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Manners Manners
This afternoon, I was trying to show the kids a video on the babysitter computer so I could then start my dinner preparations. While we were all huddled together (including my friend Whitney), Janey...
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Tic Tac Toe-phy
One day when Grandy was here, he and Henry faced off to a good old fashioned Tic Tac Toe tournament. Best out of five. Well guys, it was close but Henry pulled out with the win 3 games to 2. To...
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Apple Orchard
We did it!! Hurray! Lo hicimos! We didn't miss the apple picking season! As you may have guessed, in past years we've failed. I feel like next year will be my best long island farm season yet...
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Paper Boats
Still catching up....As you can tell, the party don't stop when Grandy's here! One day Henry had the idea of making paper air planes. The next day, Henry had a new idea of making paper boats. So Mark...
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These Animals Got Game - Farm.
Last week as our FHD (Family Home Daying...just made that up), we took a short drive to a place that until recently, I never knew existed. Imagine that. It was the Long Island Game Farm. A new friend...
View ArticleSettling Down
I am writing now after what has seemed to be a long and emotional few months. I'm feeling a little more together. Not that I was a wreck, but the words just didn't want to come out. I honestly wish...
View ArticleTales of Aunt Nita!
A long time ago, maybe 5 months or so, Mark found himself in a very cliche moment. He saw an old lady who seemed to be moving at the pace of a glacier trying to cross the street. So, he being the...
View ArticleSilent Night
There's a two stage relaxation process that I go through at the close of each day. The obvious one is when the kids go to bed and the not so obvious one is when Mark goes to bed. Do I need to explain...
View ArticleTales of Aunt Nita - Her Messages
Without fail between 7:30am - 8:00am, Juanita makes her morning call to our home. She's our little rooster. Mark so graciously remembers to take the phone out of our bedroom with him in the morning...
View ArticleKarate Kid
A while ago we had one of Henry's best bud's family (minus the dad) over for a play date. The mom and I started talking about possibly putting our boys in some sort of martial art together. Well I...
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Poor Unfortunate Soul
It's been almost two weeks since Jane has had a clean bill of health....poor girl. She started off having a fever that came and went. Then the cough was added to that. By day 6, I took her to the...
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000 Ninja
We signed the little ninja up for karate this week. He loved his free week way too much not to. I had to laugh because when we went into the uniform room with the employee, she grabbed the 00 size...
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Starting from Scratch
I'm beginning to realize that life is more enjoyable, interesting and rewarding if you do things from scratch....and tastes much better when it comes to food. Because I'm trying new things, I'm...
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Unveiling - Aunt Nita
After talking to a few of you, I know Juanita paints a very different picture in each person's eye. Some of you pictured her as a spicy Italian woman. Some others used a bit of logic and thought by...
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Where's My (L. Tom) Perry?
Yesterday was not our average Sunday. Our stake had a special stake conference where we were able to be visited by one of the 12 Apostles of our church, Elder L. Tom Perry. It was a wonderful day,...
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Oh Give Me A Home...
We are 5 weeks out from our journey to Germany and the pressure is ON! We have yet to find our accommodation for the 7 weeks that we will be there. Finding and renting an apartment in a foreign...
View ArticleJane's Tattoos
Jane found a small sheet of cheap temporary tattoos that came in one of her 100's of Easter eggs they hunted for last weekend. I'm not really one to promote covering one's body with art, but she had...
View ArticleWherever We Go
I did something today that I wish I had done weeks ago. I finally contacted the bishop of the congregation (of the church we go to) over there in Germany. Our church is world wide and very...
View ArticleGermany, We have arrived.
It was about a week ago exactly when we locked up our house and said auf wiedersehen to our place in NY. Packing and wrapping things up for a 7 week trip like this was making me loco. My head was...
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German Fahrts
This may show a little immaturity on our parts, but Mark and I (more me) have to laugh every time we see this word come up...which is A LOT. Go ahead, read it again. It means "exit" in german. Even...
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