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Adventures in Oregon
Almost 2,000 miles later, we are home from our whirlwind Oregon road-trip. After pin-balling between Bend, the capitol, the coast, Portland, and everywhere in between, we pulled back into our Montana driveway some time after 1am last night. Studly Husband went right back to work this morning. Apart from sheer exhaustion, the residual sentiment I’m feeling after a…
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The Oregon Trail
As our annual visit to Oregon approaches, my stress level is escalating, accordingly. Going home is kinda hard. We haven’t even pulled out of the driveway yet, and I’m exhausted. I grimace knowing that feelings are bound to be hurt, regardless of the marathon of visits that we squeeze between Little Man’s gauntlet of doctors appointments. For…
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Creature Comforts
“Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow nor reap nor store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” -Matthew 6:26 A rogue parakeet landed in our next-door-neighbors’ driveway, after apparently surviving several days on my sunflowers alongside the resident magpie…
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Fall Bucket List
Fall is my frrravorite… “the sun may warm the grass to life, the dew the drooping flower; and eyes grow bright and watch the light of autumn’s opening hour…”* Sadly, my favored season lasts mere weeks here in the greater Bozeman area. To effectively carpe autumnal diem, before the snow arrives, one must dive in with proactive gusto…
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Mother Nature
“At three o’clock the entire family turned out to walk, for all the active young bodies must have exercise; and in these walks the active young minds were taught to see and love the providence of God in the beautiful miracles which nature was working before their eyes.” -Louisa May Alcott
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Halloween On The Cheap
Because we are nerdy homeschoolers who love any excuse to dress up and socialize with the neighbors, we spend a lot of time —but not a lot of money— hand crafting our kids’ Halloween costumes, each year. In fact, it is not at all uncommon for the girls to start conspiring for the next Halloween first thing each November 1st.…
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Sisterhood of the Traveling Ergo
I’ve reluctantly come to terms with the fact that little man is now too big [long] for the Ergo backpack. His feet dangle nearly to the floor and seem to drag across the ground as I carry him, these days. #hobbitproblems It’s bittersweet, because it quietly marks the end of his baby-hood, and because that Ergo was…
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Rainy Day
I love the rain. I love the way it feels on my skin and in my hair. The way the dampness freshens the air, the scent and sound of it hitting the pavement. Rain is life-giving, makes all things new. True to my Oregon roots, I balk at umbrellas and galoshes– instead welcoming drops on my sandaled feet. In Oregon…
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Fall Back
Adios, summer. Here’s a recap of our 2015 summertime shenanigans, in snapshots. Tell-tale signs that fall has indeed arrived: cool, dark evenings, frosty mornings, crockpot dinners, boots, scarves, pumpkin spice, hunting and football seasons, harvesting the garden, and… back to school. Though we never really stopped for summer, we are back in full swing with homeschool. The girls’ extra curriculars…
