />
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I do sort of love this bunch of photos with just a few rubber words on them.<br />
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As I did these out of sequence the back was blank so I added this simple graphic tree page from a prior kit.<br />
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This was my first time at the neighborhood ladies PJ and ornaments party. After a busy Saturday full of chaos and decorating and Sunday with church and more house stuff I was really glad to just relax with neighborhood friends and enjoy food and conversations.<br />
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Simple and good!</div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-33466567348135866632018-12-10T11:24:00.000-06:002018-12-10T11:24:22.079-06:00December Daily 2018 Days 4, 5, & 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is what the days 3-4 spread looks like. I ended up with a small insert + a full page.<br />
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Day 4 was all about cookie making/testing. We didn't really have the appropriate ingredients so we just made 3 small batches with the ingredients we had on hand. It was lots of fun1<br />
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The back of the insert card is just patterned paper from a prior year plus the date. I l love the layers even though I know my album is going to be huge later, but crafting is 1/2 the fun.<br />
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The full page is this overhead shot of all three kids putting dough on the sheets together. I love it. One thing I've definitely learned from Ali is to go ahead and make/use the big prints in these books. I always love it when I make it happen. (Thanks to Brent for patiently helping me through making this originally horizontal image work in a large size).<br />
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The two page spread looks like this.<br />
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Day 5 was about Christmas card making and processing. We are sending more cards than ever this year and I'm so excited that they are all ready to go!<br />
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Day 6 - 6th Grade Winter Fest - First a 3x8 page with B and his friend Jack as the party wound down. The party included games, inflatables, food, dancing, photobooth, etc... lots of 6th graders running amok.<br />
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The back tells the story. The sweetest part was that when it was over he wanted to go get snowcones just the two of us. It completely melted me. I could tell as the party wore on that he was getting kind of bored/frustrated/over it and all my middle school angst came right back. I was so touched that his proposed recovery was a little date out with me. I also love that he looked for a way (consciously or not) to turn his mood around.<br />
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The top photo is hard to see, but it is the dancing. B is somewhere in the middle of it. </div>
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I was really grateful that I'm friends with more of the moms now as it was good to have people to go to with questions and/or talk to while we waited around. It also seems to be helping build up B's friend base a little. Middle school is weird, but there is no one else I'd rather walk through it with again. He is doing awesome!</div>
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-11641735150860266662018-12-05T08:46:00.000-06:002018-12-05T08:46:01.449-06:00December Daily 2018: Days 2 & 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One way I'm trying to make this project more reasonable this year while still blogging it is posting a couple days at a time. This project is a marathon, not a sprint and the idea is not to tell every story or make every day into the greatest work of art. (Yes, I'm reminding me as much as you). With that in mind, here are days two and three.<br />
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Day 2 - Full page spread. <br />
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I am very tempted to put something in those other circles. I may yet. That said a bit of visual space in this album is a good thing too.<br />
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The facing page - the first pocket has a card fro the kit that seemed appropriate for our first Christmas party of December. We were celebrating the 2nd Annual Jones family Christmas Movie watching. The image is all of us at the Jones' house watching Elf in their movie room. It was a busy day and great to share food, fun, and Christmas cheer with Brent's family. We had lunch and stayed to play a bit too.<br />
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Day 3 - I spent part of the day just being overwhelmed about all the preparations I need to be doing. I made lists, I vented to my sister, I tried to make progress. Then I was reminded of something from this week's homily (and probably every Advent of my life). Advent is about the preparation and part of its lesson is to look for the joy and beauty in the preparation, not just in the party. So, to refocus, I gathered up most of the supplies we had purchased earlier that day and marveled at them for their beauty, not as parts of a bigger project plan. I pondered how nice it was to see a new friend while shopping and how her smile and stopping to say Hi added joy to a chaotic shopping trip with y kids. I considered the supplies we gathered and really are lovely. There are blush decorations I'm adding, just because they make me happy. There are red and gold paper goods for parties to come and red, green, and gold wrapping supplies. There are new ornaments - some to keep and some to share at upcoming events. There are advent candles to light as we prep and pray. <br />
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The beauty of a fully decorated house full of party guests is still weeks away, but there is beauty in the pieces too and joy in the preparation. So today I'm embracing Advent rather than fretting about not being "ready" yet and suddenly these steps are less stressful and more purposeful. What a good idea. </div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-88632522006659378962018-12-03T10:30:00.001-06:002018-12-03T10:30:50.184-06:00December Daily 2018: It begins! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Hi,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Remember me? I haven't blogged in months and months, but it is time for December Daily and those stories live here too so off we go. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">If you aren't familiar with December Daily, you can read all about it via </span><a href="https://aliedwards.com/shop/december-daily" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">Ali Edwards.</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Usually the first December Daily post is the cover and/or foundation pages.... neither has been done. I did actually make foundation pages (go me!), but did not remember to share them in advance so it will all be a surprise. Most of the supplies are from Ali Edwards' kit, plus the normal assortment of things from my crafting stash. My days vary wildly as far as the amount of content, photos, etc... These early days have more pages than will likely happen midweek, but they were fun and set a good foundation, I think. </span><br />
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This year's album! Red with lots of Christmasey words on the outside. I was looking at my shelf of December Daily Albums and it seems like I usually choose red or white with some red on it so sticking to true form. As you can see, it is already looking a bit full with just the base materials included....</div>
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The first page - I like to start with a transparency and this year is no different. I'm pondering moving our Christmas card to right behind this first transparency, but this is the set up for now.<br />
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Dot to some weird glare issue the angle here is odd, but essentially this is a 3x8 page Chronicling Brent and my date night on Nov. 29th. We went to the Myriad Garden's "Jingle Mingle" and then wandered around through and near the gardens. We stopped for drinks and dessert at Flint by the fireside with a great view of the lights. It was a lovely evening and our traditional start to the season.<br />
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The flip side is Nov. 30 (see that tab on the edge, it is stamped "November" on both sides for these early pages). The 30th was part two of "Project Care." This is a community service project run in coordination with New Covenant Methodist Church and kids from B's middle school. They have grade teams - pictured here is B with the 6th Grade boys. Phase 1 was buying gifts for kids in need, wrapping them, and making gingerbread to decorate. Phase 2 is a gingerbread decorating party. Families pay $20 to come decorate and play. The money is used to fund the gifts for the kids in need. The kids (like B) help the kids who come to decorate. There were WAY more volunteers than necessary so the kids who came to volunteer got quite a bit of time to play too.<br />
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This year, as I sometimes do, I've added a calendar at the start. I plan to add the theme of each day's pages here so it gives a glance at our month, but can also be a sort of index.<br />
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Day 1: A huge cork #1 adorned with stars and adhered to a transparency. BIG start to December, which seems appropriate as we had a lot going on that day.<br />
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Christmas card - It may not live here in the end, but is resting here for now complete with a Tab to flip to it. The card is a bit wide for the book, but I like the variety in page size.<br />
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The backside of the card.<br />
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Small page at the begining of Day 1 about Advent Calendars. The boys are chose a made by mom calendar and M chose an L.O.L. doll calendar. For day 1 the boys got a little Christmas LEGO to build together and M got an L.O.L. doll.<br />
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The two page spread (Yes, I will work on better photo angles tomorrow).<br />
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Facing that is a large 6x8 photo of the kids in front of the Myriad Garden tree before the OKC Philharmonic Christmas show. This was our first time attending, but I really liked it. The music was great and the singing and dancing paired with it were lovely too. There were lots of great visuals through out and it kept the kids engaged too.<br />
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A blog post? Here is the weird thing, the Google Assistant made this cool video stringing together clips of videos of M. Some of them were taken as videos some are snippets of video gathered through the "live" photos from my phone (It records a bit before and after the photo). I LOVE this little video and wanted to share it on the old blog... also by Google. However, pasting it in here is strangely difficult. So, here is the link. <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/69miyu5Soi2vwC7U7">M Video Clips over the years</a>. I would suggest taking a look at what your Google Photo Assistant might be making for you as I've loved the little things I've seen so far!</div>
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There really is a reason why I should journal during the actual week the photos were taken. Already, I look at them and can't really remember some of the back story. For example, why did B not going to swimming this Friday? I have no clue, but I'm fairly sure he didn't for mysterious reasons? SO as best I can remember, Friday, May 11. </div>
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7:25am - Brent heading to work. Photos of Brent is one of the bonuses of this project. I so wish I had more photos of my dad so I really make sure to take them of Brent. This one is particularly good. </div>
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7:26am - B doing dishes - again- He really doesn't do the dishes as his morning chore every day, but it definitely was a theme this particular week. </div>
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7:51am - E setting up Tic Tac Toe game - we played several times and had fun. It is also worth noting that he is actually ready for school a bit early!</div>
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8:23--- cue the nearly inevitable tears. It is time to go, but he (as often happens) hasn't had any electronics time. Clearly he could have as he was ready 30 minutes ago, but did other things. It is irrational and frustrating all around. Electronics time is not a priority for me so I never remind him it is a choice, but there are consequences.<br />
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8:31am - about to exit the car - It is the last day of teacher appreciation week so each kid has some collection of gifts for the remaining people. M is also carrying in the popcorn for the teacher's lounge popcorn bar.<br />
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11:56am - Lunch! This is of note because we actually grew that broccoli in our garden! I found these broccolini type plants and while they don't really make enough at a time for all of us we throw them in things here and there--- including my lunch! The rest is left over grilled chicken and some of the left over baked potatoes M mage yesterday.</div>
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12:43pm - Moose walk! One of the ideas behind getting a dog was that it would get us outside and active more. In concept, I can/should take Moose for a short walk in the middle of my work day. I rarely do, but am always thankful when it happens.</div>
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4:12pm - I've gathered up all the kids from school/bus and we head straight to the grocery store to buy food for the farm tomorrow. M&E also manage to spend some of their Christmas money on stuffed animals....<br />
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4:29pm - Our cart as we are checking out-- We almost never get chips, but they were part of our assignment for the Farm and for Mother's Day with the Jones family.<br />
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5pm - Home and trying on clothes from my stitch fix as I try to cobble together clothes for DC . None of these made the cut. E did have a good time though. </div>
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5:15pm - M went looking through my cedar chest and found this gem from the first "formal" dance I went to with her Daddy in college (it is clipped in the back) along with my favorite gold shoes that she loves to borrow from my closet. She did pick them out for me with some help from her Daddy. </div>
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5:15 -- the cedar chest is always full to over flowing and has the most random collection of things inside!<br />
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5:39pm M and E processing strawberries to make jam as gifts for mother's day! The recipe comes from a raddish kit they got a couple years ago and it is delicious.<br />
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8:25pm - B taking inhalers and pondering the mail? I'm not sure what is up here, but we're on our slow process towards bed. In the intervening 3 hours, we played outside, sprayed weeds, and met our new neighbors. We talked to some of our current neighbors along the way to deliver cookies to one of the new families on the street. The weather was lovely and it was so nice to just have a chill evening. The next day, I realized I was supposed to be at book club during this interval and just completely forgot? That is pretty unusual for me, but I suspect I needed the quiet time at home and in the neighborhood more.<br />
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8:27pm - E flossing--- which is adorable, somehow.<br />
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8:27pm - Brent waiting for people to go to sleep. I love him.<br />
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1, 2, 3 kids all in bed if not yet asleep!<br />
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We have date night on Fridays so we watch a movie together. I believe it was Ant Man on this particular day, which I really enjoyed! Then off to sleep for a very full weekend ahead. </div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-61340734957420831092018-05-22T15:04:00.004-05:002018-05-22T15:04:51.590-05:00WITL 2018 - Thursday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So, Fun fact --- the time is wrong on my camera--- possibly from my trying to upload photos yesterday. So many (but not all) of these photos are time stamped to maybe four hours earlier (so like 2:48am instead of 7:48.... it is mysterious). Therefore it will be a bit less precise today. </div>
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7:48am - E is dressed with his now WAY too small Mario costume on top.</div>
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7:49am - M is doing chores - vacuuming (RIP Robby) and B is doing dishes (again). </div>
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8:02am - M heads to be bus stop early after giving Moose his walk. Her friend Clara is sometimes waiting early so they use the time to talk. The cookies are for the Janitors as the parade of cookies and teacher gifts continues. B & E's teachers' got drink gift cards today and B delivered cookies to his two other teachers (he rotates rooms) and to the art teacher. E brought a present for the Pre-k cafeteria worker. </div>
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9:02am - my desk - new this year - double monitors -- always, double phones, double headphones, double keyboards, double mice, etc... It takes a lot of technology for me to make telecommuting seem easy. (Hint: It isn't always easy and when the technology doesn't work it can be quite a mess... but for this day it is fine). Also my work buddy - Moose-- he spends my work day taking a series of naps, but picked a good lighting spot today. Oddly, he almost never takes his naps in my office. This may be because when he was a puppy there was a pen right where he is napping in this photo--- so perhaps we've trained him to do a few things. </div>
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12:48pm - Urgent care--- I finally accept that this cough is never going away on its own. I got oral steroid, and antibiotics, and a cough medicine that makes me too sleep to work. (Note from the future: I was back at Urgent Care Monday for more medicine as I still didn't manage to shake the cough enough to work.) I am not great at going to the Doctor, but I am obsessive about being able to do the best job possible while in DC so I fought really hard to eliminate this cough before getting on the plane. </div>
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3:21pm - picking up E from school--- After roughly 11 years of picking kids up from school/child care in the afternoon we are entering the last few weeks of this being an every day routine as next year all three will generally ride the bus. (If all goes well...)</div>
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3:26pm Every two months since October we've gotten a Butcher Box shipment. I added a couple more things this month so now it is in two boxes? It isn't cheap, but the meat tastes delicious and I feel better about helping small(er) farms and more sustainable agriculture. It also means that this is most of the meat we'll be eating so less need to run to the store. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_ju1JZDvEpE2yp9b7BqkiKBh9tbVlQ9x5zVy85fsklA1xgnuIwftLetI8zO16KeRT2LpkCWXiPNth78y-8znDm1TKpUBcn32pFqR-C_52gYzYTKX53LS8Gx4orHpMTwKpKS5bsxBgS8/s1600/IMG_9681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_ju1JZDvEpE2yp9b7BqkiKBh9tbVlQ9x5zVy85fsklA1xgnuIwftLetI8zO16KeRT2LpkCWXiPNth78y-8znDm1TKpUBcn32pFqR-C_52gYzYTKX53LS8Gx4orHpMTwKpKS5bsxBgS8/s400/IMG_9681.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu3JnvEEyDBmHrxxR7jwDEsUJeIRm1xwdFC7Bv4iL4KWKIdwiDun51c0L2Xxg8vgPeDNVxbkaN3-BUQB0CTZTNSG4TSVHxV8rXgx-CwBaR5K7eZPV_1Ki7pSygjmMpzQypjif_49DTTg/s1600/IMG_9682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu3JnvEEyDBmHrxxR7jwDEsUJeIRm1xwdFC7Bv4iL4KWKIdwiDun51c0L2Xxg8vgPeDNVxbkaN3-BUQB0CTZTNSG4TSVHxV8rXgx-CwBaR5K7eZPV_1Ki7pSygjmMpzQypjif_49DTTg/s400/IMG_9682.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
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3:50pm - M & Clara getting off the bus and B and Gibson walking home. </div>
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Here, I think, M is deciding that she wants her chore to be making baked potatoes for dinner. Random, but tasty!</div>
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4-4:30 - These are the photos from that magic window of time after they get off the bus where I hear their stories, go through their back packs, talk about home work and activities, and generally we just hang out and eat snacks. This window is made possible by my weird work schedule and I so cherish it as I know it may not always be there, but is a trove of information and quality time. </div>
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5:14 - What happens after that magic time is swimming (for B) and chores for those that haven't finished them yet--- E is not handling chores well lately because he "doesn't want to do ..." insert whatever a chore is. It is very frustrating for everyone. </div>
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5:52pm - M's last regular Girl Scout meeting of the year - complete with final camping plans and lessons.<br />
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7pm - B is home from swimming and Moose is very happy to see him.<br />
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7:01pm - E is getting electronics time. I usually do yoga or some sort of exercise during Girl Scouts and cook dinner with Brent. </div>
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7:54 - Dinner included hamburgers (because the Butcher Box arrived) and baked potatoes (because M made them). Brent had to leave for dorm night before dinner was over as sometimes happens, but the rest of us carried on.<br />
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8:46pm - M snuggling moose before bed.<br />
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8:46pm E taking his anti-biotics<br />
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8:47 Moose watching everyone head upstairs as he watches from below. This also shows the disaster that is the crafting table in the background.<br />
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8:49pm - M is finally in bed-- the delay was mostly reading and getting everyone through dinner and baths that didn't even start until after dinner.<br />
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Even B is tired and slowed to a stop putting on his ointment.<br />
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After that, I read and check my social media before bed and begin shutting the house down. I'm actually in bed before Brent gets home around 10:30, but glad to talk to him for a bit as we wind down the day.<br />
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-33035615265820885932018-05-10T16:30:00.000-05:002018-05-10T16:30:04.764-05:00WITL 2018 - Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tuesday was the first day with the big camera and thus there were TONS of photos. Wednesday was a mix of phone and camera. Add I liked a lot of them....<br />
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7:21 am - Tuesday evening Brent and I assembled this ridiculously large new cage for Moose... followed by a lot of discussions about how to not have his bed/home be out in the middle of our house. Having two kids in it gives you a sense of just how huge it is. He is a big dog...<br />
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7:32am - Breakfast! The kids and Brent all have cereal, at minimum, for breakfast. B is wearing his new 5th grade shirt for the first time and is confused by his first experience with 3/4 sleeves. He is going to the Oklahoma Dodgers (minor league) baseball game today so they are all wearing matching shirts.<br />
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7:56am - Morning chores - Brendan has been picking dishes as his morning chores of late, which is great as there are always more to do. As our beloved vacuum robot is broken, I'm sweeping at least two rooms + a part of the hall every morning. All the other kids have other chores and this morning it was mopping the upstairs bathrooms.<br />
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7:57 - E is not nearly as far along in getting ready. He was still in the "get dressed" phase as B is finishing his chores. He does leave for school about 5 minutes later than B, but....<br />
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8:10am - The kids can have electronics when everything else is done. Here B has taken his medicine (anti-biotics and inhalers for ear infection and asthma flare up), brushed his teeth, done his chores, and packed his stuff for school.<br />
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8:12am - M looking wistfully into the distance as she's ready to go to the bus. Really we're just pondering if she has everything she needs for school. And just about here we remember that she need to grab the clay for her "Mini Society" project.<br />
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8:13am - B in the distance and M (plus clay) up close and on the way to the bus stop.<br />
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And then a lot of time passes and I took no photos. I mopped the guest bathroom, worked, took Moose for a walk, made lunch, worked some more. Brent had tons of meetings and an interview for the job he has been filling on an interim basis, the kids went to school, etc...<br />
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3:15pm - Sitting in the pick up line waiting for E - This is the first pick up line of the week as he has been home sick from school. I realized that I'll only be doing routine afternoon pick up for a couple more weeks after YEARS of daily afternoon pick up. I won't miss it, but I will miss the bonus time with E. </div>
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3:18 - E is in the car with a front pack as he is carefully bringing home his Mother's Day gift - A hand print tile. I love hand print crafts!</div>
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3:25 pm - E putting away his bag and upnpacking his folders. (Those shorts are just really short, but he was feeling Hawaii today?)</div>
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After we work through his bag and folders he got a few minutes of electronics while I read and walked in circles before we took Moose on a walk to the bus stop.<br />
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3:51 - E and Moose exploring while we wait for the bus. </div>
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3:52 - E staring off into the creek as we wait. I love this area. So beautiful. </div>
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4:09pm - I got an MM LaFleur box - this is part of the prep for my trip to DC. The clothes are more expensive than I normally buy, but a really good quality and perfect for my work so I'm slowly adding some pieces here and there for my work wardrobe. M always helps with taking photos so I can see what it looks like. </div>
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4:12 - E wanted to see the clothes too, but had way more fun on this scooter than we were having picking standard business attire.... Love him. </div>
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4:35 - The kids might like the crate more than Moose - Here they are all involved along with a reminder that we don't shut people in the crate....B is trying to help Moose escape while M & E want Moose to stay in with them.<br />
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5:03pm - M & E are helping make more cookies for the support staff (Janitors, Cafeteria workers, Office Staff, etc...). B is working on his Science report again. It is taking up a lot of time every day. </div>
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5:18pm - We were planning on family gym night so M has put on her brand new work out attire to prepare. </div>
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6:41pm - Brent got home around 6:10 and it was really too late for him to change, get to the gym, and have time to do a worthwhile amount of exercise. So, I left when he arrived to get 20 or so minutes of weights in while I waited to pick up B. It was leg day + my normal 8 min arms circuit. At home, Brent grilled chicken we'd put in to marinade earlier and the rice cooked in the instant pot. Brent and Moose got some play time in outside too. We also had beets for dinner that the kids think taste like potatoes and to me smell like summer as we had them a lot in the summer growing up. </div>
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8:03pm - M & E are heading for bed and B is trying to finish rewriting the draft of his science paper. All that mess is M's from a big paper doll crafting adventure this weekend. B has a sunburn from the baseball game which you can sort of see here. </div>
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8:06pm - Reading with E - Don't let the Pigeon Stay up late. (Photo by M)</div>
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8:12pm (or maybe 8:10 per her clock?) M is in bed with the blinds up so it is still pretty light. She likes a LOT of pillows.<br />
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8:13pm - Capturing all these riding ribbons as a year ago she had never done a riding competition and has won lots of ribbons since then!<br />
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After this, I read a chapter of the Apollo book with B and did 45 minutes of "Deep Stretch" Yoga--- which probably should have been called All the Hip Openers.<br />
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11:16pm - Brent is playing video games at the couch - I was reading there next to him. I took this as I headed to bed and took all the inhalers. </div>
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7:40 am - It is pretty common to find M and Moose having snuggles in the morning. In the first photo, she is heading up for day time clothes and then she stops by again on the way down. Their hair is almost the same color right now :) Moose wasn't even part of our family during WITL last year, but you'll see a lot of him this time + it is his birthday week!</div>
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8:06am - E is way behind today as he got to sleep in. He is staying home from school again today to give the anti-biotics time to work before returning to his class.<br />
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8:09am - M with presents for three helper teachers. She is heading to the bus stop early to see Clara. It is plenty warm today, but she is wearing her riding jacket so a younger girl from riding can recognize her. <br />
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8:12am - Brent would usually have been gone for an hour by now, but he had a dentist appointment nearby and got some extra time with us. Both he and B are heading out the door.<br />
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8:14 - I love all the green and this image. I never would take a photo of this otherwise, but we are in the last weeks of M & B riding the same bus. Next fall, B will ride the middle school bus which departs and arrives and hour earlier. I think we'll all miss the kids being on the same schedule and at the same school. Also, I'm going to just miss him being an elementary school kid. </div>
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8:49am - I started work when B left. However, I realized after awhile I hadn't seen E lately and thought I'd see how his chores were coming.... He had not gotten far, but was very cute, so I helped him get moving again. </div>
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8:56 - E is cleaning toilets... slowly, I stopped by with some advice.<br />
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10:31am - usually B takes Moose for a walk in the morning, but he's been behind this week. I often also take Moose for a walk around mid-day if my meetings alow. It was great to have E along with us for the walk today--- albeit a bit slower with his help. </div>
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10:49 - Moose is adapting to the camera and smiling :)<br />
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11:53 - Lunch with E! Another grilled cheese for him and left overs + double phones for me!<br />
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12:09pm - The rule of sick days is that you MUST take a nap no matter who you are.... I have doubts about if he slept, but we'll say he rested.<br />
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3:49pm - This little pond/shady spot is near the bus stop and a cooler/prettier place to wait for the big kids.<br />
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3:54pm - The kids are here! M walks Moose back and he enthusiastically <strike>jumps on </strike>hugs everyone.<br />
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4:08pm - A photo of the garden before I harvested the chard and some brocolini. The kids are doing poop pick up work too.<br />
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5:15pm - B is working on his draft science report and bibiliography. A parent has to read, edit, and sign it... which too, awhile as I'm picky. He finished just in time for swim practice.<br />
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6:06pm - E came with M to riding. He sometimes goes to the Korenaks during riding, but given his strep diagnosis and Zane's impending surgery, we're going to wait a couple more days to visit.<br />
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6:34pm - M cantering on Jane. She has made so much progress.<br />
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6:57pm - E likes to visit the petting zoo while M is riding. The goats now have chickens in their pen. He was sad that the mini ponies have moved to another area and also annoyed that the chickens don't want to be picked up. Who would have guessed?<br />
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7:31 - While we were at riding Brent picked up B from swim practice. The lighting is weird, but dinner was SO good. Brent grilled marinated salmon and we had watermelon and green beans too.<br />
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8:44pm -- yes, we are way behind on bedtime, but reading with B went long as did E eating dinner and everything else. Kids reading in bed is very much our routine. M& B get to read until 9. He has since finished this book. </div>
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8:44 - M is trying to finish all her school library books before the library closes on Friday so she is back to paper books for a bit. These are from the "Dear America" series. </div>
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9:51pm - Brent took some photos of me during my yoga - I practice pretty much daily and do whatever is scheduled on the <a href="http://yogawithadriene.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/May-2018-YWA-yoga-calendar.pdf">Yoga with Adriene calender. </a> Tuesday was a rerun of TRUE day 14 "Listen." I had already finished my 8min arms (weights) circuit which I do whenever the yoga assigned is less than 30 minutes (last month I did it daily too, but it got to be a lot of time sometimes and muscles need to rest sometimes).<br />
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10:35pm - After yoga I attempted to assemble Moose's new crate. His old one was really too small, but I may have gotten one a size too big? In any case, it required Brent and I as part of it got stuck and had to be pried loose. Then we had to convince Moose to try it out--- Cheese is very persuasive. He went in at bedtime again with no problems.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;">Welcome to the 2018 Week in the Life (WITL). This is, I think, the 10th year I've participated in this project in some way. Many years, it only lives on the blog and doesn't make it to a printed form, but either way, it is a great exercise, memory keeping device, and a close look at our ordinary daily life in closer detail than is ordinarily achieved. If you are new to this project. I invite you to check out </span><a href="https://aliedwards.com/projects/week-in-the-life" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;">Ali Edwards' blog</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"> for more information.</span></div>
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10:33am - E had a fever over the weekend so we took a trip to the Dr. to have him checked out. (Apparently, my sister had been there just before us!)</div>
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10:42 am - For all of these last 10 years, we have had the same pediatrician and I love him. This basketball goal is often in the room we're assigned and all the kids love it. Last week B was dunking on it during his appointment even though he now towers over it! The diagnosis is in -- Strep throat so no going to school for E today or tomorrow!<br />
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11:41 -- We've been to Sonic to get teacher gift cards, talked to my sister about plans for Zane's surgery, picked up his medicine and headed home. I'll make up the work time later in the day (hooray job flexibility!). He has lunch before heading to his nap--- He sends Grandma & co a diagnosis report.... and Moose eats the remains of his grilled cheese so we have to make another ... sigh. I'm also not so sure he napped...<br />
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There is a gap in photos here as I work til just after 4pm. As I'm reviewing M&B's Monday folders it becomes clear we need to get a lot of supplies and take a trip to the library so we load up. At the library, we get B a replacement library card (for his extra credit and because we need a physical card to check out his books on hold) and we pick up all our holds. For me: <a href="http://a.co/5CaOtRv">Girls Burn Brighter</a> and <a href="http://a.co/iUACHvj">Then She Was Gone</a>; For B: <a href="http://a.co/2E2w4f3">Warrior Cats- Book 6 - The Darkest Hour</a>; For M - Dear America (I've forgotten which one, but she is reading any in this series that she can find. I'm also reading <a href="http://a.co/6T8Nyn9">Circe</a> and <a href="http://a.co/9GchS8d">Killers of the Flower Moon: Osage murders and the Birth of the FBI-</a>-because sometimes all your holds come in at once?<br />
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Next up -- Target -- we realized we need supplies for B's desalination project (plastic wrap and large rubber bands) and M's Mini Society project --- large quantity of modeling clay; and support people presents--- homemade cookies, cute tin pails, cellophane (now called clear gift wrap??)-- see below. <br />
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5:42pm - I love the action shot of the boys as we're checking out!<br />
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6:20pm -- B normally would have been in swimming this time, but his regular pool was closed for maintenance and he has A LOT of deadlines this week for school so we did those things instead. Here is his assembled solar desalination set up. It is due next week, but we're doing some test runs this week to figure it all out.<br />
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7:00pm - Making Good to the Grain - whole wheat chocolate chip cookies to go on the teacher pails.<br />
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7:11pm - This recipe is fast and delicious --- add cinnamon for the best result!<br />
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7:51 - I used some scrapbook supplies we had on hand to make cute tags - The stamp says "something sweet." I added our name and B threaded the tags on to the ribbons on the pails.<br />
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8:26pm - Assembly line for the win! Nine pails completed. I lined each with wax paper and added cookies to fill. Then, I wrapped them in cellophane and tied it closed with ribbon we had on hand. M was in charge of curling and cutting ribbon. These will go to: 1 music teacher, 2 gym teachers, 2 librarians, 1 PreK cafeteria worker, 1 bus driver, 1 enrichment teacher, 1 art teacher. Later in the week we'll bake again to make plates of cookies for the: office staff, janitors, and main cafeteria team... oh, and probably the counselor who leads safety patrol. It takes a village!<br />
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8:31 - B reading the newest Rick Riordan book - <a href="http://a.co/5VKd4uz">Trials of Apollo Book Three - The Burning Maze</a>. B and I have a mini book club around Rick Riordan books. Any time a new one is released we read it together taking turns just a chapter or two a day. We both love them and I love this tradition and how happy it makes him. Just this year, I've realized how much B likes family reading time so at his urging we've started doing it again more. We had dropped off due to crazy schedules and the older two reading well on their own. (Brent is grading in the background).<br />
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10:26pm - Brent is still grading Neuro exams... and a little bit frustrated. I've ready some of Circe, done yoga (and chatted briefly with Chrissie about it), and a few random chores and have rejoined him at the table. We talk again about plans, particularly about Zane's upcoming surgery. Brent suggests that we buy him the Nintendo Switch. It is expensive, but feels like the right thing to do so we call and let them know. He stops grading long enough to assemble the appropriate bundle of electronics and accessories. We talk a bit more and I love this moment together:)<br />
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It is after 11 before we make it to bed... and the papers are still not completely graded. Tomorrow is another day.<br />
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My mom, kids, and I were recently talking about my insistence on having at least one cell phone with me all the time. I think there was a slight suspicion that maybe I'm just addicted to the technology... and there is some truth to that, but the deeper truth we came to reflects who I have become by the path I have and continue to walk.<br />
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I have a phone with me all the time, essentially. That is, at some inner level, driven by the memory of the times I haven't. Those times have often been during some major level disasters when I needed to reach people I loved, but couldn't. The two biggest examples are:<br />
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April 19, 1995 - I was a sophomore and kids those days definitely didn't have cell phones in their back pack. I might have had a bag phone in my car, but we couldn't have gone to the parking lot anyway. The Alphra P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed. 168 of my fellow Oklahomans lost their lives and all of us who lived here that day were marked. Realistically, I was in no danger. I went to a private school that year. The only year of high school where my Dad wasn't just down the hall teaching. I very much wanted to, irrationally, make sure my family was OK. To tell them I was OK. None of us were expected to be anywhere near that site, but still there is an urge in that moment to connect. To confirm. To reach out.<br />
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September 11, 2001 - I was newly married and living just outside Washington, D.C. with my husband. I was in my first few weeks of law school, which is an intense time at the best of times. We had no money to spare and cell phones were a luxury we couldn't yet afford. I was in the library studying through the early morning. I walked up to my first class and the halls were abuzz with rumor, questions, tears, worried faces. They brought me up to speed and we attempted a contracts lesson from Professor Selmi. It was impossible. Many, many of my classmates were from NY/NJ and all of us were just a couple miles from the Pentagon. They gave up on class and we were sent to the large lecture hall in the basement. This was the "shelter in place" plan as no one really had good enough information to know if we would be safe enough to make our way home from downtown DC. There was a payphone outside the lecture hall where I waited with my friends to try and reach our families, spouses, friends. To tell them we were OK and hope we could get through. To hope we would still be OK. I eventually reached my Dad and sister's school and my husband. Rumors in the outside world were flying of more planes, of the National Mall or the State Department on Fire. Those locations were blocks from me. Those rumors would eventually be clearly false, but at the time no one really knew. There was so much chaos. I walked across DC maybe a couple miles to Brent on the far side of Georgetown's campus. On the way there, the streets were filled with cars, filled with people walking. I remember people outside an embassy starring at the sky and muttering. I remember the HUGE plume of dark black smoke billowing from the Pentagon on the horizon. I remember homeless people directing traffic and homeless people with radios so we could hear some of the news as we walked. For the only time ever, my ID was checked at Georgetown's walls. I found Brent and we ultimately decided to walk out of the city, which was in the middle of a complete evacuation. We walked to where our car was parked in Virginia and took 3.5 hours to drive a round about way home as the Pentagon was on our normal maybe 5 mile journey home.<br />
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We had no cable and, I think, dial up internet, so we watched grainy images and tried to figure out what happened. The Pentagon still burned outside. When we went back to class a few days later there were armored vehicles in the streets and soldiers with automatic weapons. It was a day/ experience that is seared into my memory.<br />
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I remember vividly how much stress/worry not being able to reach me caused me, but more especially all the people that cared about me.<br />
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These moments will never keep me from trying new things, taking risks, going new and possibly dangerous places. But they will mean that I will always have with me a way to call home. Recently, that meant getting international phone and data access to go to the safe, resort in the normally safe Bahamas... but then and every day, I cherish being able to reach people and say I'm OK and to hear that they are OK.<br />
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So, when you see that cell phone with me even on the very mundane daily life moments, consciously or not, I am remembering and choosing to walk forwards, but with a connection to my people in hand.<br />
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1. <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/sunday-night-stew/">Pioneer Woman's Sunday Night Stew</a>--- This is one of my favorite things. I don't add the turnips as they are never in my pantry. I also maybe add a bit of 57 sauce and more Worcestershire sauce, but you know... tinkering. I very much suspect this hearkens back to my love of Swiss Steak when I was younger. Comfort food for sure. I also just always love braised beef period.<br />
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2. <a href="https://okcollective.myshopify.com/">OK Collective candles-</a>-- For years, many years, candles were a no go because we had little kids and a tendency to topple everything. Those years are really past. That said, we did catch a few things on fire when we resumed having candles. I do find them really peaceful. I keep one (Boss Babe) on my desk and burn it a few hours a day. We have a few others around the house. The Cider and Chill scent is our favorite, but I think a winter scent. These candles are made locally and available in OKC and online. Thanks to Jamie for introducing me to them! (I also really like the candles I got from the <a href="https://theparismarket.com/proof/paris-market-candle-illuminate">Paris Market </a>in Savannah).<br />
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3. <a href="http://yogawithadriene.com/">Yoga with Adriene</a> - This year, I've decided to do yoga 365 times. That doesn't necessarily mean I do it every day, but if I miss a day I double up a different day. At the moment, I'm about two days shy of being on track, but will likely catch up soon. I choose to do the practice from the Yoga with <a href="http://yogawithadriene.com/calendar/">Adriene's monthly calendar</a> --- it keeps me from doing short/easy ones every day as they choose, not me. So far, it has been really good. Part of me feels like it is gentle, secret therapy as there is a lot of positive affirmations, breathing, mantra, and meditation components in there along with the physical aspects. Oh, did I mention it is free and via YouTube so I can do it anywhere? (Yes, I did it in the Bahamas too!). (I decided to add daily 8 minute arms exercises starting in April. There is a youtube video of this --- so my deal is I do the video or weights at the gym essentially daily... I've missed one day out of about 12 so far and that feels OK).<br />
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4.<a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/firstreads"> Kindle First</a> / <a href="https://www.amazon.com/readtheworld-ali">AmazonCrossings</a> --- I get a monthly free newly released book via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/firstreads">Amazon's Kindle First </a>program-- all Amazon Prime subscribers may choose from one of the selections each month. (You don't have to have a kindle, but do need the app). They are often not books I would have picked on my own, but I've liked about 1/2 to 2/3 of my choices thus far. And if you don't like them, well, just let it go. For the next week, to celebrate World Book Day, there are also nine free titles that are translations from global best sellers via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/readtheworld-ali">Amazon Crossings. </a>I've read 2 of them previously-- House by the River, I very much didn't like. The other, The Great Passage, I found fascinating.<br />
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5. <a href="https://www.naturevalley.com/product/biscuit-sandwiches-almond-butter/">Nature's Valley Almond Butter Biscuit Sandwiches</a> - The Wainrights introduced us to these awhile ago, but right now they (and the various other flavors they make, but especially this one) are big house favorites. I have them for breakfast most of the time when they are available. They are a little high in fat, but taste so good and keep me feeling full for a few hours. The kids eat them as snacks and love them. So delicious!</div>
Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-73375186854596180012018-03-30T15:30:00.000-05:002018-03-30T15:30:16.052-05:00Dinosaur Oatmeal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I haven't blogged in a lot time. My Catholic life makes me want to begin--- Forgive me Father for I have sinned it has been (insert many months) since my last blog... but I digress.... and assume all is forgiven? (It is likely I will disappear again, but so it goes).<br />
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There are many important, serious life things I should probably be documenting. At this phase in life they are often documented in other places. If you want more of our day to day-- my instagram @abbeyviolet is probably the best shot. I'm still scrapbooking, probably more this year than last and you'll also sometimes find me on Facebook or Twitter. Weirdly, this short, largely inconsequential, story seems like it should go here. At least for now....<br />
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We have three children. They are in very many ways similar to my siblings and I, which is largely what I was hoping for and maybe even expecting. For those of you who don't know all three of us (anyone?? everyone knows Able, right?) we are very different, but also incredibly close. The very different part for my children begins with personality and works right on through everything, including, typically, food. </div>
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The one food that surprisingly unites them all is -- Dinosaur Oatmeal. This magical oatmeal is pretty much standard quick serve oatmeal save that tiny dinosaurs "hatch" from these eggs once you cook it. Dinosaur Oatmeal has been a family staple for many years... at least when we can get it. Curiously, Dinosaur Oatmeal is ONLY available in our area at Target. We now live further from Target and visit less often--I think this scarcity may have added to its appeal. Our children have tried valiantly to like all other kinds of oatmeal, but only E really succeeds at this. </div>
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At this point they all know it is ONLY available at Target and will remind me and seek it out. We buy multiple boxes at a time to tide them over. E is so committed to this oatmeal that we used it to inspire him to learn how to use the microwave and make oatmeal by himself---least he have to wait for us or a sibling to help out. B is now old enough that one package isn't enough so he eats 2-3 at a time, but only of this type of oatmeal... so we buy more oatmeal and smile.</div>
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Dinosaur Oatmeal is kind of a mystery to me as to me it is pretty ordinary stuff and there are even other similar varieties, but somehow none come compare in their eyes. It is one of those things that has somehow magically made it's way into our family's traditions and thus is sweeter and more sought after. I love creating and embracing our own random traditions even when they suddenly evolve into oatmeal.</div>
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-85528918847951317552017-12-11T21:30:00.002-06:002017-12-11T21:30:55.008-06:00December Daily: Days 7-9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 7 - The fun begins in earnest-- Thus far, I had managed to mostly keep to one simple page per day. I knew that crazier days were coming and Day 7 was the first. It was M's penguin program and she has been excited about it for over a month. This calls for all the photos and fun.<br />
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Yes, I went overboard on the photos, but they were so cute. She looked so pretty, pulled together, confident, and did a great job with her speaking part. After the short program, we accidentally had pizza and ice cream with several of her girl friends. It was totally unplanned but lots of fun.<br />
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Day 8 - Is a bit less themed. The loose theme is I have to slow down again. Some complications from my surgery presented themselves and I had to start dramatically cutting back on things again. The photos are 1) Pentatonix Christmas album-- Mary did you know? Is one of our absolute favorites and on repeat in the car, especially during Friday's "Car Party"--- essentially hanging out in the car while B had swim practice as I can't go walk around stores, which was our original plan. 2) Christmas card processing began--- all hands working together so I don't over do. 3) Me in the car line - I added this photo as the story of this day was mostly about me reassessing my limitations. I originally took the photo to show Chrissie my new haircut as I was sitting in the car line for pre-k pickup. 4) B had some free-time before swim practice and asked to make cookies. I agreed and he made them all by himself while I rested (go B!). 5) Less can be more -- the monthly moto from my planner and a good one for a time when I have to cut back . 6) B at swim practice at the light house. </div>
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The morning fun was a birthday party for Finn and Eli at the Science Museum. (I stayed home and rested). </div>
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Then, we bought (gasp) some cookies and went to the neighborhood party. That is the top photo. The kids really seemed to enjoy the crafting this time. They also enjoyed the cookies. I think B has maybe 7? Santa also came, but E was too shy for a photo and the older kids weren't in to it. I did go to this party, but it was short, close to our house, and I could sit most of the time. The final activity was shopping for the three kids who's tags we had picked off the angel tree at church. I love doing this. Brent does not. I stayed home and watched a cheesy Christmas movie on netflix... </div>
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-22839629931903663102017-12-07T21:15:00.002-06:002017-12-07T21:15:24.538-06:00December Daily: Day 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 6 - There was a time when I would have re-shot these photos to eliminate those messy shadows, but frankly, there were shadows on Day 6 and you all get the gist. Earlier in the day, M had been really sad and I'd been pretty sad too. We'd agreed to a 5 minute sad party and then to move on and that mostly worked. My "fun" plan for the evening was for M and me to decorate the mantel together. Perhaps I should explain--- The prior two years in this house we've had some mantle decoration problems. The garland used to be very long, but also the lights frequently stopped working. Sometimes almost immediately after we hung them. Also, the stocking hooks I bought didn't work at all on this particular mantle so B hung them from the garland--which , while helpful and creative, probably caused some of the problems. Also, it wasn't really attached to the mantle... and there were a lot of glass things... So, yeah, there was a HUGE mantle decorations crash last year right before the Christmas Tea with LOTS of broken glass. We learned several valuable lessons and got to start afresh this year. </div>
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Then, as I"m trying to teach myself to do, I took a step back. I looked at the mantle and it is beautiful. It is probably the most beautiful one we've made and it would be even if it were just the garland with ornaments in it. Most of the other items are nutcrackers from her collection/my mom's collection. It is great. We were able to clear/put away all the other things we din't use and that helped the mental and visual space quite a bit. We also got some of the decorating boxes out of the house so it feels "slightly" less cluttered.... it is still cluttered.</div>
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After bedtime, I sat by the fire and enjoyed the glow of the garland and how beautiful my super cheap by delightfully glittery new ornaments look in the mix. I was reminded as I often am that frequently the process isn't as magical or perfect as we wanted or planned, but that doesn't mean the goal won't be achieved or the destination we do find won't be beautiful and special as we were dreaming of at the start. So, it wasn't my finest parenting day, but we made something beautiful together and we get to enjoy that beauty all season while the crankines fades away.</div>
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Day 3: We celebrated the Blakley Family Thanksgiving just a touch late. I added gratitude list -- it mostly focused on the things I was thankful for that day, but also some bigger things too. The photos are Brent dishing up his plate and the kids happily eating theirs outside on a very balmy December day. All of it was delicious, but I definitely was exhausted at the end and went to bed pretty much when our kids did. <br />
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Day 4 - Advent thoughts -- This year, I downloaded a very simple daily Advent practice ebook from the <a href="https://theartofsimple.net/">Art of Simple. </a> There is a daily reading, candle lighting, and song. Sometimes the readings are a bit complicated for the kids, but the moment of quiet and peace is really good. I am really feeling Advent this year, albeit probably not in a wholly traditional way, and the need for calm and quiet preparation as well as glittery goodness preparation. That is the two photos here. In the first, we're doing our quiet Advent reflection and in the second are all the supplies E and I bought for upcoming present wrapping and parties. I've had that Advent wreath since I was a kid and bring it out every year, but rarely put candles in it as the holes are a weirdly small size. This year, I just carved down some regular candles. They tilt a bit, but it is OK. </div>
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Day 5 - Really, not that much of Christmas import happened. I chose to highlight the regular day parts as well as some fun new things we're enjoying this Christmas season -- #1 being, of course, our very large new puppy who is making the whole experience a bit more challenging, but fun too and #2 our fully functional, easy to use fireplace. I think we've lit it every day since it was repaired and I'm typing in front of it now. I'm sure both Moose and the fireplace will feature into many Christmas memories for years to come so it was nice to have a little welcome intro for them here. </div>
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Side note -- it was actually kind of a tough emotional day for me, for no clear reasons. Walking through the exercise of looking for Christmas and how we celebrated in that day was pretty much a gratitude or appreciation practice of the good things in the day and that is a pretty neat bonus for this project too. The daily looking for a story I want to remember and being mindful through the day are gifts that I love from this experience each December.</div>
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PS -- Why oh why is it so hard to get photos off of my iphone? I adore my iphone, but sometimes I feel like it is conspiring against me in storage wars. That was the other thing I was doing this evening.... perhaps I should go craft and look for the beauty from today. I encourage you to do the same!</div>
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-52044172089022149392017-12-03T15:02:00.001-06:002017-12-03T15:02:44.763-06:00December Daily 2017: Nov 30th-Dec 2nd<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi,<br />
<br />Remember me? I haven't blogged in months and months, but it is time for December Daily and those stories live here too so off we go. <br />
<br />If you aren't familiar with December Daily, you can read all about it via <a href="https://aliedwards.com/shop/december-daily">Ali Edwards.</a><br />
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Usually the first December Daily post is the cover and/or foundation pages.... neither has been done. I had surgery in early November and sitting up to craft wasn't a possibility until very recently so we're just making it up as we go along this year. Oh, I do mean "we" as M has her very own December Daily kit and is crafting along too. I'll share some of her pages in coming days as well.<br />
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Also, we began Christmas decorating the earliest we ever have, in part because I only have enough energy to do a portion at a time. This means there will be some "pre-December" pages. One of those you'll see below, but a bit more will be coming with tree decorating pictures all around.<br />
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<br />With all that introduction-- off we go!<br />
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This first transparency is copied almost directly from Ali's first page. Behind it will go a "The Reason Why" page and then our Christmas card, eventually.<br />
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For now, the first page is this "pre-game" page of our very first moments of Christmas decorating. The back of this page will be more from tree decorating, but I do line how this begins the story.<br />
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On Nov. 30th, Brent and I attended the Myriad Gardens' "Jingle Mingle" Christmas party. This was our first real Christmas party of the season and I wanted to include it, even if it wasn't technically December---plus date night doesn't happen every day! The decorated gardens were beautiful as always. I loved the time just the two of us - always a treat!</div>
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December! The first day, as often happens, is about the Advent Calendars. M&E are having "mama" calendars -- this means, they are filled daily with random things from me :) E selected the LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar-- and really everyone helps him build it most days. Here all three are gathered around his calendar to help open it up. M & B got packets with a surprise mini-fig in them. I had no idea which figures would be inside, but appropriately, M got a jazzercise type exercise girl and B got an astronaut in a space shuttle costume. E built a small ship (with some help) and took it everywhere he could for the rest of the day so it was a success. <br />
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(Crafting notes--- the tag is from a prior December Daily kit. The red dots are made with the super cool Nuvo paint-- we used to have to buy all these enamel dots and they were pricey. Now I can make my own for $3 a bottle. I may have gone a little crazy with them. The stars were part of the Stars Bonus Pack from Ali Edwards as I need "all the stars")<br />
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The two page spread looks like this. Day one on the left, a BIG tag from the kit in the middle. And the photos from day 2 on the right.<br />
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On the back of the tag I did some decorating and had plenty of room to write as it was a busy day full of decorating inside and out and a quick adventure to the Edmond Tree Lighting and Roxy's for ice cream. M was HUGE and enthusiastic helper all day so I told that story as well as about the fun of double big trees downstairs. Getting to decorate a second tree was fun!<br />
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(Crafting note -- most of the items are from current or prior kits. One of my favorite things is a new six hole punch that makes adding items into the rings MUCH easier. The washi tape is actually from M's kit, but it seemed fitting here. )<br />
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We put up some lights outside and M & E took the opportunity for a photo op in Dale's sleigh.<br />
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-18396562150166156812017-08-21T17:27:00.003-05:002017-08-21T17:27:58.464-05:00E @ 5 - Birthday Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-75092453752193212552017-07-31T22:02:00.002-05:002017-07-31T22:02:54.952-05:00Welcome Home- Moose!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So you know how they say "Never say Never" --- yeah, that's where we are. I've said for a long time no dogs or cats. I have a multitude of reasons we'll skip, but today we brought home our dog Moose.<br />
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Moose is an 11 week old Goldendoodle. Today was his first time riding in a car, wearing a leash or collar, or leaving his litter mates. He is handling it pretty well. That said, he did vomit in the car, but that isn't even the first time that has happened in our car this week. <br />
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He is aggressively loved. The children had all but despaired of having a dog after my many "No" answers. This summer though they managed to persuade me and they are over the moon. <br />
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Come to find out, his original family named him Moose because he was the largest of his litter. He is quite a bit larger than I was imagining an 11 week old puppy would be. For example, he is much larger than the dog Brent had as a kid fully grown.... and probably bigger than our youngest nephew and niece.<br />
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The kids have the amazing benefit of daily contact and weekly visits with all of their immediate family so it was essential for them to talk to all their family and by video, if possible. <br />
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Such a pretty dog. (For reference, my husband is 6ft 4...... He is seated here, but you get the scale issue). His parents are 55lbs and 65lbs respectively so we "think" he will be in that range. Although his current size suggests he could be larger. <br />
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His face is adorable.<br />
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Brent and I are very concerned about doing a good job training him from the outset. So we've been working on learning what we can and spent the ride to pick him up listening to dog training information. The kids listened too and read a dog training book for kids. We have protocols for some basic things.... we'll see how it goes. It is going to require a lot of consistency and it is clear already that getting all five of us to consistently reinforce in the same way is going to be a challenge.<br />
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Here they are. Ready to raise a happy puppy and change their story.<br />
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I admit, I'm still a little terrified that this might be a horrible idea. But I'm also delighted at how much joy and learning it is bringing our kids and how nice the companionship is already. Moose has slept next to me while I type and if I move my feet away he snuggles closer so we're touching. My, oh my, do I like snuggling. </div>
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So, here we go, on to our next great adventure with a brand new buddy to snuggle and love along the way. Welcome home, Moose!</div>
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Abbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15048697179571170174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2220053887943193277.post-737685461473790692017-07-11T22:35:00.000-05:002017-07-11T22:35:01.518-05:00Observations from Summer 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
1. Our kids eat SO much more than they did last summer and SO much more food when they are here all day. This is probably obvious, but still... the volume is impressive.<br />
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2. Swimming is essential. Sometimes multiple times a day. We all seem to do better with a little pool time. The kids have swim team practice 4 days a week, but we often go back and swim for fun in the evening. It is a central part of almost every day. I haven't been in the water in nearing a week and it is way past time. I have, however been to a pool almost every day.<br />
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3. Next year, maybe don't do the Firecracker meet if it immediately precedes the neighborhood championships and DII Championships. I know they said, too, but this is a little crazy, even for me.<br />
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4. I am making sure to build in time with nothing planned, no electronics, and nothing assigned to do. Down time and time to do nothing or think creatively about what to do is good and fascinating to see what happens (hint--- the answer is completely different if M isn't here).<br />
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5. Play dates are good and all the kids should have one every once in awhile. I'm very thankful for parents who don't work every day and can sometimes take my kids off on play dates.<br />
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6. Having a baby sitter, even for 1/2 a day is still essential even though they are so independent. So far, this year's babysitter is doing great. (Let's hope it lasts).<br />
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7. The kids are now old enough to make more food for themselves and we're encouraging experimenting and practicing reading and following the recipe. The old Elmo cookbook has been unearthed. Most of the experiments have been great successes... there was one dramatic failure.<br />
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8. M wants to ride at all times and counts down the time to riding all week. It is, sadly, not possibly to ride more than she is now as it is crazy expensive,but she is making great strides. <br />
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9. M, of her own choice, made summer goals she has hit many of them, including the key canter and jump ones.<br />
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10. We talk about getting a pet a lot this summer. I look at dogs online to adopt. Then I am reminded about all the reasons why that is a bad idea and then we talk about fish.<br />
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11. Brent is way more in to home improvement projects of late. He does one or more every weekend and the complexity is increasing. We both like to work on our garden and are thinking of building another flower bed in the back, but may need some professional help with the drainage issues. We're working on that.<br />
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12. Tree maintenance is a thing. I have never had so many or really any mature trees. We're currently bidding out our arborist needs. Good thing we only have to do this every five years as it isn't cheap.<br />
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13. I adore traveling. Seriously. And pretty much need the next trip scheduled when I return from the prior one, but I also really like sitting on my couch. For anyone else like me, particularly parents, I recommend reading <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HAK36DK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1">"At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the World"</a><br />
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14. B is swimming for both the club and neighborhood team this week. As his coach warmed months ago, trying to do both is not likely to succeed. The pull ends on Thursday and then back to club team exclusively with a big push to the end of July and then a big break in August. He is having to accept that he is noticeably slower than six weeks ago after not practicing with his club. It is a little unclear how he handling it. Sometimes he seems good, but there were tears after finishing 11 long course events this weekend. His coaches probably shouldn't have scheduled him in to that many races, but possibly we shouldn't have signed him up at all, see above. He says he still loves practice and racing.<br />
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15. E is so funny, but also the first with a hug. He is slow to do pretty much everything, but irresistibly adorable at the same time.<br />
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16. E and Ro are hysterical together. If the big kids leave them alone, they can entertain themselves peacefully for hours. It is amazing and wonderful.<br />
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17. I feel like my garden is behind? Or I didn't plant enough? Or something? Just seems a little off. I"ve planted flowers that will likely bloom in fall so there is that to look forward too and beautiful new paths Brent built to wander.<br />
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18. I am aging. Not news, but had to give up and order a real, nice, office chair to deal with my back hurting.<br />
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19. My time with my online trainer is up and I'm trying to figure out what's next. In non-shocking news, it needs to include more yoga than my training did or my body will be hurt. Also, I'm just really struggling to get myself to do cardio when it is hot. I'm definitely lifting 4-5 days still (although 1/2 those are often at home) and sometimes doing cardio here, but really not running..... and that is probably not good.<br />
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20. Brent's camps start soon and he is stressed. There are staffing changes at his job that are stressful too. We will both be happier when camp is over.<br />
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21. B has started just sitting next to me when I'm office and watching what I'm doing. This does encourage me to be productive. He has lots of questions about why I'm doing things and I've explained things like fiscal years and how I triage email. Early July brings less meetings for me so my door is open for this more often and it is nice.<br />
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22. M has decided to make her own birthday party invitations. They are lovely and I'm embracing it. She is crafty and fun.<br />
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23. M and I have matching 4th of July dresses. Love that. #goals I do wish mine were a bit more comfortable.<br />
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25. We bought a Burr coffee grinder---not the really fancy ones, just an average one. I think we both thought it would be about the same.....it really is much better.<br />
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26. I have very very little patience left for insurance companies and processes. Why does it have to be such debacle to start a new home owners policy?<br />
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27. E had a bloody nose the moment we needed to leave for the swim meet. In true 3rd child life. I gave him a bunch of paper towels and marched him to the car. We brought a few more for back up and helped him buckle, but kept moving on. He was totally used to his lot and life and fine. Probably isn't what would happen with a first child. <br />
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28. The kids play board games of various kinds with the babysitter daily. One of the key objectives is to get to the end of the game and E not cry. The big kids are working on strategies for this, as is the babysitter.<br />
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29. Our robot vacuum, Robby2, is doing an amazing job keeping the floors clean. I find I really like it and realize we weren't' sweeping nearly enough. It does also push us to keep stuff picked up off the floor at all times, which is key. It is kind of loud and time consuming though, which I don't love. Robby2 is also our stand in pet and the kids like to help take care of him.<br />
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30. Our kids are going to way less camps this year. Only the family "Farm Camp" and M's riding camp. They are very satisfied with this approach. E will likely resume gymnastics weekly when swimming ends, but that is about it.<br />
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31. I actually scrapbooked for two weeks in a row. Mostly filing in gaps of things like Halloween, school pictures, and birthdays, but getting a few random story pages in there too as I happen upon them. It is good. It really doesn't take as long as I think and I"m always glad to do it. I just need to push back some encroaching LEGO creations and do it again.<br />
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32. The boys' are getting new beds and we're reworking their room and storage as it clearly isn't working. We ordered the beds they picked out in May.....they still haven't come. Maybe in August? We are turning crates into drawers to go beneath them.... a little nervous about us finishing that project.<br />
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33. I really don't want the kids to go back to school. I wish they could be here all the time. I feel so insanely blessed to have this work arrangement at this moment in their lives. I'm terrified of it ending as it is so precious and perfect. I'm trying to absorb and enjoy every bit of it. <br />
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Hooray for summer!</div>
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