Snow day, part …??

Yesterday was Superbowl XLIX (49). It was also a snow storm. ALL DAY. It snowed. then snowed some more. and then some more. By 6pm, most of the schools in the area had closed for Monday, and around 7pm, we got the call that school would be closed for us too. Even WMU, KCollege and KVCC…

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Fun with the snowman

Yesterday (aka, before all the snow, the last day of January), the kids and I went outside because they wanted to try to go sledding. The snow hadn’t fallen, but they still had fun. I wanted to share some pics I had gotten of them, but completely forgot to do so. Enjoy!  Playing on the…

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Simple Post

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Crash

What a sore day. Our whole family woke with aches from yesterday. Some were worse off than others, but at breakfast Hayden didn’t think he could make it. Mike headed to the store after breakfast, so I took the kids upstairs to get ready for the day. After a bit, Violet managed to somehow jump/fall…

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Hitting the slopes

Today, our family ended up taking the day to go downhill skiing. None of us has ever gone! Mike and I tried to go once before, but they had lost power, so we ended up going home before we even got started. Violet didn’t have school and Mike and I took the day off. (Hayden…

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Meaning of Life

All while Mike was out of town, the kids were planning a talent show. Saturday was the big performance. Mike had an all-day retreat so the kids and I spent the morning cleaning and continuing our final dress rehearsal for that evening’s talent show.  Hayden was dressed for his dance performance after we finished cleaning…

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Who knew?

Our kids LOVE going to the dentist. Every time. It has gotten to the point that the other cries that they are not going to the dentist too. We’ve kept appointments on different dates so we could make their dentist visits special, but we might have to reexamine that procedure now that is is becoming…

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Stick Family

Stick people, by Violet An accurate representation.  Mom: (dressed for work) black hoodie, dark pants, blue & black socksDad: Colorful sweater, brown work pants (with pockets), white socks, red and black running shoesViolet: Purple shirt, blue pants, no socks or shoesHayden: Orange and white striped shirt, blue pants, fuzzy black socks, blue tennis shoes Also,…

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I’m too much fun

Yesterday turned out to be another BEAUTIFUL day. The kids and I cleaned in the morning because some friends of mine were going to be coming over in the afternoon. Once we got things cleaned up we had a dance party and then I let the kids play some Minecraft for a little bit. In…

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