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  • Saturday Thanks

    Saturday Thanks

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    I hope no one will be too sad if I skip Saturday Surfing this week, but we had a busy, busy day starting with Nora’s 9am dance class and ending at a little after 9 as we waved goodbye to our friends after another awesome potluck, and I am exhausted. Today, Nora and I entered…

  • Finding Thanks When the Sky is Falling

    Finding Thanks When the Sky is Falling

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    I’ve been thinking about writing this post all day.  Here I am, nine days into my month of gratitude — during which it seems like I ought to be writing blog posts about beach sunsets and adorable  little girls frolicking through the woods — and I’m having the sort of day that makes sunsets and…

  • 30 Days of Thanks: Work Completed

    30 Days of Thanks: Work Completed

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    I’m one week into my great business experiment (the one where I offered a web design package and set out to build one site per week) and so far all is looking good.   Recent Launches I finished the first website perfectly on time and am very pleased with it. (I also designed WestBay’s logo…

  • Wordless Wednesday: Day 7 – Weathering the Storm Together
  • 30 Days of Thanks: The Right to Vote

    30 Days of Thanks: The Right to Vote

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    If you follow me on Facebook or are one of the 92 people (and counting!) participating in my Facebook 30 Days of Thanks Event, you already know what I’m thankful for today.  Like most of us across America, today I am thankful to live in a place which gives me the opportunity to participate in…

  • 30 Days of Thanks: Homebirth and Our Midwife Sybille

    30 Days of Thanks: Homebirth and Our Midwife Sybille

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    I took Nora for her three year old check up today (we were a little late last year and now are doomed to forever be off on her check ups because of insurance).  She’s 28lbs, around 34 inches tall, and just perfect, growing on her own little curve at the bottom of the charts. I’m…

  • 30 Days of Thanks: The Return of Dear Friends

    30 Days of Thanks: The Return of Dear Friends

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    Remember sweet Mr. T who broke our heart when he moved to Brazil with his mama and papa?  Well… he’s back! Today, Nora and I were incredibly thankful to get to see some of our dearest friends, not though a computer screen but real, live, and in-person, because they have moved back to Nantucket!!!  Nora…

  • Saturday Surfing + Day Three

    Saturday Surfing + Day Three

    Finds of the Week: Background Television in the Homes of US Children, Pediatrics — New study which found that the average US child was exposed to 232.2 minutes  (nearly 4 hours!) of background television on a typical day, which has been found to have negative consequences on child development.  I was shocked by how big that number…

  • 30 Days of Thanks, Day Two

    30 Days of Thanks, Day Two

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    Today started out gray and dreary — one of those days when it’s hard to get up the motivation to do anything, especially in a slightly messy house with a little girl seemingly in need of constant entertainment.  But then I remembered the ECC (early childhood center), a free grant-funded play space for little ones just a short…

  • 30 Days of Thanks

    30 Days of Thanks

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    Last November, I started a tradition of blogging about what I’m thankful for every day during the month of November, and I ended with 30 days worth of posts about friendship, food, place, amazing moments with my little girl, and only a post (or two) saying I was thankful for the end of the day.…

  • Wordless Wednesday: Halloween
  • A Scarecrow in 30 Minutes or Less

    A Scarecrow in 30 Minutes or Less

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    Still need a costume?  Here is what I whipped up for Chris this morning: