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Summer Fun at the Hollywood Connection – The Summer Chronicles

26 Aug 2013

One fun afternoon we went with our friends, Jill, Drake, Ila and Harvey to Hollywood Connection. H.C. is one of those places with dizzying rides that spin you up, [...]

Be Your Best Self – Back to School Dinner, 2013

18 Aug 2013

One of our family traditions is having a back to school dinner for the little lovelies. This is a time to celebrate the kids, acknowledge their accomplishments, and [...]

A Writer AND an Adventurer!

29 May 2013

I just opened my pocket notebook to write an idea down, and this is what I found: apparently Olivia wrote down an idea if her own. It made my heart smile. Once upon [...]

The Great Tragedy of Motherhood {An Observation of a Wedding}

29 May 2013

Andi and I became friends in the fifth grade, at age 11. At that time Andi had the summer job of watching her baby sister, Lexi, who was closing in on 3. We [...]

Chasing Fireflies

12 May 2013

Olivia had her second piano recital this past week – it was the classical music show. She did wonderfully. She was SOOOOOOOO excited all week for it. This [...]

Generosity

7 May 2013

Olivia received an award. Again. This time for being a great example of generosity. And it’s true. She is generous with her kindness, and her heart. [...]

In Which Olivia Loses A Tooth

9 Jan 2013

“Guess what you guys?!” Olivia exclaimed loudly as she threw open the door, home from school. We all looked up from our various activities in the living [...]

And in Other News . . .

7 Nov 2012

Tuesday night was the big night – Wyatt lost his election. It was a sore disappointment. And in other news . . . Olivia came home today totally excited [...]

Olivia Turns Seven

28 Oct 2012

Dear Goose, Today was your birthday. Seven Years Old. You are getting to be such a big girl, and you are such a great help to me. I really appreciate who you [...]

We’d Really Like To Celebrate This Happy Day With You!

28 Oct 2012

On Saturday we had Olivia’s 7th Birthday Party! Our guests included: Kate McGlincey Emma Shaw Kira Jackson Cheyenne (last name??) and Sienna (last name??) [...]

It’s Time to PAAAAR-TAY!

28 Oct 2012

It’s the weekend before Halloween, so really, what do I expect?! Friday Calvin and his preschool class went on a field trip to Gardiner Village to see the [...]

Now You Know

25 Oct 2012

Here are a couple stories I forgot to write down . . . A few weeks ago Olivia told Lois she was going to be a witch for Halloween. She then began to cackle. Lois [...]

Goose

10 Oct 2012

Olivia’s first grade pictures came back. Look at what a doll! Oh, btw, she can also write in Chinese.

Olivia’s First Day of School

4 Sep 2012

Olivia had her first day of first grade! This means she will be gone all day, five days a week. A part of my heart just broke off forever. She, on the other hand, is [...]

Olivia Graduates from Kindergarten Sniff

14 Jun 2012

Last week was the end of school for Olivia. She had her field day and final program. She had a great kindergarten year. She made a lot of new friends, she had a [...]

First Fishing

25 May 2012

We went fishing the other night – our first trip of the year. We just went to a local pond. We had no luck. But the kids admired the fish of others, and had [...]