Tag Archives: Family

Guns and Chicken Eggs

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Shoes

We are lucky enough to live in an area that has lots of backyard farms and as such we are able to get farm fresh eggs.  Our eggs come from happy chickens, all of which have their own distinct personalities, … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Field Trip!

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Shoes

Earlier this week Husband took a day off work, Carter played hooky from preschool and we all joined Cody’s kindergarten class on a field trip to the beach. It was low tide We saw brown crabs We saw purple shore … Continue reading →

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The Tooth Fairy Lives in FairyLand, of Course.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Shoes

Here is the letter Cody left for the Tooth Fairy on the night of her first visit a little over a week ago.  I wrote while he dictated. I was proud that he remembered his manners in the writing of … Continue reading →

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Living With a Cold Blooded Killer

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Shoes

She wears a coat one shade darker than the darkest of nights.  Her eyes, two glowing green orbs, unblinking in their concentration.  Her ears alert to the whispers of whispers.  The faintest rustle of a leaf, the smallest twitch of … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – What’s in Your Lingerie Bag?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Shoes

Since becoming a mom I find myself washing more non-lingerie items in my lingerie bag that actual lingerie.

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Of Carter and the Peach (or on days like this I think I deserve a medal just for making it through)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Shoes

I am still not sure what alerted me that something was wrong.  It must have been a small noise he made or a change in his movements.  I was in the kitchen cutting up a hot dog (of all things) … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Simply Lovely Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Shoes

My mom came down for the weekend and we went to the zoo in a continuation of Carter’s birthday celebration.  In our house a person’s birthday gets celebrated for at least a week or more, with festivities spread out and … Continue reading →

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And Then There Was Carter

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Shoes

Four years ago, 2 hours and 14 minutes shy of Mother’s Day, Carter was born.  He took one look around, expressed his distaste for the cold bright world he was born into by crying about it and then promptly peed … Continue reading →

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Our Little Patch of Dirt

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Shoes

We planted our veggie garden last weekend.  This is the second year we have planted one and even though we don’t really know what we are doing it is a lot of fun.  Plus last year we actually got some … Continue reading →

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Lemonade Friends

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Shoes

In between the farmer’s market and our small town’s Arbor Day event we drove past a lemonade stand.  It was the type of lemonade stand made up of a folding table, a red and blue toy cash register, and three … Continue reading →

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