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Wednesday, February 27th After having a snow day, a snow delay, the weekend, another snow delay, and today, another snow day within the last week, the girls are sick of being in the house.  I had to pull out all … Continue reading

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gingerbread house

We made our first gingerbread house this year and had a blast doing it! A very special thanks to Nana for sending us the pans and kicking off a new tradition. P.S. The girls haven’t even TRIED to eat the … Continue reading

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July 4th glitter playdough

I have pictures to put up from the girls’ super-cute rainbow birthday party yet, but thought I’d go ahead and share today’s craft project.  It’s Independence Day-themed playdough! I used my regular playdough recipe, added a bunch of red dye, … Continue reading

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chugging along

Just going day to day, waiting to see what the next will bring. We’ve been getting ready for Meg’s ballet recital. Playing outside. A lot. (The weather is near perfect this time of year.) We even got to pull out … Continue reading

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o sidewalk chalk! how they adore you!

One of the great things about being here at my parents’ house, is that they have a large carport with lots and lots of cement for the girls’ to use their sidewalk chalk.  They love writing words, drawing pictures, sectioning … Continue reading

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letters

I’m having to laugh at the kids for the moment. Blythe is lying on the floor, and the girls are positioning themselves around her to make various letters like “T”, “I”, or “H”. They sure can come up with the … Continue reading

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happy mouse

I found this jewel on the back of a Post-It note.  Cate told me that it was a happy mouse she drew for her dad. I’m going to miss it when she’s not a sweet little girl anymore.

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shamrock garland

Here’s something I made today.  I’d like to say that I let the girls help (as was my plan), but I think it was just a bit too complicated for a 2 and 4 year old.  At any rate, it’s … Continue reading

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rainbow whatevers and playing outside

Here’s another little craft I threw together for the kids yesterday.  I don’t know what to call them, and they used them a lot of different ways.  Also, the weather was beautiful, so we took the show outdoors.  I love … Continue reading

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pot o’ gold

Here’s a picture of our first St. Patrick’s Day craft.  Every holiday I say I’m going to get better about posting our craft projects, and then I don’t.  I post one or two, and then slack off. The girls made … Continue reading

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