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Good times, good friends

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Leah
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To finish off the Christmas vacations, we packed all our stuff and headed to the cold, COLD east to spend a weekend up north (ok – 7.5 hours north east of us) with our good friends. When I say “packed”, I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Leah
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For this quote of the week, I am stealing a little something from one of my favorite blogs: 71 Toes. She talked about goal setting here and came up with this great quote (or her husband did): Start somewhere, and keep moving.I … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve and Day

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Leah
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I thought I would just document how we spent New Year’s Eve day and the actual night because we had a lot of fun! We first woke up early and hung out with the Greco’s. A little tobogganing, snow ball … Continue reading →

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A Year in Review

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Leah
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Soccer Soccer Soccer: tournaments, games, practices, for fun. Zach and Josh rep (MVP – most goals scored), Sam coached by Rob! Surprise Cruise (Cozumel, Belize, Roatan, Grand Cayman): snorkeling, urinals, hot chocolate, dress up nights, photo shoots, sting rays, monkeys, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve and Day

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Leah
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Finally the festivities started on Christmas Eve day. We always have a special little Christmas Program – the tradition that I grew up with. Zach played “Silent Night” and “Greensleeves” for us on the guitar. Zach and Zandra read this … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Day and Bowling…

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Leah
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My Mom and sister arrived for Christmas on the 22nd and we had a yummy Christmas Dinner on the 23rd (I forgot to take pics). We promised my sister we would go bowling! So that was our December 24th during … Continue reading →

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December Quote Wall

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Leah
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We built our 2nd annual “Quote Wall” at the beginning of December. You can see last year’s here. Every week I find a quote that inspires, teaches, is funny or speaks the truth well, and put it on our bulletin … Continue reading →

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Monthly Snaps of Life

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Leah
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Catching up on a few things around here! Sadly, I accidentally deleted a ton of pictures and video one day, including all our Christmas prep, going to get the tree in the wagon, decorating sugar cookies and Zandra’s dance recital:(( Have … Continue reading →

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Quiet Elfie didn’t fall. He was pushed.

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Leah
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We’ve had a lot of excitement these past few days with Quiet Elfie. The other morning he was sitting, quite precariously I would say, in between two railings on the stairs that lead from Zach and Gabe’s third floor room … Continue reading →

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Determination

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Leah
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Yesterday we arrived home after soccer to a cute little basket of Christmas treats from our kind friend and neighbor. She is the best baker, and I look forward to these treats every year. I didn’t even have my coat … Continue reading →

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I am a Mom, Stepmom and wife who by day also doubles as a Speech Language Pathologist in private practice. I started this blog because I want to document our journey as a family as we grow, change and continue to “blend” into our blended family. This is the place where I share the amazing adventures of raising my flowers and skids. Click Here for more.

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