An adoption update (sadly, it does not include much progress)

It was this time last year that Mike and I were going to adoption orientation after adoption orientation, gathering information and contemplating our options. After several updates, we kind of stopped talking about it, so those of you who were following along may have been left wondering what the heck happened. Basically, we thought a [...]

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Happy holidays to you!

The last couple years, Mike and I did something silly for our holiday card. Two years ago we went all holiday explosion and sent out this beauty: Then the next year we decided not to do the usual “we got married!” holiday card, and opted for something a little more fun. This year, we had [...]

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So glad I married a chef

It’s been nearly three months since we did a Meals post, and you’d think that would mean we would have a lot more meals to share, but apparently with the move and all, we really haven’t cooked that much. Here’s some of what we’ve been eating: MEXICAN MONDAYS Taco/fajitas – these were kind of a [...]

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To the orchard!

I’m months behind here, but I had this draft from back in October and decided to write out the memory even though it’s out dated. My family has an annual tradition of visiting an orchard when Fall hits. We’ve gone to the same place for years, but it has gotten really popular and crowded, so [...]

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My Etsy shop is open for business!

I’ve been a shopper on Etsy for years, and I even had a shop a long time ago, but I never did much with it and soon it died. But it has come back to life! I spent the last month or two creating some inventory, and last week I spent some time photographing and [...]

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