Month: April 2011
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How Many Licks Does It Take?
Elizabeth absolutely loves science experiments. She loves to investigate anything. And she has been fascinated with the Tootsie Pop question for years now: "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" We had no plans with family this year for Easter and the Easter Bunny brought… Read more
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Let’s bond
I found these “flyers” on Andrew’s and Emily’s floors last night. They were written by Libby. I have been lecturing all three of them a lot lately about kindness and respect and family loyalty. I think Libby got the message. My favorite part is the line about bonding and getting along better. 🙂 Read more
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It was a great vacation
Yesterday started out as just a trip to Chicago to the Field Museum. The museum has a wonderful new exhibit entitled simply "The Horse" and, as Libby is completely obsessed with horses and riding, we wanted her to see it. We are lucky enough to have a train that comes right to our local airport… Read more
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Watching her makes me happy
I love to watch Libby in the stable. She loves the horses, the grooming, the riding and even feeding the horses and cleaning stalls. She loves everything about being around the horses. And I love watching her love it. 🙂 Read more
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Chocolate Cups
I know many of you share my obsession with Pinterest. I seriously have to limit myself to a couple of visits/week because I would never leave there otherwise. These chocolate cups have been all over the boards. Original recipe is here. Basically, you melt chocolate, dip balloons into the chocolate, wait for the chocolate to harden,… Read more
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Making me smile
I woke up with a literal spring in my step and have been bouncing around the house – doing dishes, wiping counters, and getting kids out of the house for school after a week of spring break. And it's made me think back on this time last year. It's been so much fun going through our… Read more
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Spring Cleaning
(bad cell phone photo again – i really will pick up the big camera again sometime soon) The cleaning fairies seem to have taken up residence in our house. And in me. Totally by accident. I love it when that happens because it means for the space of a few days, I will actually enjoy cleaning.… Read more
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Happy Birthday to my baby!
My baby is 8 today! He was so beautiful when he was born – perfect skin, adorable nose, and the best baby cheeks in the entire world. As he grew, he only got cuter. 🙂 Happy 8th Birthday, Andrew! We love you! Read more
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Needed: Spring Break Ideas
The kids are home for spring break and I'm struggling to find things for them to do without spending money. Most of their friends are out of town and the weather is cold, windy and rainy so my plans to be outside much of the time have been foiled. Yesterday, we went to Barnes &… Read more
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Readying the vacation room
These fabrics just scream summer and fresh air and outside to me. I'm dying to play with them and do something with them for our outside space. We spent most of today cleaning off the back deck, taking tarps off the outdoor furniture, washing all of the furniture with soap and water, sweeping everything off, and… Read more