Anniversary

This weekend brought our 23rd anniversary and a long time ago, Corinne had tagged me to tell about my wedding-day memories. I never really have because although I am thrilled I married Eric, and being married gets better and better every year, the day...

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Away From it All

Here is where I spent a good deal of the last 3 days. Oh the loveliness and serenity of some places. They are the places where I feel loved and safe and happy and peaceful. This is one. I've only been there a very few times (four, I think) but whenever...

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The view from a bike

Ev and I did make it out for our ride. 9.8 miles from our house around the lake and back again. Ev wasn't on his own bike so he was a little tentative at first. By the end I was just looking for flashes of his red shirt through the trees as he started...

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The view from swim practice

Today I have a little margin in my day. After a lovely evening of youth activities that went really well followed by a delightful trip to see Harry Potter, I got up, went for my run with my faithful pal and now find myself with time to sit outside...

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Second Son at Twenty

Here is the photo we received this week from Johnathan, serving as a missionary in Chile. The cityscape in the background is a view of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. He says that on really clear days, the Andes Range is visible. I'm wondering if the...

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A Little Perspective

So, my sister-in-law stopped by yesterday to drop off her kids for me to watch. In an effort to process the family drama I find myself locked into, my SIL and I were having a conversation about the emotions of my parents' move. It was actually a half-joking,...

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Goodbyes

Today, Sara left for a trip to see my sister for a week. It leaves me, from now till Saturday afternoon sometime, with that strangest of all circumstances-a truly empty house. I am fairly certain that this is the first time we've had everyone gone for...

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The Harvest Begins in Earnest

My garden is amazing me this year. I've never had so much success. We had wonderful lettuce and spinach for several weeks. I'm frying up some chard tonight for dinner. I got my first tomato yesterday and I've been getting about two-three pounds of...

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Therapeutic Shopping

Yesterday I had a hard morning. Family Stuff. My folks are selling their house of almost 30 years and the drama over all their things has already started. Oh. My. Goodness. I think it would be easier to burn it down except for the small detail of a...

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Testing

I'm still trying to get mobile blogging figured out. This is a test. Only a test.Ooh, it worked this time! Now I can blog from anywhere: the grocery line (I'll make sure to include pictures from there), my bed (no pictures..I'll be in my jammies), the...

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