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happy halloween!
Happy Halloween from a princess and supergirl!
around the house
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book character day
Every year Emma's school does a reading fundraiser. One day during the fundraiser all the teachers and students celebrate with book character day. Last year Emma was Pete the Cat. This year she wanted to go as Coyote Peterson. Nailed it!
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throwback thursday (october 29, 2019)
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home sweet home
We made it home just in time for a blizzard. 7"+ fell on Tuesday. On Thursday we had freezing rain and the weirdest color sky I've ever seen. Olivia said it looked dirty. She wasn't wrong. I don't know who is happier to
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throwback thursday (october 15, 2019)
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getting big
In the beginning I thought we'd have our foster kittens for a month... maybe 2. Here we are almost 3 months later and they're still here, and will be until at least the beginning of November. One of their favorite places to lay is on the
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throwback thursday (september 24, 2019)
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last of the pool days
We don't have too many pool days left... seriously, I think tomorrow may be the last one. After tomorrow its chilly weather in the forecast.
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first day of 2nd grade
Here we go! Today is Emma's first day of second grade. Her school is doing hybrid learning, so Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays she is doing distance learning at home. Tuesday and Friday she'll be doing in person learning at school. Emma's desk at home.
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final flight
Our last monarch hatched today. This one we got by accident from an egg on the milkweed plant we picked to feed our other caterpillars. Monarchs usually fly away pretty fast, so the girls don't always get to hold them. This one took its sweet time.
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throwback thursday (september 3, 2019)
Emma's first day of 1st grade... also the day there was a sewage leak at school and they called all the parents to pick up the kids by noon.
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wrapping up summer
I hate that summer is coming to an end already. Its getting darker earlier... Our last two caterpillars are turning into butterflies... We're squeezing in every last part of summer we can. Emma's school is starting later this year to prepare for all the new changes.