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Always wanting to be just like his sister…we enjoyed the performance. </div>
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More traditional portraits this week- although had plenty of traditional Reed pictures- I love my little sleepy head- and don't have nearly enough of those images. Caught myself watching him sleep yesterday like I did when they were babies- somewhere along the way I stopped doing it (or at least doing it as often). Happened right around the time when I started looking forward to their naps:) Temperatures here have plummeted, so staying inside for the weekend, and trying to make the best of it.Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-34713727590867733292015-02-08T15:42:00.001-06:002015-02-08T15:42:35.978-06:006/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Cold winter days- spent either catching some precious rays outside or playing silly games inside- like hide-and-seek-bet you can't find Reed!</div>
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Siena-at Lake McBride among our favorite scout made 'castles'</div>
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Reed-he is invisible!</div>
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<br />Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-9062886258954165862015-01-31T18:04:00.002-06:002015-01-31T18:04:31.333-06:005/52My goofy kids- all week was spent inside- we've had one cold after another and we are so over it all! At least they were in good spirits (some of the time).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As always joining in with Jodi over at practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com<br />A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2015. </td></tr>
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-20023692541799663892015-01-24T08:58:00.001-06:002015-01-24T09:01:31.717-06:004/52 Rocking in the Free World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2015.<br />
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Even though the weather had improved enough for us to start spending more time outside, between various colds and the adults starting work again after a month of frolicking, most of our days have been spent inside. So impromptu concerts are no surprise. The fact that everyone is strumming their own tune and often singing their own thing rarely stops this bunch:)Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-40697737600709119232015-01-18T08:20:00.001-06:002015-01-18T08:26:22.783-06:00Siblings -- January 2015As I lamented in one of my <a href="http://mama-i-tata.blogspot.com/2014/12/5252.html">last 2014 posts</a>, it is easier to get images of these two together then apart. That and a love of all things photo-projecty made this Siblings photo project an obvious choice to add this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">they are both big cuddles…so it helps they have each other</td></tr>
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-1561590265201943542015-01-16T18:55:00.003-06:002015-01-17T08:57:30.371-06:003/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014.<br />
As always joining in with Jodi over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</a></td></tr>
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Not really a single portrait, but a single moment; a single memory.<br />
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Siena- after weeks of biting cold, getting to go outside - no words can describe! But jumps might.<br />
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Reed- what you get when you ask a 2 year old to pose:) (although he saw this quad-image and was able to recreate every face in quick succession- that entertained him for awhile- we might just have a little actor on our hands)Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-54151245056778494202015-01-10T08:42:00.000-06:002015-01-10T16:03:48.469-06:002/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As the temperatures have plummeted to -20s and Shea has finally returned (albeit with a whole day delay because of the snow storms) days have gone on slowly and without much intention. We have also all gotten a rather unimpressive cold, so we mostly cuddle, run around the house, pretend to do some housework, read, watch bad movies and repeat. It is actually quite disorienting even though it is fun. We have another week before school starts, which I hope will have a semblance of a rhythm. It is hard to have a rhythm when you are stuck in the house. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2015.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As always joining in with Jodi over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</a></td></tr>
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<br />Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-84098194069238931632015-01-03T07:01:00.001-06:002015-01-03T07:14:47.028-06:001/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every once in awhile I think I am getting tired of the weekly portraits, but then I look back at how much the kids have changed over each year and I am once again excited. It is not just their size that changes, or their faces, which often seem to change from week to week, its also what excites them and occupies them that changes, and I love trying to capture that. One thing that doesn't seem to change is how often I have to take images of them together- these two are quite the pair!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Over the last few days and for a few more I am solo parenting- and while it is actually crazy hard (the awesome hubby for example wakes up with the kids every single day- so that alone is a feat!), it is also nice to spend that much time with the kids- there is that familiar feeling of accomplishment at having…well...survived the day. I also love that doing this parenting thing alone forces me to be focused and present here with the kids- one of the things I hope to do better in 2015. Anyway, here are my monkeys this first week of 2015 (total science fiction if you ask me) in their quite regular winter spot: sitting on the windowsills. Looking back over the weekly portraits from the last few years I noticed that that too is another thing that hasn't changed- they both seem to seek out the light and yearn for the outdoors in the winter, spending hours each day looking out the window or playing some game or another while sitting on their perch.<br />
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Once again joining in with Jodi and the 52 project over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014. <br />As always joining in with Jodi over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</a></td></tr>
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-18274970083198933702014-12-25T19:33:00.000-06:002014-12-25T19:36:17.326-06:00And then there was Christmas...It was a small affair for us, but still great fun. From the spectacular (if I may say so) butternut squash soup with smoked paprika roasted chickpeas and kale crema, to freshly made vegan cinnamon buns (wonderful recipe <a href="http://minimalistbaker.com/the-worlds-easiest-cinnamon-rolls/">here</a>), and a tofurky feast.<br />
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No snow- instead the sun was bright and warm, prompting a trip to the park with the new pushcart kids got from us. Reed seemed certain that the cart was for him rather than his babies.<br />
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In the spirit of not buying too much I also extended a playmat I made them a year ago, adding a few features like a path and a vegetable garden.<br />
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-27718071915982968112014-12-23T16:55:00.001-06:002014-12-23T16:55:17.448-06:00Holiday Gifts<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Holidays are meant to be a time to slow down and notice the
world and people around us, and I truly dislike to what extent it becomes about
shopping and busy malls and honking horns. I know all of those might carry a charm
to them, but I truly believe that is only because they are so close in time to
other, more meaningful experiences (like being with one’s family). This is why
we try every year (albeit not terribly successfully) to not buy many things for
the kids and instead to give them experiences or build or make something for
them and each other. Last year we had built the kids a <a href="http://mama-i-tata.blogspot.com/2013/12/santas-helperswaldorf-playstand.html">play stand</a>. </div>
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This year we
had made over our guest room into a playroom- the guest room is right off the
living room and so it is a perfect location for kids to play. Up until recently
this was our homeschool room, but we had for a number of reasons found
ourselves doing most of our homeschooling at the kitchen table and so it was
high time to change that room around. The kids loved it- we had not done much-
added some pillows, moved things around, got some little warm carpets. We had
only added a little workshop for Reed (which was his one bought present- Siena
got a comic book making kit) and I had sewn a little set of curtains for the
playstand so that they could do a puppet theater. This coincided perfectly with
the fact that our next door neighbor (who is a play therapist) bought the kids a bunch of amazing puppets! The kids loved it and so do we- I
have been reading my new books on their soft bed and kids have been spending so
much more time in that room, instead of demolishing the living room, so truly
it was a present for us all- wink!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-69846136802411044362014-12-23T14:29:00.001-06:002014-12-24T10:23:22.724-06:0051/52 - Celebrating Winter Solstice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As always joining in with Jodi over at practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</td></tr>
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A bit of a belated post since we were busy celebrating the Winter Solstice. As I had mentioned in a prior post we had tried stepping away from traditions that we do not see as our own and instead embrace others which spoke more to us and of us. Winter Solstice was perfect- with all the magic and all the interesting science, the interesting stories and the fact that it grounds many customs in many other traditions and religions, it was an obvious choice for us. It also nicely fit with some of our other traditions- like the Winter Lantern Walk. In anticipation of the Winter Solstice we had a countdown/advent calendar with scrolls with various activities inside each one (and a chocolate since many of the activities might not have been as exciting for a 2 year old as they were for a 6 year old). We lit candles both the night before and the morning off- since the little ones woke up before 6 it was still dark and in many ways a perfect way to start Winter Solstice. We told stories both made up and learned about how the stars got to be in the sky and why Mother Nature has the Winter Solstice every year. We opened presents (more on that in the <a href="http://mama-i-tata.blogspot.com/2014/12/holiday-gifts.html">next post)</a> and ate Santa pancakes. Both the night before the Winter Solstice and the day of Siena had a ballet recital, which made the whole experience even more special. The kids got to watch a movie- a huge treat in our household, while the adults cuddled up and read- we had both gotten so many awesome books- including some awesome vegan cookbooks for me. The day was slow and quiet and magical- it coincided with the end of all grading and work for Shea and I, and I have been feeling last few days like I am actually seeing my family and I feel so awake and alive- this is how life ought to be. I caught myself the other day banging around the house hoping Reed would wake up from his nap since I was missing him- on a usual work day his naps are precious time and the wake-up is dreaded. We are also looking forward to Christmas, we will be opening presents from our more Christian family members and friends and we’ll be having a large meal. Being together is so wonderful!</div>
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Mother nature decided to give us a few more days to soak up the sun before the long cold winter comes. We took full advantage of it…trying to treasure the time outside, knowing we'll be daydreaming about it all not too long from now. </div>
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<br />Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-36343979131879388302014-12-13T09:48:00.003-06:002014-12-13T10:16:35.648-06:0050/52 - Winter Lantern WalkAs it has become tradition- we went on a Winter Lantern Walk with some of our friends. The kids started getting excited about it days and weeks in advance- they all made their lanterns using the style of painting we had learned in our Waldorf classes- dipping the watercolor paper in water first and then letting the colors swirl all around. <a href="http://harvestpreserve.org/" target="_blank">Harvest Preserve</a> was once again a perfect magical spot for the whole experience- they had even built a little pirate playhouse for the kids at the top of the hill. We went for a lantern walk- the lights alone in the dusking forest couldn't help but feel magic. We finished with some hot chocolate in the the pond house, while daddy told the story we always tell on Winter Solstice- the story <a href="http://www.spellbinders.org/store/p16details151.php?itemList=265,266,267,192,117,60,241,179,177,116,228,173,144,59,213,136,185,133,234,184,235,233,132,171,197,254,166,122,152,239,168,224,130,189,225,175,170,151,194,182,129,210,222,174,232,172,196,245,211,187,248,249,167,250,252,138,164,246,154,216,139,215,193,219,240,146,150,229,230,157,205,203,140,227,223,169,163,145,123,160,180,125,212,121,255,256,257,258,259,260,135,176,231,247,209,191,208,186,190,214,198,181,148,188,165,244,207,237,204,155,243,56,218,264,261,238,242,143,58,57,124,262" target="_blank">about how the evergreens kept their needles</a>. Every year I also try to make the kids a little gift- last year they were still small enough that they believed that forest fairies had jumped into my bag as we were walking- I'd like to think they would have believed that (or something like it) this year as well, but I was not about to push my luck…so they all received a little felted snowman. Last year's winter lantern walk <a href="http://mama-i-tata.blogspot.com/2013/11/winter-lantern-walk.html">here.</a> As always joining in with Jodi over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-9640694117757421832014-12-06T11:15:00.002-06:002014-12-06T14:29:03.645-06:0049/52I cannot believe there are only 3 weeks left in this year. Preparations for winter holidays are well on their way. We will mostly be celebrating the winter solstice this year (that's when Santa will come as well), but we will also open some presents from our more Christian family members on Christmas. We are trying to find and incorporate traditions this holiday season that capture the magic and that we specially value as a family, but that are honest with respect to our roots and histories. We are lucky to be surrounded with people celebrating Hannukah, Diwali, Solstice and New Years this holiday season so the kids are not inundated with a single view of what the season is about. There has been lots of preparations and we are doing a holiday activity everyday in our "countdown/advent" calendar. Some days, like yesterday, it was a donation to Oxfam, other days it is a little craft, like making watercolor lanterns for our upcoming winter lantern walk or making clove-spiked oranges and yet other days we go to an event or a show- tonight it is the Nutcracker…there are many more shows to come given that Siena has a very talented set of friends, who dance, play cello and do ballet (this includes two of her own holiday concerts).<br />
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In a span of a few days we went from frolicking on the beach and jumping into the waves to building a snowman.</div>
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<span id="goog_1611984639"></span>Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-20546639310039818062014-11-22T09:19:00.000-06:002014-11-22T12:41:33.795-06:0047/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Like their daddy! We got this guitar for Siena awhile back in the hopes that learning to play it would become a part of our homeschool routine. But her interest in it comes and goes- and some days it is more of a toy than an instrument, other days...the whole family gets a turn. Sitting and watching Siena and Reed take turns playing backup for their dad on this cold, snowy day reminded me about the few little things I like about winter- cozying it up at home with my peeps:)Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-11210564844325350292014-11-16T08:49:00.001-06:002014-11-16T09:08:45.199-06:0043/52, 44/52, 45/52 and 46/52I know, I know! I was so good and each week on time and right at the end this happens....but life happened too! We had a few eventful weeks, from boring work stuff that got in the way to fun stuff, like our 10 year anniversary and my folks visiting for several weeks. These weeks were filled with a Halloween party (we traditionally host one every year), celebration of our anniversary, many many hikes and outings with Siena and Reed's baka and deda. We were desperately trying to get out as much before winter came- and winter is here now with all its might, so I am so glad we did.<br />
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So here it is- superbly late: A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014. As always joining in with Jodi over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com/">practisingsimplicity.blogspot.com</a><br />
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43/52: First there was an early Halloween party. Lot os gory food, stuffing the straw man, apple bobbing, three legged races and other fun...<br />
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44/52: after baka and deda arrived there were all sorts of hikes and of course actual Halloween (Reed no longer wanted to be spiderman, so we switched his costume to Bob the Builder- kids nowadays I swear!) I also helped host the Halloween party in Siena's school. </div>
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45/52 and then came more hikes- Lake McBride. </div>
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46/52 And more beautiful hikes (Harvest Preserve)- this was the very last nice day of the year that it was in the upper 60s (18C) and since then it has been bitterly cold and today we got SNOW- lots and lots of snow (not pictured- I am boycotting snow!)</div>
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There was also a little 10 year anniversary - with the love of my life. I could not be more in love!</div>
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Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-48617234979582945122014-10-18T07:21:00.000-05:002014-10-18T15:36:34.002-05:0042/52 A walk in the woodsFall is most certainly here- can't believe we had already had to break out our winter jackets. Then again our tomatoes are still ripening and there are still some days when you can play outside in a t-shirt, but they are getting few and far between. Lot of excitement over here in the next few weeks- grandparents coming for an almost month-long visit, Halloween parties, our 10 year anniversary and numerous other things to look forward to. Somewhere in there we'll need to find sometime for work as well:)<br />
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It often seem to me like a child's innocence is reflected in their skin and their wisdom in their eyes.<br />
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These two- love hanging out. Siena is the most patient sister and very forgiving (both of Reed and of us). Reed is the wild man- but he is also the most loving, cuddly kid ever. And those two types of personality apparently work very well...and yes, Reed is a giant 2 year old who still sometimes drinks from the bottle (water).Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-87864763154812152312014-10-01T19:19:00.001-05:002014-10-01T19:22:16.636-05:00Autumn is here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A portait of my children, once a week, every week in 2014.<br />As always joining in with Jodi over at <a href="http://practisingsimplicity.com/">practisingsimplicity.com</a></td></tr>
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These two love doing pretty much everything together. When we had them almost 4 years apart and a boy and a girl I guess I just assumed they would not be as close as kids who are less far apart in age or same gender. I am glad to say I was absolutely wrong. These two love playing together almost all the time, they rarely ever get into conflicts and when they do Siena is very good at dealing with them. Recently Siena was sad about not having a best friend at school (she has loads of friends, but she only goes for 2h so it is not a great surprise other kids are closer), and as she started crying Reed came over and said "Reed Yena's best friend." I mean seriously!!! Heart melted on the spot!<br />
The benefit of only going to school for 2h pictured:) We have been going to the local apple orchard almost every week, sometimes we only pick a few apples and then after our hike through the orchard kids like to reward themselves with some amazing freshly made apple turnovers.Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8194925886735538018.post-8228918775631959492014-09-20T15:05:00.003-05:002014-09-20T15:05:55.425-05:0037/52 and 38/52<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The computer was on the fritz for a few weeks, and so glad to have it back and so lucky to have all the images and data and work saved not having backed up for months! What a dummy!<br />
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First set of images is from a lovely forest walk on a first autumn like day....<br />
The second set is from our local apple orchard. Although the fall is not officially here yet - it sure feels like it is- we've had to turn on the heat already a few times, unpack the winter clothes, wear wool sweaters in the mornings. Not ready for it yet. Usually I love the fall, but last winter was almost traumatizing in its length...so I'll take as much summer as I can get. We have been homeschooling and working pretty hard over the last few weeks- life seems to be speeding up- like it always does in the fall, and we are trying hard to make sure we are finding time to be present when we are together. Getting out helps us do that.Jovanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499632126186969612noreply@blogger.com1