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I saw two people today that I hadn’t bumped into in awhile. My kids and I saw Lindsey Rendlen & Chris Patton at today’s downtown Holiday Parade. (Oh how my kids LOVE a parade…psst: it’s all about the candy.)Chris & Lindsey were married this spring and I’ve meant for months to finalize their album.So...

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Once our children began talking (and complaining…), David and I started a tradition of saying “thank you statements” during supper. We each thank various people (present or not) for whatever we are grateful for that evening. And with Thanksgiving only four days away, we’ve been “thinking about thanks” even more. These days (you can pretend...

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Spent a lovely hour with Lyndsay and Ryan this past weekend on a scavenger hunt to soak up the last of Columbia’s Fall foliage. And just as I was thinking about the landscape transitioning from Fall to Winter, Lyndsay and Ryan called with some news: rather than marrying next May in Columbia, they’ve moved their...

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2 things I will never forget:
When Paul’s parents (Mike & Kathy Wagner) first came into the room after Avery was born, Kathy took one look at Paul holding that brand-new Avery and said, “and NOW you know how much we love you”
When I awoke that next morning Paul was humming/singing and practically twirling (?) to...

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Spent a few hours today…get this: catch & release trout fishing at the park (with Tycho ~ thanks to a community clinic hosted by area fishermen.)At nearly the same time, Kim and Sophie (with Avery getting a chance to hang out at Kim & David’s & help out) made 4 pumpkin pies ~ from scratch!Where...

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Just a block from our house is a gem of a little neighborhood park called Stewart Park. It’s been my kids’ favorite spot for impromptu soccer and baseball games, picnics, hikes along….or in….the creek, wildlife sightings (including a very large snapping turtle!) and leaf tossing. Elliot and I spent one warm May afternoon on his...

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