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King Arthur’s Quest
I don’t you about y’all out there, but one of my fondest memories from grade school was participating in the musical plays each year. So when I heard that Matthew and Jenny had the same opportunity, I encouraged them to try out. At first they seemed hesitant, even a little shy about it. Once I
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What’s new
Just wanted to share a few things that are on my mind before I forget them. Tonight Lucy said to Tom, “Daddy, do you know about people that make trees, like Heavenly Father and Harold?” I don’t know if you are aware of the children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon. If you aren’t familiar
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Out with it
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I do and don’t post on here. Mostly it is just pictures of the kids and the stories surrounding them. I am going to to try to write more of my thoughts and feelings. Sharing my feelings has never been easy for me. Plus, I feel like I
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Our Tommy-boy is one!
I know this is cliché, but I can’t believe a year has gone by already. Where did the time go? I am so enjoying this little boy everyday. This is such a fun age! Here he is after he had eaten his chocolate birthday cake. Usually the kids pick out what kind of cake
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Christmas Vacation
We had a nice quiet Christmas at home. We didn’t get a ton of pictures, but started some new traditions this year, including drawing names for each other and chasing around Walmart to get the perfect gift for our person with our allowance money, our last minute Christmas card picture that turned out really well
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Lucy’s “friend”
Lucy has loved Sesame Street and all of the characters and monsters since she started talking. And of course, Elmo is her favorite. And somehow, over the course of the last year, Elmo has become her imaginary friend. For example, the other day when she was saying the blessing on the food, she stopped halfway
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Oh, Christmas Tree! Oh, Christmas Tree!
The Before The After Having kittens does not go well with having a Christmas tree. Need I say more? We had our tree up for less than a week. The second time the kittens knocked it over, the stand on the bottom of the tree broke. So I guess we will be going the rest
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Giving Thanks
This year for Thanksgiving we went to Tom’s parents in Billings. Tom’s sister Crystine and her family also drove up from Utah, and Tom’s sister Jenn and her son Sam, who also live in Billings, were there also. We heard some very exciting news from Crystine when we got there. She announced the forthcoming birth
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Check these out!
cookingforcowboys.com and olshepp.wordpress.com I just met the writer of this blog this morning. Some interesting and fun stuff written there! I especially love one of the more recent posts about how she ended up with the china she uses for Thanksgiving. If you love Wyoming, ranching, etc., you will love these blogs!
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Matthew is one year older!
Matthew requests pie almost every year in place of his birthday cake. This year he requested a pear pie and it was delicious with the recipe my mom used to make when I was growing up. Thanks for the recipe, Mom! It turned out so well and the pie did not last long. It never