Author Archives: Laura

Bragging about my husband

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Laura

Nik has become a really accomplished gardener over the past few years.  He has taken on the job of tending the garden and we eat the fruits of his hard work every day. For example, he sowed two succession plantings … Continue reading →

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Triple Fisting It

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Laura

Note the three different foods she has in her fist (the one in her mouth).  This girl is learning how to eat!  (And this picture is a couple months old!)

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Remember the four surprise projects?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Laura

Way back in April, I posted about how I was going crazy working on four surprise sewing projects at once. When we were in Alaska, I hand-delivered Rachel’s bag to her and they were finally all revealed. So now here’s … Continue reading →

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Ellie’s Future

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Laura

Greek dancing! (at the St. Nicholas Greek Folk Festival in June.  I’m catching up.)

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The Grand Tour

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Laura

Back in June, I went to three ESOL picnics in one week, at all three of the middle schools that I taught in, in my five years of teaching.  I went to them in chronological order, starting with my first … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 8: Camping Trip #1

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Laura

Part 8 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011.  We had planned to spend the 4th of July weekend camping so on Thursday afternoon, we headed south, towards Seward, to camp in the … Continue reading →

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Nursing as Comfort Food

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Laura

to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week While we were in Alaska, I was most grateful for the nursing relationship that Ellie and I have.  Nursing allowed both of us to feel comforted, connected, safe, and at home, regardless of where we … Continue reading →

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Figuring out how to roll

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Laura

Ellie has finally figured out that rolling is useful.  She’s been able to roll since January but basically never has.  She clearly didn’t feel the need to do so.  Just in the last day or two though, it’s as if … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 5: The Middle Leg

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Laura

Part 5 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011.  The next day, we tackled the second leg of our Coastal Trail adventure.  Selah, deciding that we were crazy, declined to walk the second … Continue reading →

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Alaska, Summer 2011, Part 4: The Big Walk

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Laura

Part 4 in a series about our trip to Alaska in late June through mid-July, 2011.  The main item on our list for being tourists in Anchorage was walking the Coastal Trail.  The Coastal Trail (or CT for short) is … Continue reading →

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