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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Witnessing a Moment of Affection

I was almost-but-not-quite-late to my annual dermatologist appointment, and I was signing in at the desk when I realized there was a couple standing behind me.As I turned to sit down, I saw that they were both a bit stooped, maybe in their early 80s. But it wasn’t their age
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: You’ve Got Mail

It’s 2016. So our sons rarely get mail. In fact, if you take out the bills and the ads and the Amazon packages full of chicken soup, John and I don’t get much either.Many nights I almost forget to check the mailbox, and my husband pulls it out when he
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Toilet paper ghosts, marshmallow fun, lost teeth, silly surveys, homemade cards, and more

Halloween is Monday, and I am making toilet paper ghosts. Tell me I’m not the only one.I’ve really been enjoying all the Halloween decorations in our neighborhood, but these lights I saw at my friend’s house last night are just adorable.And we can’t wait to go trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween!
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: When a plunger sparks a fun Halloween idea

Every October our school has a Friday night Boo Bash right before Halloween. The children and some of the adults dress in costumes, and families can sign up to decorate the tables. The children trick-or-treat at the tables and pick up candy or other trinkets as they go.At some point a
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: A Day of Homework and Pumpkin Decorating

Fall Saturdays could bring corn mazes or pumpkin patches or jumping in piles of leaves. But our boys both had homework projects they had to finish this weekend.Before we started, we tried to have some fun. But their projects were hanging over us, so we pulled out the instructions and
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April 15, 2017

31 Days of the Little Way: Double the Birthday Party Fun

Our first grader had two birthday parties to attend in the same day. We could have said no to either or both, but our little guy loves spending time with his friends.I was fairly sure we could make it happen, but I was a little anxious about the time that
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Now that the blogging challenge is over, Halloween, our little saint on All Saints Day, and looking ahead to Thanksgiving

After blogging every day during October, you might think I would have loads of free time. I should at least have taken up crocheting or screen painting—or caught up on some sleep. Sadly, no.I really enjoyed the daily blogging challenge, and I would definitely do it again. I loved that
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Someone turned 9, that elusive extra hour, enjoying autumn, dirty dishes, and more

We have a brand-new 9-year-old in the house! I can’t believe Leo is 9. It really is astounding. And yet when I look at him, I can see how mature he is in so many ways. I wonder whether I will love 9 as much as I have loved 2,
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes: Perfect gifts for a 9-year-old boy, sticky hands on the ceiling, fun with toy trains, and holiday commercials

Christmas is coming, and unless you managed to find all your gifts on the 70-percent-off rack after Halloween, you might still have some shopping to do. I only found presents for two of my nieces in the Halloween clearance piles, so I will be shopping, too.But we have just had
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Leftover thoughts on Thanksgiving, Christmas trains, visiting Santa, a November rose, and better-than-homemade meals

I think we were supposed to argue politics at Thanksgiving dinner, but the only dicey moment was when people disagreed on the benefits of butter.I’m staying out of that one.Earlier in the day, Daniel asked me, “How does Grandpa carve the turkey? Does he carve it out of a pumpkin?”I
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick But Very Delayed Takes: Who needs toys, celebrating Advent, a full December, and why these takes are so terribly late

We lost our Internet access at home on Friday, and I couldn’t post my quick takes. I imagine you have found a few other things to read instead, but I don’t feel a week is complete without quick takes, so here we go!
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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Birthday party favors, what happens when St. Nicholas meets the Tooth Fairy, a Golden Gotcha Day, a future president, and more

All my wrapping is done—well, not for Christmas, but for the birthday party we are throwing for Daniel tomorrow. He turns 7 on Sunday, and he really wanted a party this year. I love parties too, but I didn’t think I could pull it off at home this year, so
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