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| “Look at our animatronic cat robot.” |
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| It’s so fun to try to sneak a photo of your preteen. They hate it. |
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| The kids found Matt’s old game boy and have rediscovered the joys of 90s Pokémon games |
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| It’s been such a mild late summer. All of these vines are from one single sweet potato. |
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| Theo made a dry ice sea shell centerpiece for our dinner table. |
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| Each year when I read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, I wear my mother-in-laws old fur coat. The students always love to see it and stroke the hem. |
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| Saturday evening we had such a fun time celebrating the birthday of a good friend of ours. We had unseasonably glorious cool weather and we were all able to just enjoy being outside in September, in Texas... |
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| Theo helped Matt replace one of our outlets for a new cover with a built in night light. Theo did the entire job himself. |
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| The last wall of the garage is spackled, painted, and trimmed and ready for it's final adornment. |
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| Matt's tool wall looks amazing now. All that's left is a workbench and a deep freezer. |
After being the grumpiest girl in the world, "My nap did make me feel better but I was just too stubborn to admit it and I wanted to be angry longer." Nothing that a mandatory trip to the grocery store and surprise Boba cannot fix.
"Oh no! I think my nymph modes are swollen!"
I was kissing Theo goodnight but I had to use the bathroom before singing him a song. When I came back into his dark room I bent down to give him a kiss but kissed Kip right on the mouth. Theo had called her up silently while I was out and put her in his place. He just about choked on his own hysterical laughter.
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| It has felt so much like autumn this week. |
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| Parking lot sunset glory. I can walk about three miles around the parking lot and baseball fields while V is at softball practice. |
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| The kids spent a rainy Saturday making boats to float down our alley while Matt and I were laying around fighting off a head cold. |
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| The chickens have gotten too bold and are making a mess of our porch. They are banished back into the chicken run for a while. |
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| V enjoying some time on Matt's electric scooter while Matt runs. |
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| Two weekends ago at Grandpa's Back to School Banana Split Party. |
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| Turkey update. The skin has almost completely grown back. I cannot believe how well Sylvadine worked to help her regrow skin. |
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| A student drew a picture of me during carline. |
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| Baseball season has begun. Hot Saturday mornings with an iced tea and a book. |
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T- "Yeah Veronica! You can move on or MOAN on!"
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| The fourth grade team. Year 5 of fourth grade for me. |
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| 7th grade! |
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| 4th grade. |
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| He wanted to take it like a mug shot and as I'm looking at these photos I can see how wrinkly his shorts are. I hope they were at least clean. |
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| Theo trying to ruin the family shot. |
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| One more with Kip! She's so happy to have her morning walks to school again. |
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| Cat hat. |
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| The last lazy week of summer. V said, "When I grow up I'm going to get a tattoo right here." I suggested she find a more "employable" place, though the Big Tex is pretty cool. |
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| Meet the Teacher night! V got her first locker and I got to teach her how to use a padlock. |
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| Theo's former second grade teacher gave us a box of old Lord of the Rings toys. I wasn't sure if the kids would be in to them. |
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| I was wrong. It's been Helms Deep all day every day since. Fun fact they originally belonged to another teacher at our school when he was young. It's fun to see these figures on their third lifetime. |
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| On Sunday morning we got in line early to try Creamy Seoul donuts. We were the first in the door and within 45 seconds there were about 20 people in line. They are brioche donuts with flavored cream inside. V got chocolate, Matt got mango, Theo got pistachio, and I got something called Yuja. It was a tart citrus and it was a delight... *looks something up* Ok, apparently yuja is just another word for yuzu. I also got a fantastic strawberry matcha latte that the kids kept stealing. |
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| Rib Fest 2025. 12 racks, 6 flavors. 33 people. 100 biscuits. It was a great night. |
