Category Archives: reflecting

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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Please don’t judge me

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Laura

If you come over to my house this weekend, you might walk around and think, “Hmm.  This place is a [more than a ] little messy.  The bathtub looks like it could use a good scrub.  There’s crumbs all over … Continue reading →

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Nothing Like a Deadline

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Laura

There’s nothing like a deadline to get things done.  So here’s my deadline: I’ve decided that we’re having a yard sale on Saturday September 17th.  That’s three days before Eric and Meggan and their kids arrive for their “experience a … Continue reading →

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The Power of Positive Thinking

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Laura

Today is the third day in a row of temperatures that are way too high -yesterday, add in humidity and the heat index was over 100.  I’m [desperately] trying to have a good attitude about this so here’s what I’ve … Continue reading →

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It’s worth it

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Laura

I didn’t write anything about this at the time but Ellie and I had a very rough start to our nursing relationship.  She had what is known as a “shallow” or lazy latch.  This basically meant that she didn’t stick … Continue reading →

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How I learned to sew

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Laura

Welcome visitors from Sew Mama Sew!  You’ll find the Giveaway Day post here. The other day, my sister Rachel and I were talking about sewing. She is just starting to sew and was commenting about how little she knew and … Continue reading →

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Landscaping/Yardwork update (and a revelation)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Laura

The Update I have added a page to our blog entitled “Landscaping the Castle”.  We live on two streets with royal names so we like to call our house the Castle.  And now we’re trying to get all our landscaping … Continue reading →

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I am not celebrating

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Laura

I actually typed this post this morning.   I primarily held off hitting “publish” because I was struggling with how to also express my regrets that bin Laden had died without (as far as we know) being exposed to the gospel … Continue reading →

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10,000 hours

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Laura

Malcolm Gladwell, in Outliers, talks about how we need to do something for at least 10,000 hours in order to truly master it.  I also just came across this quote from Ira Glass (found here and here and all over … Continue reading →

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Seeing? Or Looking Through?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Laura

I washed windows today.  I’ve lived in this house for almost four years and this was the first time that I’ve washed any windows.  Nik has lived in this house for almost 6 years and he’s never washed a window … Continue reading →

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