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We traded in our desk for a ball
Our second grader hasn’t been sitting in a regular chair for his school time in over a month. We replaced his regular chair with a ball chair from Therapy Shoppe, a specialty shop for school and...
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Christmas 2014
It was a perfect Christmas. Even if our tree ended up with zero needles on it by the time it was over. 2014 will forever be etched in our memories as the year the tree hung on just until the presents...
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Raising gentle children in a mean world
I’ve started several times to write this post without sounding harsh or judgmental. There are three different versions of “Raising Gentle Children in a Mean World” sitting in my draft queue right now....
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This is the Life
1.) Jammin' on the patio, 2.) All-School Picnic, 3.) Painting with the Turkey, 4.) Painting with my big boy, 5.) The Backyard Farm: purple cabbage, 6.) Proud of his artwork, 7.) Soccer, 8.) Mom and...
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Turkey Visits School
It’s surreal that I have a child old enough to be in school. Wasn’t he just born? Like yesterday? It’s just crazy is what it is. Today the Turkey got to visit his big brother’s Pre-k class. It was...
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Oostende
Mr. Thistle is in Belgium on a worktrip. Oostende, Belgium. The latest report from my second-hand sociologist is that there are plenty of recycling stations; lots of people on bikes; undercover ‘dog...
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The week in iPhone photos….
I haven’t posted a thing all week! Finals are this week and I am up to my eyeballs in school work. Who schedules finals the week of Thanksgiving? That’s just silly. And a little mean. School hasn’t...
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Christmas Funk
“Reflect upon your blessings, of which every man has plenty, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some” ― Charles Dickens That’s right Chuck. And that’s just what I’m going to do....
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That was Sunday
Here’s how our Sunday looked: The Turkey shoveling poo We prepped the 6,000 square foot garden a bit more on Sunday. One of the garden chores on our never ending to-do list is to get two truck loads...
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One Bad Mudder
Tattoo courtesy of Jason Stowell of Tattoos by Stowell My husband is one bad mudder. He got his Tough Mudder Tattoo last week as a tribute to the pain and freezing Georgia temperatures we endured...
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An update
Well, we are 80% sure one of our little one has chickenpox. So, scratch (har har) any ideas you might have had about purchasing veggies from us this week. We are shutting down the farm and going into...
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Happy Easter Y’all!
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Gone Fishin’
We scoped out a spot at our local reservoir and did a little fishing today. It’s the weekend of our eight year wedding anniversary and we’ve been having a great time taking a break from the backyard...
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Anniversary Week
I was so pooped out from all of the wedding anniversary celebrating over the last week that I’m just now getting around to uploading all the pictures and updating the blog. We dined on Friday, went...
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So, this is not the post you are looking for if you are a friend of mine on Facebook. Let me just get that out of the way for everyone who might be traveling over here in a panic to see what I have to...
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On ice at the Super 8
Our sweet friend Vicki gave us this cute little sign when we were getting ready to move. Thanks Vicki! On Sunday morning we walked into church without jackets. By midnight we were under a thick layer...
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Here we go again….
Buckle up blog buddies, I’ve got a lot to tell you. No need for lengthy intros. Let’s just get right to it. Remember that amazing job that pulled us from Georgia to Tennessee? Well, without warning a...
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The newest member of the family
As many of you know, we lost our beloved family dog of 10 years in January. It was such a difficult time for all of us, but particularly for our boys. They were being uprooted from their home for the...
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Blessed little bundle
Oh brother. It has been FOR-EV-ER since I posted over here. Do you guys even remember me? Is anyone still popping in over here from time to time? HULLOoooo……Is anybody out there?! {crickets} Well, for...
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