Travelingjenny
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Tess spent a good deal of time with Grace this summer putting on performances. Tess seems to have learned quite a bit from her big sister about singing and dancing, and especially about how to win the adoration of an audience. On Sunday, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went for a walk…
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The other day, we had a lovely outing at Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth. I really need to remember to go there more often. We climbed on the rocks, stuck our feet in tide pools, studied barnacles, and watched the waves crashing. We even had a picnic lunch. All of the fresh sea…
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It's full-on blueberry season here in Maine, and we're making the most of it. Besides blueberry smoothies, blueberries on granola, and blueberries all by themselves, I've made scrumptious blueberry-lemon crumb bars. And tomorrow I'm making blueberry crumble. Our fabulous next-door neighbors have their own blueberry bushes, and invited us to come pick while they were…
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Today we went to the beach with a friend who has two girls the same age as my two girls. The two five-year olds played together the entire time: making a sand castle, swimming and wave-jumping, and concocting 'soup.' The two three-year olds were aware of each other's presence, but mostly played alone or followed…
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This was the third play in a series of performances the girls did a couple of days ago. The first two were entitled, "The wizard of all" and "Pinocchio with the long nose." I love the creative costuming, with Tess as the shark — wearing only undies and a silver scarf. She was pretty convincing,…
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Sand castles, dancing on the beach, and ice cream for lunch. What a day!
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Sunday was rainy, and the girls spent a large part of the morning acting out their favorite storybooks while Adam read them aloud. This started with The Paper Bag Princess — Grace wore a paper bag and a crown of her own design, and she drew a dragon mask for Tess. This was such a success that…
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It's 8:17 pm on Thursday. Bedtime was one hour and 17 minutes ago. As I type this, Grace is standing at her bedroom door sobbing and shouting, "No one loves me! They said they would love me, but they don't anymore! PLEEEEEASE someone, I need help blowing my nose! No one in this entire house…
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The other morning, Adam and I were awakened by a "tree" and a "berry bush." They put on a brief, but hilarious, performance. I am simply amazed at how creative these children can be before 7 am.
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It is July, after all! There was much rejoicing today. (And yes, that's an American flag painted on Grace's face — more on that later.) {P.S. My phone seems to have run out of memory, so no more phone photos until I get my technology figured out.}
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