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  • Merry Christmas…. Er… Happy Halloween!

    Phew, I pulled it off, barely! Nothing like starting a few days before Halloween! Bj cut cardboard for the sleigh, and we got high gloss red house paint to paint it. We ended up having to zip tie the sides on. It was nice for our little elf to ride in when she got tired/cold. Tuesday decided right after Halloween last year that she wanted to be Santa Clause… I kept thinking she’d change her mind, but nope! I got these beautiful boots a wee bit big because they’re great for prairie girl stuff too. I…

  • Week in the Life 2014 – Monday

    I guess I didn’t do week in the life last year? I can’t find anything about it in my archives. That makes me more excited than ever to participate this week, as it’s the first time Bennie’s in the mix! See my archive of Week in the Life posts here. Inspired by Ali’s project. 9:19 AM The only time I get to watch something for grown-ups, but Bennie’s almost catching on so it’s not going to last. 10:03 AM Watching the newest O.K. Go video. Brilliant. Squaring up small quilts. 12:26 PM Grandma is back from…

  • The Catskills

    Our sweet friends were married a few weeks ago in New York, and Bj and I were so happy we were able to attend. It took a little schedule shuffling and baby sitter finding, as things do, but we did it! I decided at the beginning of the summer that Bennet would probably still be nursing (I was right) so I wanted to bring her (we were gone four days, and I’m a terrible pumper). This presented a little problem because the wedding was absolutely no kids; the hillside venue doesn’t allow it. I found a…

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