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Author Archives: Laura
November Sewing: A Bag for A Dear Friend
One of my friends from church is currently recovering from hip replacement surgery. A week or so before her surgery, she asked me if I could come up with something to hang on her walker so that she could move … Continue reading
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A Fond Farewell to My Dearly Loved Oregon Mug (and my Montana one too, sniff, sniff)
My favorite souvenir to buy while on a trip is a hand-thrown pottery mug. I have several and LOVE using them. My dad even brought me one back from Scotland last year. I love the feel of them in my … Continue reading
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Yet Another Weird Sleeping Position
Mark just seems to find them all!
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How We Spent Our October 31st (and why we didn’t go trick-or-treating)
As is true with other parts of my life, my thinking about Halloween has moderated in my adult years. When I was younger, I probably would have told you that I didn’t think there was any way to partake in … Continue reading
Posted in Ellie, Mark, parenting, reflecting
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A REALLY Big Whale
For our second year, my friend Emily and I are doing a homeschool-preschool co-op for our kids. (Somehow, I don’t think I’ve blogged about this at all but it’s been a great part of our week for the past year … Continue reading
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He Sings! He Talks! He Runs! Oh The Cuteness!
Mark is daily amazing us with his leaps and bounds forward in talking, moving, and generally just being super adorable. Here’s three videos to let you experience the cuteness too. Sadly, two of them are upside down. I’m still getting … Continue reading
A Weekend Getaway, Part 3: Waterfalls and Vultures, Oh My!
Here’s part 1 and Part 2. Sunday morning we decided to take a bit of a detour through Letchworth State Park on our way home. The main entrance to the park is only about 20 minutes from Houghton so during … Continue reading
A Weekend Getaway, Part 2: A College Reunion, Sparsely Attended But Greatly Enjoyed
Here’s part 1. Saturday, October 4th was Homecoming at my college and also the ostensible reason for our trip up to western New York. So, in the morning after the kayak rides on the lake, we headed for Houghton. There’s … Continue reading
A Weekend Getaway, Part 1: The Friends Who Got Us To Drive 309 Miles With Two Children In The Back Seat
My fifteen-year college reunion was the first weekend in October. As much as I love Houghton, I wouldn’t have made the drive all the way up there just to go to the half-day reunion. Luckily, my dear friend Lisa lives … Continue reading
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Mark is a Star! (what happens when a boy has an older sister)
A friend kindly gave Ellie a lot of fun clothes in her size. Last week we were putting them away and Mark fell in love with one particular shirt . He even insisted on wearing it! 🙂 I think he’s … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 