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Weather Warming
With another week of delightfully dry skies and warmer weather, I was reminded that we had a similar week, just a week or two ago. I went walking with a friend around Greenlake. Thankfully, T was...
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Plans
I've planned several great blog posts over the past month or two, or at least thought about a few... a photo collage of all of T's incredible feats of late, basically what he's up to these days, which...
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Last Day(s) of School
Yesterday, as we were driving in the car after picking up T from his bus, I said "T___ this is your last week of school this year!" From the back seat, he gave me two fingers. "You're right! You...
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Kid Fest
Headed over to Kid Fest this afternoon where both of the kids had fun visiting booths, gathering prizes, and basking in the sun before cooling off with a Jamba Juice!
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Dog Days of Summer
The longest day of summer found us (as it does daily since school ended) at our neighborhood park. I snapped a couple of photos of the kids to commemorate the solstice. They were, as usual, swinging,...
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Take your child to work day
Yesterday was the day - kids got to go to work with Daddy. We met him for lunch at the Commons where we enjoyed Indian food. V wore her sari since J has a new team member just moved here from Delhi....
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of Swim Lessons and Woodpeckers
Summer always kicks off with a rush to get into swimming lessons at one of our neighborhood's outdoor pools. Being private, the pools are only open to the rest of us for lessons, and that usually...
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V-isms - Carrot Salad Dressing
Tonight, our kind neighbor brought over a bag of lettuce from her garden. A lovely accompaniment to our bratwurst, I knew V would want to make the salad. She loves using the salad spinner (a well...
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Vintage
My husband likes old things. Particularly old British things. But if it happens to be an old German thing, that works too. Thus, we acquired, some years ago, the old BMW bike he happened to spy in...
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T-Time - Summer School
Of course. Of course! T loves summer school. No, his favorite teacher isn't there, but I am so happy that he gets excited to go. He loves heading out to the bus and although happy to see me, is...
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V-isms - Playdates & Princesses
She's growing up so quickly that moments like this make me especially happy...like perhaps she's still my little girl.Although T would be at summer school, V still wanted to know which shop was hosting...
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A Study (or is that a Sunday) in Contrasts
I thought it so ironic that this is what my daughter looked like coming home from church today -that I had to take the photo! As we were leaving the building, both kids stopped to get their favorite...
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V-isms - Artist in Residence
When in Rome - that was the theme of the half day art camp V attended recently. And 3 fabulous works in 3 days what was she produced, along with gaining a lot of new knowledge about interesting Italy!
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Storytime
I have a lot of catching up to do. My friend calls it the phone photo dump....but I'm not doing that right now. I've got so many other things to get done. So for today, I'm just sharing a couple of...
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T-Time - Bath Time
When I put T in the tub this morning, it was not a bubble bath. He, however, decided to take things into his own hands and dumped the rest of my shampoo into the tub. Thankfully, it was only about...
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Pirate Preview
Ahoy, Matey! We've arrived home again (yes, I'll catch you up on photos of our visit with family) and the kids are trying to figure out what they have to look forward to at home. They're already...
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V-isms - First Day of School
And we're back! ...to school that is (yes, I'll get some summer photos posted...) Or at least one of us is. V's first day back. I was looking forward to this, so why do I have a little ping in my...
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V-isms - And the Rest of the Week
The first week of school was, appropriately, a short week. Just 3 days. We made the most of it with outfits chosen from across the globe. After the lovely Czech ensemble brought back years ago by...
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T-Time - Almost Back to School
Nope! School has not yet begun for my guy, but today we got to go see his new classroom! Thankfully, he has the same teacher for the third year in a row. He's absolutely in love with her. However,...
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Park Eve
A couple of nights ago, I already had T in his pj's, but he insisted he needed a walk to the park. It wasn't quite bedtime, so I let the spontaneity bug take over and off we went. V was eating...
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