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 April was a nice month in our house! We enjoyed a fair bit of time outside, mostly healthy kids (new bug this week, sadly), and lots and lots of crafting, especially from Emma! I think her handmade birthday present for a kindergarten friend was my favorite creation this month, but I’m hoping to recreate [...] I am so happy that we got outside this month! We had one week of stunning weather, which we made the most of – but got out more overall as well! We missed both my brother and my sister’s birthdays due to being sick with icky viruses, and I am so glad we are [...] Having Mike gone for work for only ONE day out of February was a big highlight for us this month – the first time that has happened in a LONG time! I also enjoyed extra time with the kids during their school vacation week! We did so many fun things in February! I think [...] Chopping apples to make applesauce I’m so glad I kept January goals simple! The one goal I tried to add (making mittens) vanished completely when most of us got sick. Apart from illness, it was a wonderful month! We announced the August arrival of a fourth child to our kids, with some entertaining [...] Lily draws a bug Another year has flown by! This year both Emma and Johnny started school (kindergarten and preschool, respectively), and Lily became an expert talker. I wrote my 1000th post. We had moderate success with our first serious gardening attempt. I said goodbye, first to my paternal grandfather, and then [...] Keeping goals simple paid off last month! Christmas gifts are purchased and wrapped, and storm cleanup is complete. There are Christmas gifts I would like to make, but now it is simply a matter of whether the kids get more than one gift – and they will be perfectly happy with the gifts I [...] What a month! First the kids were sick, then I was sick, and now… No photos today, because our computer, along with the rest of the house, has no power. We lost power shortly after I published this post, and no news yet on when we’ll get it back. Our freezer food is mostly [...] The welcome home sign the kids made for me after my 40-hour funeral trip to Utah. I cannot believe it is already October. Ever since my kids started school, time is literally flying. September started off with a wonderful visit from my cousins. These two brothers and their family used to visit [...] August was busy! We enjoyed lovely celebrations of Lily and Mike’s birthdays. Then my cousin came to visit, and we visited Parlee Farms as well as the Louisa May Alcott Orchard House and the New England Quilt Museum with her – but I took no pictures. I highly recommend farms with children, but not [...] What a month we’ve had! It started off with my birthday, then we had a sad goodbye, spent wonderful time with family, survived cross-country flights, colds, a back injury, physical therapy (for said back injury)… We came home to some hot weather, welcomed less-hot weather, made false teeth… Learned of the hospitalizations of both [...] |
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