Travelingjenny
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Want to know what my New Year's resolution is? Besides spending more quiet time with my girls? To stay more up to date with my photos and blog posts. Now if I could only find the time to go through the 1,000 photos I took over Christmas break…
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Yesterday, the last day of our two-week Christmas break, the girls were simply unable to coexist peacefully. At one point they were sitting right next to each other, both playing with their Polly Pockets, but refusing to play together. Apparently they just needed a bit of a break from each other. Because today after school…
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On Saturday, for the third year in a row, we went on the Candy Cane Train. This is a lovely little jaunt from Bath to Wiscasset, with water views and merriment along the way. Such a sweet family tradition. There are carolers, elves serving cookies, nice volunteers reading Christmas books, and…Santa! The first year we…
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It's so fun to get out the Christmas decorations each year and to see which ones the girls remember, and how excited they get about certain things. There are certain books they love, and of course we MUST wear the Santa hats to the Christmas tree farm. And still, they are happy to see the…
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At some point in the course of last week, Tess suddenly remembered that she has her very own cookbook, and that she would like to use it. So, she spent some time flagging recipes of interest, then chose TWO breakfast items to make this past weekend. On Saturday we enjoyed french toast, and on Sunday…
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The adorable, toothless bunny and the super-cool gypsy had a fabulous time trick-or-treating tonight. It was our sixth (!) year roaming Main Street in Freeport with Grace's buddy Elyse (a vampire). It's amazing how much further we can go each year, and how much less tired the girls are afterwards. And this time, I didn't…
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It's offical – Adam and I will be getting our own pumpkins next year, because our carving skills are no longer needed here. Except maybe for helping Tess, who does NOT like to get pumpkin goop on her hands. That makes for slow progress, but the end result is still spectacular.
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