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4 Weeks
The earthquake was four weeks ago today. To say that we've been profoundly effected by this is an understatement. We feel that the earth shifted under our feet -- figuratively speaking, that is, of...
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1 Snow Day in 12 Snapshots
We woke up to this. We were expecting it, but still... it was 'Wow!' We don't get this kind of snow around here very often (actually, never, since we've lived here). No school. No Margie. A "Mommy...
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LionKingMania
The boys have been obsessed with the Lion King ever since we went to see it for our Adoption Day (click). We bought the Broadway show soundtrack (click) for them, and they listen to it obsessively...
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Water Baby
We're in a new routine this semester -- on Thursdays Braydon brings K & O to their Kung Fu class. The class is from 5:00-5:30, but (between getting out the door, the drive to/from, getting...
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Snow and Stuff
Well, we are officially in the deep down depths of winter. Since moving to Pennsylvania in 2003 we have never seen so much snow here. This winter we've had a series of snowstorms that have left a bunch...
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Love these fabrics!
I rarely do stuff like this (endorse material items on our blog), but every once in a while I can't help myself. I just love these fabrics-- check them out! I've already hooked in my mom to these...
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Meera's Necklaces
Lately Meera has taken her love affair with necklaces to a whole new level. She is fully in the throws of another phase of lovin'-the-necklaces (and needing to wear them often). Not that Meera's...
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Celebration of African Cultures 2010
Kyle flaunts his moves in the center of the Hip-Hop circle!Yesterday we went into Philadelphia for the Celebration of African Cultures at the Penn Museum. This was our third year going. It has become...
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The Three
Every once in a while they'll call for me --from wherever they are in the house, to wherever I am in the house-- they'll shout out to me to "come quick! and bring the camera!" Sometimes it is a crazy...
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A Kyle Quote
Kyle is a serious sweetie pie charmer. He always has been. From the time he was a toddler women have been telling me, "He's going to make a great husband for some lucky woman some day!" And it is...
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A Meera 'Quote'
We've done just a little bit of sign language with all three of our kids during their baby/toddler-hood. We've done the same four words with Meera as we did with Kyle and Owen: 'please,''thank...
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An Owen Quote
Owen is in constant motion. He is capable of sitting still for long periods of time if need be. But more often than not you'll find him moving. Moving moving moving. We've had a couple of different...
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Another Snow Day
Daffodils are yellow Some crocuses are blueWe've had way too many snow days this winterOh Spring!-- how we can't wait to see you
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PeePee on the Potty!!! And Other Firsts!
Yesterday, late afternoon, while the boys were at Kung Fu (and Braydon chaperoning them there), Meera did her first pee pee on the potty!!!!!!!!!!!!! Huge, huge, very big deal!!! It was deliberate and...
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Notes From the Trenches of (Yet Another) Snow Day
We're dreaming of vacation. That is always the dead give-away that we're in the depths of the doldrums of the winter-time-blues. Pre-kids, Braydon and I would always start dreaming of vacation right...
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Sleeping Together For At Least One Year
February 26, 2009 I posted this post: click here. Apparently at that point K & O had been sleeping together for 2-3 weeks. (I would never, ever have remembered that if it weren't for this blog.)...
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Gospel Music at River Valley
On Saturday I had the good fortune of brining K & O to what is, thankfully, starting to be a tradition - The Brockington Ensemble's concert at River Valley Waldorf School. Although it's a bit...
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