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The “bee”-long project and going back to {pre}school
ByHollieThe Kindergartener had her first homework assignment over the weekend, and to be honest… I was just a little too excited about it. Her teacher has a cute honey bee theme for the classroom this year, so in step with that theme, she wanted everyone to decorate their own honeycomb with pictures or drawings of…
Scenes from Santa's lap
ByHollieI love seeing how the annual Santa picture changes from year to year. Here’s a recap beginning with 2008, only because I can’t find 2007… Opryland Hotel ~ 2008 Bass Pro Shop ~ 2009 Bass Pro Shop ~ 2010 But, wait? Don’t we have two children?? The other one agreed to be photographed only if…
Telling marks…
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Dear Dad…
ByHollieDear Dad, I can’t believe it’s been almost nine years since we lost you. In some ways it seems like yesterday, in other ways… like a lifetime ago. My girls ask about you so often. It amazes me how curious they are about who you were and what you were like. Something deep inside them…
All in a day’s play…
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