around the house - prickett family adventures (Page 33)

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throwback thursday ( september 27, 2017 )

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productive morning

Today was Olivia’s second day of school. I spent my free time painting the mud room. It was the last room I wanted to get repainted. I had enough time left over to make more apple cookies. Now I have to figure out what to do next Friday! I’

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thunderstorms

We’ve had some rain. Actually... we’ve had a lot of rain. Three days of almost constant rain. It’s not just a sprinkle either. It’s the huge rain drops, hail the size of a quarter, pitch black outside in the middle of the day kind of rain.

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throwback thursday ( september 20, 2017 )

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olivia’s first day of school

Olivia started school at Emma’s old preschool today. She’s doing the 2 year old class that Emma did. Same teachers. Same room. Olivia had a blast! There wasn’t a single tear... unlike Emma who cried every time for at least the first month. While I had 2

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throwback thursday ( september 13, 2017 )

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homebody

Emma always wants to go somewhere. Anywhere. Bonus if we stay there for hours. Olivia is the total opposite. She’d rather stay home. If we do go somewhere she asks to go home after an hour. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Today I told Olivia we could go to the zoo, or the park,

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my own bike

I don’t know the last time I owned a bike. I don’t really remember riding a bike very much as a kid, only rollerblading. I’m also pretty sure I never had a bike with gears. Beach cruisers are more my speed. Now that Emma is without training

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sponge

I can’t believe how much Emma learned this week... and it’s not over yet! One of her proudest accomplishments is riding her bike without training wheels. On Saturday she couldn’t even balance on her bike. By Monday she was riding around the block. She’s been practicing

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throwback thursday ( september 6, 2017 )

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that’s all folks

Despite several pleas from neighbors to keep the pool open one more week, the neighborhood decided today would be the last day. It was chilly and rainy, but there were lots of kids getting one last swim in.

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summer recap

I'm planning to ask Emma all her favorite things we did this summer. I didn't realize until I started putting together this list how busy we've been the last couple months... and this doesn't even include every single thing we did! CAMPING