My Monkey is 5 1/2 years old today. We’ve been waiting for this day to come for quite a while. When I would say she’s 5 1/2 to someone, Hannah would correct me: “I’m not 5 1/2 until March 9th.” Okay… Well, Hannah Banana, here we are. I can’t believe she’s so grown up. It took me a long time…
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framebridge
I was so excited to drive up to the house and see a big cardboard box on our front porch recently. Apparently my little squeals of delight were contagious, because after a few minutes the kids caught onto the excitement, though not exactly sure why… I received my very first order from Framebridge! I’ve been wanting to try them out…
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ash wednesday and stella thursday!
As you know, Lent has begun. Joseph was very excited to help his daddy burn the palm fronds from last year’s Palm Sunday to make ashes for the Ash Wednesday service. Hannah was in church with me, but I decided to run go get Joseph from the nursery in time for him to receive ashes on his forehead. I…
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my little valentines
Last week the children had their school Valentine parties. As we did the past three years (you can see them here, here, and here), I used photos to make Valentines for Hannah and Joseph to hand out. With scissors, a hole punch, and ribbon I got to work. This year we attached gummies, their absolute favorite things. We’ve done M&Ms…
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tybee half marathon
This past weekend we were in Savannah for the Critz Tybee Run Fest. We drove into town on Friday afternoon and then, a bit later, on out to Tybee Island to pick up Joe’s race packet. Hannah wanted to come along and I’m glad she did… We got to have a few sweet moments on the beach with our girl….
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the pink boots
Hannah’s beloved Minnetonka pink fringe boots have finally bit the dust. I received a text message from her teacher last week asking me to bring her another pair of shoes at school because one of her boots fell apart. She is very sad, and I have to admit that I am too. Joe and I gave them to her on…
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