Monthly Archives: May 2015

Learning to Love Cooking

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Stephanie

Every once in awhile, I come across someone who says, “I don’t know how to cook”. Usually, I can’t resist saying something like, “You mean, you’ve chosen NOT to learn how to cook.” I must confess that I am wary of people who chose … Continue reading →

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Moving Up Day

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Stephanie

At the end of the school year, Mia’s Montessori school has a “Moving Up” Ceremony. This is the day to celebrate the end of the school year and to celebrate those moving up to the next level. In Montessori schools, children … Continue reading →

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Balance, Dragonflies and Butterflies

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Stephanie

Our spring days are slowly starting to look like summer. A few days ago, it was cold and windy at our local park (and snowing on our local mountain!). We still had a lovely time, climbing all over everything. Perhaps surprisingly, the … Continue reading →

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Spring Recap

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Stephanie

We’ve been having our usual windy, New Mexican spring here in Albuquerque. The weather has been alternating between warm, cold, warm, cold with periodic WINDY days since February. El Niño is in effect right now, which means NM will get more than … Continue reading →

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Here we are again

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Stephanie

Where have we been? Right now, I can honestly say we have been pretty much in the same (physical) place for almost exactly one year. That’s right, it is almost exactly one year — to the day — that we … Continue reading →

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