2023
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#2023bestnine 2023 was kind to us. We puttered around town, got involved in more kid activities, took our first major family vacation and even added a new member to the family. In March, we headed out to Great Wolf Lodge. The kids had a Monday off so we thought we’d make the most of a Continue Reading »
2022
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#bestnine2022 2022 started out ok enough — we were wrapping up our 2nd full year of the pandemic and starting the third. Vaccines were plentiful and things did not seem as grim. But we still didn’t feel comfortable having a bunch of people in our home, so Emmy’s birthday in February was a winter caravan Continue Reading »
2018
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Ah, yes, my annual review, always carefully crafted after reviewing and summarizing all the posts of that year — or in this case, skimming my Instagram feed to remind me what actually happened this year. While 2017 was a crazy emotional whirlwind, I’m happy to report that 2018 was a bit calmer. I only managed Continue Reading »
2016
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Well… 2016 started out with a bang (literally) when Iris and I were struck by a drunk driver the first week of January. The year ended with an equally dramatic hospital stay when Mark’s appendix burst late in December sending him into emergency surgery. The car accident totaled my car and sent me into months Continue Reading »
Summer 2016 in Photos
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Summer slipped by without many posts — here’s my attempt to capture a taste of it… Girl loves her friends How many eyes are in this photo? Big hair. Don’t care. First road trip in the minivan! Someone insisted Elmo sit up front. Hiking in Atlanta The kids begged us to take them here. See Continue Reading »
2015!
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2015!! I know it’s almost February but I really like having these year-end re-caps to look back through so better late than never, eh? 2016 has had a bit of a rough start which pushed blogging even further down the priority list, But it’s still important/enjoyable enough to me to squeeze it in — even Continue Reading »
Hot town, summer in the city
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Lately, we’ve been enjoying some of the local things Cincinnati has to offer so I thought I’d mention a few here. Mark, Pixel and I kicked off summer by heading to the Holiday Auto Theatre for the first time this year. We go probably 3 – 4 times a year. It’s always a good time Continue Reading »
Happy Father’s Day…2012
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So as part of last Father’s Day, Amanda and I told our father that we would take him to Ride the Ducks. That was great but life happened and we just recently made good on our promise – just in time too since Father’s Day 2013 is just a few days away! Since we were Continue Reading »
Local Stamping Grounds + a Giveaway
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Pinterest challenge time again – this is a seasonal “make or do something you’ve had on your list for a while” challenge hosted by Young House Love. My previous contributions include funky cat art and a crocheted twine basket. This time around my inspiration came from a post on Design Sponge from last summer featuring Continue Reading »
Opening Day
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So yesterday, we were at Mark’s parents’ house minding our own business watching Chase “find” some very well-hidden* Easter eggs when Chris came back into the house saying someone outside told him that the Budweiser Clydesdale horses were going to be coming down the street in a few minutes. Um, ok. So we went outside Continue Reading »