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It can be a little hectic on a weekday morning, getting all of us up, dressed, fed and out the door by 7:20 a.m.  I do as much as I can the night before, and have asked Elena to do the same.  Her job is to have the outfit she wants to wear ready for the morning.  … [Read more...] about Be Prepared

  5 p.m. can be the witching hour around here.  Dinner needs to be made, despite ample room to spread out Eli and Elena all over each other and not happy about it, and it's still an hour before Mike walks in the door.  Thank God for the great outdoors.  … [Read more...] about It Does A Body Good

In the last year or so I've accumulated a list of blogs that I check on a pretty regular basis.  Most of them have a parenting theme, and I'm especially drawn to families who blog honestly and live beautifully.  So it was no surprise that I would be head over … [Read more...] about NieNie

Eli got an actual haircut today. I've been holding out as long as possible, but Mike's been nagging me. Mike is on vacation this week, and the nagging was quickly turning into threats of him cutting it himself. We found ourselves by a Cookie Cutters today, so I opted for the … [Read more...] about Peer pressure made me do it

Like Elena's favorite storybook character at the moment, Junie B. Jones, she is officially a first grader.  Her first full day was a few days after we returned from the beach.  We had a special girl's evening out before school so she could choose a new dress for … [Read more...] about Elena M. Six: 1st Grader At Last