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  • Back to the Grind

    Back to the Grind

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    Mia
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    To quote the incomparable Freddie Mercury, the show must go on. In our house this, of course, means homeschool and regular activities. With a full week in the new house under our belts, we have decided that driving “into town” is a royal pain. We’ve done a bit of shuffling to consolidate our time away from home. For instance, this Tuesday we had a jam-packed day: Field…

  • Little Man Cave

    Little Man Cave

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    Little Man is adjusting remarkably well to his new room, new home, and new neighborhood outside a new town. (Oregon friends, Belgrade is to Bozeman as Keizer is to Salem.) He never ceases to amaze us. We credit all success in this arena to the sage insight of wise parents who graciously advised us in preparing…

  • Settling In

    Settling In

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    We are completely unpacked; our vehicles are parked snug in the garage. Hurray for type-A personalities! This evening, Husband hung window coverings throughout the house, so we wouldn’t have to low-crawl from the shower to the closet anymore. Sorry for all of the nudity, new neighbors! We’ve already scratched our wood floors, installed a cat door into the garage,…

  • New Nest

    New Nest

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    I should be unpacking. Moving is like childbirth. It’s horrendous, JUST the worst… But worth it for the end result, which is why some crazy folks choose to do so more than once in a lifetime. We selectively forget the bad (e.g. having to be out of an impeccably cleaned old house by 4pm on Thursday, though only…

  • Moving Day

    Moving Day

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    I should be packing. Our final walk-thru on the new house is this evening, tomorrow we start moving in. We bid farewell to our trusty old couches, and put them out to pasture (passing them on to our neighbors’ college aged kiddos), though they have long served us well. If I have one piece of advice for…

  • Preparing Little Man for a Big Move

    Preparing Little Man for a Big Move

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    I should be packing. We move in just a couple of days. It has been long enough since our last move that we are no longer efficient, unfazed Rockstars at it. Yet it’s been recent enough that we do keenly recall how awful much work it is. Moving is stressful. For everyone. For pint-sized adoptees, a…

  • I Should Be Packing

    I Should Be Packing

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    Instead, I will share a few million recent pics of random happenings from our neck of the woods. This Little Stinker’s latest new thing: responding with a drawn-out “whhhhhhyyyyyyy” after everything we say. Like, with a fermata on it. It’s actually adorable. Weather has been amazing, so we’ve spent time outdoors with the neighbors whom we are taking with us…

  • Little House Love

    Little House Love

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    I’m kind of ashamed to admit it, but the kids and I are just now getting into the Little House book series. I’d long forgotten the quaint charm of the Ingalls family; we unanimously adore them. The kids received the entire collection in the mail, this Christmas, and we just wrapped up the first installment. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait…

  • Multicultural Children’s Book Day {Book Review}

    Multicultural Children’s Book Day {Book Review}

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    Mia
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    I am delighted to be a participant in an online celebration, of sorts… a unique online event created by Mia Wenjen (Pragmatic Mom) and Valarie Budayr (Jump Into a Book/Audrey Press). Imagine this book-worm’s delight to find a shiny, new, colorful copy of a book about Chinese-American culture in my mailbox, recently, free of charge. Say what?! Though I confess…