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Yesterday I took the chicks on a field trip to Grace’s classroom. The kids loved seeing them, but had a hard time grasping the fact that they are only a few days old. And Gracie proudly explained how we have them so that we can get eggs, and that they are all girls, and that…
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Today we welcomed six baby chicks into our home… Rosie and Bernadette (day-old buff orpingtons), Sally and Stella (four-day-old barred plymouth rocks) and Lucy and Penelope (four-day-old araucanas). Grace was very excited, and drew them a picture, which she taped to the side of the box we brought them home in. She also brought along…
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We drove to Boston on Saturday to spend the day at the amazing aquarium there. The last time we did this was two weeks before Tess was born, as a special outing with Grace before we rocked her world with the addition of a sibling. Of course, she doesn’t remember that trip at all –…
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Tess loves chocolate. And ice cream. So when we had brownie sundaes the other night, as a special treat with Grandma and Grandpa, Tess was quite thrilled. However, she had neglected to save room (seeing as she’s not quite old enough to tune into our meal planning), and proclaimed to be “all done” when in…
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What’s a visit to a dude ranch without a little horse riding? Each day we were there, the girls had the opportunity to ride Jazz, a very calm, sweet pony who provided us with a great deal of excitement. Tess only rode him once, but had fun even though she found the experience somewhat perplexing.…
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Well, we’re back home from Texas safe and sound, but a little tired. It is going to take us a few days to recover from running around in the warm sunshine – and we’ll need a few more days to get over the shock of returning to 30-degree weather and snow. Grace put it best…
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I talked to Joe from Colorado the other night, and he asked me how much snow we had. I told him somewhere between two and three feet on the ground. That night it was snowing, again, and the next morning on my way down the driveway to go to work, I noticed that the mailbox…
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On Saturday we made the big trek down to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to visit their very fun children’s museum. There is something about crossing state lines that makes a simple outing really feel like an adventure. Well, that and the fact that Grace and Tess got to dig up a real pretend dinosaur! And deliver…
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I admit that it’s pretty sad to call it a heat wave when the temperature doesn’t even reach 50 degrees. But, it was close, and in mid-February in Maine, we’ll take what we can get, and we’ll enjoy it!! Once it stopped raining today, we all headed outside for some fun in the very wet…
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Saturday is now officially pizza-making night at our house. This new family tradition was Adam’s idea. It gives us a good activity to do with the girls while also giving me a night off from cooking – brilliant! The best part is, Grace makes her own pizza, and she’s really into it (see her tossing…
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