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The Last Hoorah?

On July 23, 2013 · 6 Comments · In birthdays, family

As I mentioned, my dad was up this past weekend (well, he came up on Wednesday, so it was longer than a weekend!) for a visit. The reason for making the trip this time was for Bryce’s birthday, but he’s planning on turning around and coming right back when our baby makes his/her debut, so […]

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Poconos in the Sun

On May 31, 2013 · 1 Comment · In family, nora, poconos, vacation

On Sunday, we woke up to sunshine in the Poconos. It was still pretty chilly outside, but we didn’t even care. After breakfast, we layered up—I wore a long-sleeve t-shirt, a hooded sweatshirt, AND a Northface fleece—and headed outdoors. We took the kids down by the pond to explore.

Soon we decided to venture out […]

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Poconos in the Rain

On May 26, 2013 · 2 Comments · In family, nora, poconos, vacation

Another year, another Memorial Day weekend. And another family trip to the Poconos!

If you’ve been reading here a while, you know by now that it’s tradition for us to travel down to the Poconos Mountains in Pennsylvania to spend a weekend with my family at my mom’s best friend’s house. Our group is getting […]

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A Day for Mommy

On May 12, 2013 · 1 Comment · In family, nora

It may have been cold and windy today, but it was still a celebration. After all, in our neck of the woods, we’ve actually seen SNOW on Mother’s Day, so cold is par for the course.

We went to my mom’s this morning for a family Mother’s Day breakfast, which was nice. The boys cooked […]

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A Tale of Christmas Past

On January 16, 2013 · 1 Comment · In family, holidays, nora

So, Christmas. I’m so totally over it. Our tree and other decorations came down on New Year’s Day, and by then I was DYING to rip it all out. But for the sake of posterity, I am going to take a little trip down memory lane, to a day that seems like it was months […]

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