Travelingjenny
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Category: Grace
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On Saturday, Grace and I climbed nearby Bradbury Mountain with a partner in crime friend of hers from school. I really wanted a sweet photo of the two of them on the mountaintop, with the fall foliage in the background. I was unsuccessful (although they did make me laugh).
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Every Friday the Friends School has a school-wide assembly. This afternoon when I arrived, all of the students were standing around the school garden, holding hands and singing, "Inch by inch, row by row." The sunflowers were glowing, the kids were adorable, and it was just so very sweet. Afterwards, Grace ran over to me…
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Tess has been very excited about starting school, and for the past couple of weeks she has told everyone who will listen: "Soon I'm going to go to school!" She didn't seem at all nervous this morning, and did a crazy dance at the door, singing: "It's a good day! It's the best day!" In fact,…
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It is a little-known fact that I am a skilled crayfish catcher. When I was a kid, I spent hours knee-deep in French Creek, where we spent weekends, flipping over rocks to find them. I learned to use "anything-catchers" (strainers with handles) to trap the quick little buggers, or sometimes I just used my bare…
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Inspired by her newest "Fancy Nancy" book, Grace made herself a clubhouse over the weekend. Adam put up his old tent, and Grace used the illustrations in the book to get ideas for what is needed in a clubhouse: an umbrella, a table (with tablecloth and flowers), a rug, and a water bottle. The dog…
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Grace was thrilled by this (obviously), but all I could think of was the Shel Silverstein poem: Boa Constrictor Oh, I'm being eaten By a boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor, And I don't like it–one bit. Well, what do you know? It's nibblin' my toe. Oh, gee, It's up to my knee. Oh my, It's up…
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Grace: "I love you, birthday girl."
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Yep, we need to get ourselves a goat. Or maybe two.
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