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the meadows

Posted in the ones about friends on July 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »

On Monday, after the comedy of errors that is our daily morning routine, Ava and I set off for the country to visit my friend Jennifer and her boys at their new home in the country. We past lakes and trees and lakes and trees to get to her home which is on the lake [...]

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unstarry night

Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »

“It’s dark outside; and the stars are really tired. They’re too tired to come out tonight.”

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rocker girl

Posted in the ones about merriment on July 6, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Ava and I met Shanel and her friend, Jenny last night for at outdoor concert by the river. Ava was rocking away to the Dixie Chick’s wannabees sporting her Shanel wear. And oh, I wanted a picture. It was at this key moment when I discovered that I had lugged my mammoth camera six blocks [...]

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book review–jamberry

Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Jamberry by Bruce Degenreviewed by Ava (of course): “Look Mama they’re watching the fireworks just like us. They’re watching them in their GORGEOUS balloon! They’re sailing through the sky to the fireworks. And then look, they go swimming in the berries. Isn’t that silly?” Editor’s note: The word “gorgeous” and the reference to “sailing through [...]

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crowned in clips

Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Ava taught herself how to put barrettes in her hair today. Getting hair in an open clip and then shutting it is kind of tricky, but I think she has mastered it. Doesn’t she look cliptastic?

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state of affairs

Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »

This was not staged. This is what Ava’s room looks like right now. Frightening, huh? I had to post this for two reasons. First, a little humility (and honesty) is good for the soul. Secondly, there was a time when I use to tell people about how neat and orderly my daughter was. “She always [...]

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emily’s wedding

Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »

The other night Nate was rocking Ava when she peered up at him and asked, “You married Mama, right?” “Yep.” “And Chad’s going to marry Emily?” “Uh-huh.” “And who is Moose going to marry? The rocking chair?” That’s right. Ava’s Uncle Chad is marrying Emily and we couldn’t be happier! Ava continually refers to the [...]

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stars, stripes, & sand creatures

Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

After seeing first hand how fun a parade is, Ava and Katelyn decided to recreate their own parade. They had plenty of patriotic colors, but a few less flags and lot less candy. Now being in a parade is exhausting and quite sweaty business, so we headed down to the local lake for quick dip [...]

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