Milestones
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Catch Ups and Weekends
Last week I was back in school for preplanning and it basically kicked my butt. I started to regret my afternoon naps and staying in my pajamas all day during the summer because…
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Great Beginnings(?)
Yesterday, while Gracie was at Trolls camp, Chris, Bean, and I moved my classroom supplies into my new classroom at my new school. We have had two full van-loads of my classroom materials…
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A Different Kind of Summer
In the first few weeks of summer, I quickly realized that this summer would be… different. For one thing, Bean and Gracie are starting to separate themselves from each other in some ways.…
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Happy 8th Birthday, Bean!
Yesterday Bean Man turned 8 years old. He was lucky this year and his birthday happened to fall on the first day of summer vacation, which was a coincidence that definitely needed to…
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Hello, Summer!
Today was the last day of school for our family. Hallelujah! I woke up super early just so I could have time to get these pictures taken, which involves scouring all my computer…
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Back to Yale
This past weekend, Chris and I took a quick trip back to Yale. The chair of Chris’s graduate department was retiring after 40 years. Ben Sammler is a giant in the field of…
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Gracie is Six!
On Saturday, Gracie turned SIX! Holy moly! Where has the time gone?! (Please notice that it is still dark outside in the picture below…) Gracie wanted a Moana birthday party, which I assumed…
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It is Well With My Soul
This morning, I packed lunch and a quick beach bag, threw some beach chairs in the back of the Quest Love, and the kids and I headed to the beach. I have been…
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Lego Bedroom
For the past six months or so, I have been on a mission to fix Bean’s room. He had outgrown most of his toys and was still using furniture that came with his…
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Slowing Down the Growing Up
Two things have happened this week that have made me want to shove my babies back in their cribs and stick a binky in their mouths. First, Gracie went to the AR store…
