Monthly Archives: April 2012

fort

  When they choose to play together, it is really, exceptionally great.  This kind of thing happens only once in a while, it seems.  I adore it, drop everything I have planned if possible, and let them go for it for as long as we can.  I love that they love each other.

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linked 52: trees, or learning the guitar

  The linked project theme for this week is trees, but though I thought and tried as much as I could, photo inspiration just didn’t hit me.  The guitar, however, is sort of like a tree, right?  It’s made from trees anyway, and it is beautiful like a tree, and I love it like I…

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legos

  Even with his Lego buddy dad away at sea on a Navy ship, Cedar’s still at it. Now that I see this, it looks to me like a ship at sea, doesn’t it?  Cedar tells me it is actually a kind of floating city going up and down, with a ninja trying to save…

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chemistry fun

  How do you make a kid happy?  A little flour, salt, cornstarch, soap, food coloring, and, of course, baking soda and vinegar.  That’s how!

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linked 52: growth

  As I look at these daffodils, I see myself mirrored in them– closing, opening, peeking, wondering, fearing, trusting, exposing, doing what needs to be done.  In the past few years of intense life changes and challenges (job change, leaving our home and family, breast cancer, and now deployment), I am grateful for all the…

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