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Jayce has just started his spring break today, which is a staggering 17 days long.  Wha?!  I know.  Unfortunately, the kids don't play well together, as I've mentioned before.  Jayce likes things just so, Hannah is a human wrecking ball, and it's not a good combination.But I might have found a plan that is a winner.  Take them on a walk, take the small stroller, let Jayce "stroll" Hannah, as he calls it.  He ran behind...

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The Shower and Mean Parents

Hannah has this new thing that she loves, it's called our shower.Actually, she hates to take a shower.  Both kids do.  They prefer baths, with their bubbles/boats/tea party capabilities, and that's fine with me.  But Hannah likes to climb into our shower, shut the door, sit down and hang out in there.  She lines up the shampoo and soap bottles and then she rearranges them.She opens the door to peer out at us and then slams it...

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Knitting Wrap Up: THE SCARF

So, yes, I finished Jayce's scarf and I have finished the "month of knitting" part of my resolutions.  I had a marathon knitting session the last week of February where I worked on it almost every evening and I cranked that baby out.I told Chris I felt like a human loom.  First there was just a ball of yarn, and then Jayce had a scarf!  It was like magic.  Sometimes frustrating and forearm numbing, but still magic. It's long-ish,...

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Akron and Iphones

When Hannah and I traveled to Akron last month, I couldn't take my camera with me.  But it didn't matter, because mom and Chelsea and Mom had their "cameras."  That week, Hannah was the primary subject of much iPhone photography.I don't blame them though, and I was happy they had their phones, because there were many memorable moments.But eventually I got all bossy and was like, "Chelsea, you have to stop using your phone's camera and get...

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Let's Talk About Flying with a Baby

A little over 2 weeks ago, I found out that my grandpa had a heart attack, which I'll write more about at another time.  As the week went on, he went downhill fast, and we made a quick plan to fly home to say goodbye.  By quick, I mean we bought tickets after Chris was home from work one night, and I left for the airport the next morning before Jayce was even up for school.  Chris couldn't miss work and Jayce couldn't miss school,...

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I Made That, on Flickr

 Well, it's been 3 years since Tiffany, Patrice, and I started Lemon Tree Creations.  I've written before about how good it was for me at the time, but the writing and blogging of weekly tutorials was not something we could do anymore, and it still isn't.To be honest, it annoys me slightly that there are 100+ of my projects and photos on a site that is no longer active, though we still get 1,500+ hits per day thanks to Pinterest. ...

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