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Can you believe this little runt turned 3 last week? Ellie is full of laughs and energy, independence and compassion, nerve and courage. She loves her froggie, her big sister, and Rapunzel. She just moved up to a big girl bed and hasn’t had any trouble adjusting. Her favorite colors are green and purple. She’s a lefty. …
Read more →I found a Ringsnake today as I was killing a Carpenter bee drilling on the play set. Again, animal kingdom. Here, the girls are giving it some voodoo with their lovies. Molly came home today. She’s been at the vet for a few days. She wasn’t keeping anything down. Because she is 10 years old, we were concerned. However, …
Read more →We are now honey bee free, and honey free! The roof has been repaired, so now we can move on to the other tasks that have popped up. As shown below, the bees were ferociously making honey combs to lay eggs in. The queen was gearing up for a big summer season. The honey was made to feed the larvae and the bees …
Read more →I got the sewing bug a couple of months ago. I have made several skirts, a shirt, a dress, with two more dresses in the works. When spring and summer start to roll around every year, I get the itch to make dresses and skirts. This year, Sam had to wear a Pirate costume for the letter X at school. They went on a …
Read more →This week began with a honey bee infestation and ended with feline urine, but had a stomach bug thrown in for good measure. The animal kingdom is exasperating.
Read more →But that means everything is beautiful.
Read more →Happy Easter! We started our Good Friday with some Easter coloring, a trip to a fabric store that I never get to go to, the park, and lunch. (What kind of business can they run with hours M-F 9-4? I get to go once every few years!) More on what I bought later. Then, home for a nap and some egg dyeing. Sam loves it. I …
Read more →Although Ellie’s hair is still very thin, the rat-tail-turned-mullet needed some work. I still haven’t found a good kid-friendly place to take the girls. The salon that we used with Sam closed long ago. I decided that you only get a First Haircut once, so I would splurge and take her to my salon. Sam, in a very matter …
Read more →Sam spent her Spring Break with grandparents (a heap of thanks, guys!), so we got to have some only-child time with Ellie. She is a character. She is definitely a fierce two-year old. She is very compassionate, but also incredibly independent. Raising two assertive girls is proving to be very challenging. Having a week …
Read more →Just before Spring Break, Sam had a Spring Program and Art Show at school. She was chosen to speak in the microphone with another student to say the Pledge of Allegiance and the Guardian Angel prayer. She must show as much confidence at school as she does at home! During regular carpool time in the mornings, the whole …
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