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Lake Jocassee with the Boys
For birthdays, I love to give experience gifts. And for some time now, it’s been a bit of a tradition for the birthday boy or girl to receive an envelope and inside that envelope they will find instructions or tickets or an invitation to a future date with me. This past spring, the boys each received their birthday dates. One…
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five finds friday (my weakness for hair products and my friends Jane & Walter and my kids reading classic novels)
I’ve had to do a LOT of writing for Travelers Rest Here this week and sometimes I can only write so much so I’m afraid over here had to suffer a little in the mean time. Let’s see – this week included: Driving places often. Per usual. But my attitude about it is improving. So – progress.Poison ivy smack dab…
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Raising Girls: embracing help through Awaken
I grew up as the only daughter in a house with three brothers. You know how you just assume certain things about your future? I just figured that if I grew up and got married and had kids – they would be boys. That’s not all I assumed, naturally. But it’s part of how I pictured my adult life. But…
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five finds friday. (apple season is the best. and more.)
Second week of school. I’m still struggling to find a decent writing life/work/teaching school balance. It is hard. Also hard? Managing money. You guys – August is a pricey month. That is all. funny London and I were driving home from her last driving school session. (!) And we were talking about all of the possibilities that independent driving will…
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I kissed bumble goodbye
Yes, I’ve already written about it once. About how Bumble just isn’t for me. How it just feels …. off. (I mean, all dating is pretty bizarre at this stage of life – right?) But I also have never actually used Bumble before – more like, just looked at the pictures. But then, you know, you have a day when…
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five finds friday: “as long as we’ve got each other”
First week back at school. It went pretty well actually. Pleasant mornings at the table. Decent attitudes accomplishing work. But – I am afraid that a portion of the ease came from the fact that our math curriculum has not arrived yet so we have been doing simple review games this week for that subject. Sigh. funny I mentioned we…
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this day. this life. some sort of a mood.
We started school this week. Which feels sad now in August but should feel pretty happy come May. I have three high school students. THREE. I feel as if I need to shout everything I say today. It all feels monumental. Or something. I’ve been saying to the kids all day – I’m in some kind of a mood today.…
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tuck in
Tuck in with toddlers was short and sweet. Once upon a time. A bedtime story. If I was feeling generous – two. A hug. Maybe a sip of water and then see ya’ tomorrow, baby. Bedtimes with teens and pre-teens is another story altogether. Seldom do I feel as genuinely overwhelmed with this mega task of parenting as I do…
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thirty years of July Fourthing.
Yes. Totally aware that it is practically August. And I’m fine with writing a post about July Fourth. This year we think we calculated that it was Year Thirty for our annual July Fourth at the Farm. That’s kind of big deal. What started out three decades ago as a couple of neighboring families and friends taking a tubing trip…
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close to midnight/ sisters
Being a mom is full of contradicting thoughts. Like – nearing midnight, I hear laughter and quiet, rightfully happy chatter from the bedroom my three daughters share with one another. You. Guys. Three girls – three sisters – share ONE small bedroom. They are literally stacked in their like camp bunks. A triple bunk, actually. An incredibly cute and darling…
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five finds friday. (an unusual candle holder & a great movie)
We start back to school in August. So it feels true when I ask – did I even have a summer? I mean, yes – sure. It was fantastic. But it was FULL. London and I both said the craziest thing this week. We said something insane like, “It’ll be good when school starts again. Life will maybe slow down…
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love. via sour dough bread.
I love my kids. But that’s nothing unusual – right? Moms love their kids. It’s kind of our job. But you know what is extra special and humbling and wonderful? When other people love your kids. When other humans in your life nourish your kid’s strengths and encourage her talents. That’s lovely. That’s beautiful. Mosely loves to bake bread. She…
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sixteen. a birthday post.
I was 29 years old, just hours away from turning 30, when I met her for the first time. It was a terribly long, incredibly painful delivery. And yes, I have pretty much forgotten exactly how it really felt, although if I let myself, I can remember enough. We had two names picked out for her. We had decided to…
