Author Archives: Laura

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!

We hope you have a very fun 3rd birthday! We hope you enjoy your third birthday more than you enjoyed your encounter with this ice sculpture when you were one and a half!

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Watering!

We are so Montessori! 😉

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Wow! A Year!

Happy Birthday,  Baby Clara!  Congratulations on reaching the single digits! 🙂 Don’t worry – she’s a little bigger now.

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Happy Birthday Katie!

We love you and hope you have a fabulous day! Yes, that really is Katie in there!  (Dog sledding is cold business!)

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 14: Wrap-up and Bonus Links

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 13: Two Bonus Ideas

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading

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When the weather page says, “Feels Like 98”

and it’s not even June yet, that’s when sometimes I question my sanity for moving to a place that even has weather forecasts that say things like, “heat advisory” and “high of 93”.  Then again, if I hadn’t moved here … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Nana! We love you!

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 12: Homeschooling

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading

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How We Know Ellie Is Growing Up

1.  She really wants to dress herself.  Thankfully, she can still be conned into thinking she’s doing it all by herself, even though I’m helping make sure we don’t have backwards pants and that sort of thing. 2.  She uses … Continue reading

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