Travelingjenny
Navigating the hilly terrain of motherhood
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Wondering why you haven't heard from me lately? It's very simple: I'm merely struggling to keep my head above water, and at the end of the day I simply don't have the mental energy for blogging. Here, in a nutshell, is what I've been dealing with: * A three-year old who has decided that she…
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Yesterday, in a fitting farewell to summer, our friends took us out on their boat. The weather was picture perfect. We hung out on an island for a couple of hours, enjoying the white sandy beach and meeting a seal. It was very fun — the kind of day that I'll look back on in mid-February…
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Last summer when we visited French Creek, we took Grace out for a float in the canoe, but her wiggly little self got bored pretty quickly. This summer, however, she got really into it. She sat with Adam in a big inflatable canoe, and she got to paddle all by herself. (Apparently, the secret to…
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We enjoyed a visit from "Grandma Ha" over the past few days, filled with the kinds of things you do in Maine in the sweltering heat (not that I'm complaining). Probably the coolest, and most exciting, activity was a seal watch boat trip out of Boothbay Harbor. We spotted a couple of seals popping their…
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Little Daphne came home to Nana's house on Friday. She is calm and sweet and perfect in every way. We're all in love — even Maggie.
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Last night we took the girls to see Circus Smirkus, a very cool youth circus that stops in Freeport each summer. Two years ago when we took Grace, she didn't like the clowns because they "hit" each other. This made her cry. But ever since, she has talked about the circus and even plays Circus…
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Grace: "I wish you were my brother." Jackson: "That'd be awesome."
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Our move to Maine marked the beginning of a new lifestyle for us. A simpler, more natural kind of existence. For me, this meant planting a vegetable garden, keeping chickens, and now, baking bread. I first tried my hand at this over the winter, and had mixed success. It seemed like way too much trouble…
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Ahhhh, it's late July in Maine, and we can finally play in the sand — and wade into the ocean all the way up to our knees!
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