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when my baby brother visited.

We went hiking. Then, there were horses. I call this “Ode to Horse Bottom.” Not pictured: fish tacos, melissa’s birthday party, the muppets, dinner at home restaurant, laughing, racing around town, phoenix, kinky, and blueberry (two babies and a dog), … Continue reading

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Weekend home.

This weekend was a whirlwind trip back east, where I saw tons of family and friends. It was a little more than 48 hours full of so many lovely people. FRIENDS FAMILY PICNIC Off to the woods we go! Blair … Continue reading

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Triathlon Blues

This is my sister. This is her climbing a wall in LA. She’s afraid of heights, but when she came to visit, she insisted we go rock climbing, as it is something she wanted to try. Nikki is having a … Continue reading

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Hey, Nice Wings.

Back in the day, when I was a child, my family and I went to a few runs of the Lilith Fair. We are big fans of Ms. Sarah McLachlan. She is kind of a theme song player in our … Continue reading

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In the "F" section of fiction…

Apparently, according to a quick search this morning, I have never fully explained to you my love of the book barn. Now, I did mention it a while back as my favorite place to buy books, and that it is. … Continue reading

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Pool party, and a visit to GG's…

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Ravioli. From scratch.

Jeff and I have been meaning to do this for a while, and finally on Saturday we just did it. We got a pasta machine for Christmas and I got Jeff a ravioli maker. Here’s what we came up with.

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I'm back: and I won our bracket?

I will write more later. But: I won our bracket. And I watched exactly 0 minutes of 0 games. Here’s to a good week!!

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Oh, excuse me, I mean: My 91 cousins.

Just when I think I have it all together, family and all, one baby has to come and enter our world early. And so, Connor, welcome, and we’re excited to have you. I have added Connor to the family tree … Continue reading

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Yes, I'd like to introduce you to my 90 cousins.

I got a call from my mom last night that said, “Hey hun, call me back.” Usually, this means someone in our family has passed away. I called her back, and she informed me that my Great Aunt Louise had … Continue reading

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