Category Archives: Acquisition of Stuff

Praising the Tree of Gifts

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Stephanie

As much as we try to encourage an appreciation of other things, it is hard to completely avoid any devotion to the altar of consumerism, at least at Christmas. Regardless of my lofty goals, our child found plenty of time to … Continue reading →

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Simple Things

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Stephanie

Laundry on a clothesline makes me happy. I’m not sure why. Maybe it triggers happy childhood moments? Maybe it reminds me of our Yelapa days, when we hung most of our laundry out to dry (including our personal clothes and linens for 8 … Continue reading →

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Her Chariot Awaits

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Stephanie

Mia’s Chariot: much more fun than a car! Really, it IS a Chariot. Check out the new ones here: https://www.bikekidshop.com/thule-chariot-carriers-c-156.html We found ours on Craig’s List about two years ago. It has had at least two previous owners, and it was in … Continue reading →

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Holiday fun

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Stephanie

At long last, here are some photos from our recent holiday… My favorite part was Christmas Eve, both the experience and the preparation for it. Luminarias or farolitos are a tradition in our town. They are fun to make, lovely … Continue reading →

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Winter days

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Stephanie

It is still cold here. OK, not really that cold…it is actually raining right now though it is supposed to turn to snow sometime in the next few hours. We’ll see. Fortunately, we (meaning Aaron) put the lights up on … Continue reading →

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Its Getting Cold Outside!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Stephanie

Oops, there went an entire month without a post! It’s already getting cold outside and last time I posted was full-on pool season. Where does the time go? (And how many times do I say that on this blog?) Here … Continue reading →

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Time for a Big-Kid Bed!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Stephanie

Mia continues to grow, poco a poco…and although we might not always notice the day-to-day transitions, the milestones such as this are the ones that make me realize how quickly we’re growing a person.  We’ve just bid farewell to our beloved Stokke … Continue reading →

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Mia Milestones

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Stephanie

As I mentioned yesterday, we’ve had all sorts of big changes around here.  The way things worked out, it just so happened that these three things all happened on the same day (Monday of last week)! First, Mia made her … Continue reading →

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A few of our favorite things

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Stephanie

Have I mentioned that Mia LOVES her changing table?  In fact, she loves it so much that we call it the ‘magic table’.  She also loves her hand-me-down gifts and black and white picture books.  We were lucky enough to … Continue reading →

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Baby, its cold outside!

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Stephanie

Baby, its cold outside! And we have just the thing to keep our baby warm: First, we ordered the 3-month size because we thought she would need room to grow into it.  But that was ridiculously large.  So we returned … Continue reading →

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