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Mr. "Smith" Goes to Washington.
Here's another event from the month of May. Here we are in our nation's capitol. S had a conference to go to in Washington and wanted me to go with him. In fact that's how I get to see a lot of...
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Staying fit and having fun!
In June every year our city does a Run/Walk event. We have been participants in it for quite a few years. It has become a family tradition and we all try to encourage each other each year to go further...
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She's growing up!
Ni turned 9 back in June. She really enjoyed her day. The rest of us did, too. After all, we got to eat cake! That is one of the benefits to having a large family -- more opportunities to have cake and...
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Scout Camp - June 2009
This was a very productive scout camp for my boys. It was a week filled with lots of studying and writing, swimming (that's J trying to float on his back - he has no body fat so his "float" is just his...
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Lucky 13!
I know we are almost back to July again, but I'm trying to go in order and catch up on all the things that have happened in the past months. Na turned 13 on the 4th of July. She is now officially a...
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Good sleeper
I have often been told by friends and family how odd it is that my children seem to be able to sleep anywhere, anytime, and with any amount of noise around them. Although that is not true for all my...
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Old friends
Last summer we got the chance to see some friends from college. They were out this way from Utah for a family reunion and made the extra drive up here to see us. What a treat. Here are the dads...
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Chillin' at the pool
Purchasing a family pass for the community pool last summer was a great decision. For a relatively small amount of money (considering the size of my family, that is) we had access to the public pool...
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Teach a man to fish...
"Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." These are just a few highlights from the annual fishing trip out on the big lake last July. Fishing is one of...
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Goodbye minivan... Hello Fusion!
August 1, 2009 was a big day for us. Car shopping was first on the list. We used the government's "Cash for Clunkers" incentive program to buy a new car. We got money toward a new car by trading in our...
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Road trip to Florida
One week after finding out we were going to have another baby, last August (2009) we headed down to Celebration, Florida to visit Aunt Jessie and Uncle Ken. The kids got to watch movies in the car on...
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A day at the spa
(Last August) I walked into the computer room to find this... There's nothing like a grown man wearing pink sunglasses and having his hair done by three little girls. K had two of her friends over for...
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7 and still sweet!
Last September, about a week before school started, E turned 7 years old. Where has the time gone. I remember, like it was yesterday, the day she was born. It happened to be labor day that year - how...
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Four schools this year!
September 8, 2009. Here are all the kids on their first day of school. This was the year I have been anticipating since K was born. I knew it was coming. This is the year that I would have 6 kids in 4...
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Boating in September
We have a friend with a boat that kept offering to take us out on the lake. This was supposed to be our last hoorah for the summer, but it just never seemed to fit into our "busy" summer schedule. So,...
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Fall preschool fieldtrips
One of the advantages of preschool is that someone else plans the outings for my child. This has never been one of my strengths. I tend to spend a lot of time, and usually enjoy, just staying home. So...
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Halloween!
October 2009. I love Halloween! I always have, since I was a kid. Those of you who know me can't imagine it, but I was extremely shy, and dressing up for Halloween was a way to come out of my shell a...
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He's here!
Even though this post is dated "May 11", (that's when I intended to finish it) it's now December 2010 and our newest little guy (which is what we call him most of the time) is 8 months old. Baby "B"...
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2010 Birthdays and such
It seems like we are always eating birthday cake at my house. Maybe because we are. We've managed to work it out so that none of our children have to share a birthday month with any of their siblings....
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Last Christmas (2010)
Stockings hanging on the mantle - this was the photo I sent as a Christmas card last year. I didn't have the energy to get everyone together for a picture. I took the picture two days before I...
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Random highlights from 2010
K was a clown at her preschool circus. She did a fabulous job. She handed out popcorn before the show started, ran around chasing another clown after "cutting" his hair, and then she told some jokes....
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2011 Highlights
January - K turned 6 and she was halfway through her kindergarten year and doing great.February - we got some snow. Actually, we got quite a bit of snow. We went to the local sledding hill for the...
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December 2011
December - B was fascinated by all the new sights and sounds at home and when we visited the Santa House. He was a little nervous about getting too close to the bearded man in the red suit. As long as...
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January 2012
J spent the middle part of the wrestling season injured (his shoulder, during a match) so he couldn't really participate. The very last match of the season he got to wrestle twice - and he was able to...
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February 2012 - Before and After
D, after many months of no haircuts, finally came to me and asked for one. I, of course, jumped at the chance to remove the mop. The before picture isn't exactly right. It looks especially poofy...
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