Category Archives: Fun Things

IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES. IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES.

By Julie | Published: March 19, 2013
Those of you who know me well know that, with me, things are very rarely all this, or all that. If you ask me how I am, I might not ever respond with “Fabulous!!!” because, although I may be feeling somewhat “fabulous,” I probably also have a hint of “slightly frustrated,” or  ”hungry,” or “confused,” or just [...]
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HEY SANTA

By Julie | Published: December 6, 2012
Last week I came across R-boy’s school journal from three grades back. The boy is brilliant. Check it out. Seriously. You could just go ahead and change a few details (make that an iPhone 5, I already got the pink couch but I’ll take another…), and that could pretty much be my Christmas list for [...]
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SWEET SIXTEEN

By Julie | Published: July 18, 2012
Where, oh where, oh where, have I been lately?? Well, at the ball fields, mostly. And when I haven’t been there, every other free moment these past few weeks has been spent planning and preparing a secret surprise sweet sixteen party for R-girl. See, a few weeks ago R-girl mentioned she might want to do [...]
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BEACHY KEEN

By Julie | Published: July 9, 2012
R-kids and I have been taking ourselves on a few in-town adventures lately. Like this one, to our favorite city lake on a 100-degree day last week.     And here’s the play-by-play version: xo __ P.S. All the best photos in this post were taken by R-girl
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PLAY TIME

By Julie | Published: March 26, 2012
Hi friends! It’s spring break here this week, for R-kids at least, and just in time. Last week was a bit stressful on all accounts and we folks around here could sure use a nice, old-fashioned break. Yesterday I was listening to one of my favorite speakers and he was teaching on this super-sophisticated spiritual [...]
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R WE THERE YET?

By Julie | Published: March 16, 2012
Yes, we R! We made it to the weekend here at R-house. And, apparently, also summer? Hope you enjoy yours!! xo __ All photos were snapped on R outing to Hunt and Gather last weekend. One of my most favorite of inspiration stations…
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FEVER

By Julie | Published: February 20, 2012
R-girl and I have come down with a bad case of the fever over here. Hunger Games fever, that is. R-boy is still resisting. I don’t blame him. I’m usually the one to hold out on the cultish drivel that everyone else won’t stop yapping about (I still haven’t indulged in a single Harry Potter [...]
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WIN WIN

By Julie | Published: January 10, 2012
Have I mentioned the little gift that R-boy’s dad gave him for Christmas? . Sure it might look like a ping-pong table, but what is it, really? Really, it’s just the pure, unadulterated joy of beating one’s mother and sister over and over again with very little mercy and way too much celebration. But watch [...]
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GOING COCOA

By Julie | Published: January 7, 2012
The other night I heard some activity in the kitchen so I walked in to check things out. R-girl turned toward me, shivered with delight, and said: “Mom! Look at my cup of sugar.” Then she proceeded to act as though she was innocently sipping a cup full of nothing that was about to send [...]
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MERRY MERRY

By Julie | Published: December 25, 2011
It might be almost over for this year, but I’ve savored every moment. Like listening to Pa read the Christmas story while we each place the appropriate characters into the manger scene one by one as he mentions them… and soaking up lots and lots of Grandma love… and wearing the Santa hat when we [...]
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