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Personal Patriotism

I was thinking of ways to decorate for Memorial Day and Independence Day, and remembered all the “patriotic” family photos I love from our life as an Army family. The photos were taken at Fourth of July parades and celebrations, … Continue reading

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Winter Woods

I found myself ALONE at our house last weekend, before the snow was trampled by a thousand little footprints, so I took some photos. The whole time I was thinking of my grandmother’s favorite poem, by Robert Frost. She was … Continue reading

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We’re a Thankful Family

I know, back before Christmas I made some thank you cards, just to be prepared. And they were cute and I was happy with them. Until Christmas came, and I decided we really should put a photo on our cards, … Continue reading

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Cold Play

As I may have mentioned, we have been the tiniest bit impatient for our snowy Wisconsin winter to begin. We’ve had a couple of small snows, just an inch or so, nowhere near enough to go sledding. Needless to say, … Continue reading

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Farewell to Fall?

As we woke to a white lawn this morning, it occurred to me that perhaps the time had come for a final fall post. I’ve been taking photos all fall, thinking each day the colors were more vibrant or the … Continue reading

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A Little Comfort

All Stampin’ Up: Thoughts and Prayers stamp set; Very Vanilla and Early Espresso Cardstock;More Mustard, Pear Pizzazz, and Early Espresso inks;Pear Pizzazz Seam Tape; Spice Cake DSP;Large Oval, XL Oval, Corner Rounder, and Eyelet Border punches; Gold Glow Smooch Spritz … Continue reading

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Acting like kids in Chicago

The boys had a couple of days off from school last week. I’m pretty sure it was not for good behavior. Anyway, they actually did have really great conferences, so we decided to reward them with a little trip down … Continue reading

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Pickin’ Apples

Last weekend we ventured down to Mukwonago to The Elegant Farmer. It took about an hour, even though it was only about 30 miles away. Remarkably, the trees were still vibrant even though ours are bare. F’s kindergarten teacher had … Continue reading

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One last photo from the shoot

I forgot to post this with all the others on Monday….I was taking photos of the littlest one and looked up to see this. I asked what he was doing, and he said he saw a dragonfly. Oh. Not gonna … Continue reading

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A Slightly Less Painful Shoot…

I’ve been biding my time since July when we moved into our house surrounded by hardwood trees. I knew the fall colors would be glorious, and the kids were so excited to pose for photos. Not. Being the good mother … Continue reading

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