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Family

Meet Ed. And Dave. And Dave. And…

written by Katrina on March 8, 2010 · 10 comments

and filed under Family

I sighed. I was going to have to crawl under L.’s bed.
Though L. is 3.5, I still use a “baby” monitor in his room. Between the white noise machine (yes, I’m a believer in white noise machines), closed doors, and the distance between our bedrooms, I can’t hear a thing from L.’s room at night. [...]

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Back to the land of cold and gray

written by Katrina on January 19, 2010 · 11 comments

and filed under Family

So. We’re home.
Oh, you didn’t even know we went away?
Yes, we did. But since I figure it’s not a good idea to announce to the entire Internet that, “We will be gone for the next four days, so our house and all our belongings are left unguarded and vulnerable”…I didn’t mention it.
But now we’re back, [...]

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What’s That Face?

written by Katrina on January 4, 2010 · 15 comments

and filed under Family

Hm...

L. (3) is often concerned with how I am feeling.
For example, though he seems to have no problem whatsoever with disobeying and defying me multiple times per hour, he would prefer for me to remain perpetually “Happy.” (And, when I appear to be not-so-happy — such as when I discipline him for the aforementioned disobedience and defiance — he’s [...]

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It’s January! Hooray!

written by Katrina on January 2, 2010 · 7 comments

and filed under Etc., Faith, Family

L. (3) was happily playing with Legos yesterday morning. He received a Lego fire station set for Christmas and has spent a good portion of the last week creating everything but a fire station with it. In fact, whenever I’ve attempted to help him turn the pile of Legos into the item pictured on the [...]

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Sixteen Years

written by Katrina on January 1, 2010 · 13 comments

and filed under Family

To Chad, my husband:
Happy Sixteenth Anniversary!
I couldn’t have asked for a better husband.
You balance me, encourage me, love me, take care of me.
It’s true, we were practically kids when we got married, which meant that things weren’t always easy.
But I’ve loved growing with you, beside you.
It’s been absolutely worth it.
And I’m looking forward to what [...]

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The things he says

written by Katrina on December 20, 2009 · 6 comments

and filed under Family

At age 3 1/2, L says things daily that make me pause, smile, or laugh out loud. Here are three cute ones from today.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a casual girl. Jeans and fleecy shirts are my staples this time of year. But for church today, I dressed up a little. For me, that meant [...]

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Ice

written by Katrina on December 14, 2009 · 6 comments

and filed under Family

It was just a normal Sunday morning. Well, mostly normal.  Chad had to teach Sunday school during the first service and I had to be on hand to help run the technical equipment second service, so we needed to get out the door a little early…to get everything set up.
No problem. The kids get up [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

written by Katrina on December 11, 2009 · 9 comments

and filed under Bloggy Stuff, Family, Home stuff

Time for Susanne’s weekly meme, Friday’s Fave Five, a chance to reflect and pick five things from this past week that make us happy.
1. Big Mama’s soup. I had a friend over for lunch this week and in my search for just the right new recipe to experiment on my friend with try, I came [...]

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Kids’ Picks: Bible Study Books for Tweens

written by Katrina on November 17, 2009 · 10 comments

and filed under Books/Reading, Family

It’s the third Tuesday of the month, which means 5 Minutes for Books is hosting their monthly Kids’ Picks carnival.
This month, I thought I’d share about a series of Bible study books that work well for tweens.
Over the summer, one thing C. (11) and I wanted to do was to find a Bible study for [...]

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I mentioned a few weeks ago that C. had won his class spelling bee. So last Monday, he and I traveled several hours, along with other winners from his school, to the district bee for his school’s association. It was a long day, but one full of excitement for us.
First up were the individual grade [...]

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