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I’ve lived my entire life in the Midwest, so if there’s one thing I should know something about, it’s seasons. You have to be hardcore to live in this part of the country. You have to be willing to adapt and change to radical temperature fluctuations every few months. The harsh, dark, cold winters drag…
I used to hate winter and basically tried to hibernate until it was over. The past few years, I’ve really been trying to appreciate the seasons. Sixteen degrees isn’t bad if you wear the right clothes. The pale palette of a winter sunrise is perfection. Cooper gets to spend more time off leash on our…
For the past few weeks, a blanket of white snow has been covering the ground where we live. Typically, during the first snowfall of the year, I would go out with my camera and take some photos to mark the occasion. When you live in the Midwest, snow is just part of the deal, so…
When I write on my blog, I get to the end of a post and I see the list of similar posts I’ve written in the past. Lately, I’ve been clicking the links and reading stories that I wrote about seasons of our life I can barely remember. I’m amazed that during the last 11…
This weekend, I had a little time to myself because my husband had taken our two girls out of town to visit his parents. Our boys are pretty much self-sufficient, so I took advantage of a Saturday morning to go for a hike. I have absolutely been loving the spring weather this past week, and…
I’ve been writing about some serious topics the past few days, and I’ve loved interacting with many of you on Facebook, Bloglovin’ and through text. I guess I’m not the only one feeling the sadness of back to school, and I’ve also learned that many of my friends have been doing the happy dance now…
The past few days, our backyard has been a flood. It rained nonstop from Saturday morning through Sunday night. The rain came down in sheets at times. I laid in bed the past few nights, listening to the sump pump as it worked constantly to keep water out of our basement. It felt like the…
“Would you rather live in place where it’s always warm or in a place with seasons?” When our family is on vacation, we often ask each other “dinner table questions” while we’re eating. Sometimes I bring along a box of questions. Other times we make them up. We spent the past week in Florida for spring…
If you’ve been reading my blog for long, then you know I have a thing for chalkboards. I love writing new words and phrases on my chalkboards to decorate for the seasons. But I often would “cheat” on my handwriting by cutting out a stencil using my Silhouette and using that to create pretty letters. Well,…
On Sunday afternoon, our 6-year-old and I were walking along the trail behind our house. She had her little arm wrapped tightly around my waist. I held her close with my left arm around her neck. “Mom, this is the best weekend ever,” she sighed. It wasn’t the fall festival we had attended the night…
