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Blog posts tagged with Everyday Life

Around Here

Around here I'm celebrating that Anna's iron levels are finally in the normal range. She's been taking supplements for quite awhile and was release...

AE | The Weekend Lens

This past weekend Chris was away on a business adventure so it was just me and the kids. Sometimes when it's just me and them we hole-up here and n...

For Spring Break this year the kids and I are flying to visit my sister and her family in North Carolina. At least once a day for the last few week...

Snow Day

Around here it doesn't take much for schools to close due to snow (often they close at just the threat of snow). We actually get snow maybe once or...

I'm Working On

I'm working on filling out paperwork for Simon's third grade re-evaluation for services he receives through the school district. The last time he h...

A Sense Of Place

I took this photo of Simon and Anna (and Lily in her bed) on Tuesday night. It was about 7pm and Anna had just taken a bath. We put her PJ's on and...

In a post a few days back I mentioned something about letting the dog out or feeding the dog. More than one person in the comments said, "You guys ...

On Tuesday I embarked on a creative field trip to Portland to visit my friends Kelly Rae and Andrea. On Tuesday I took my camera along as I usually...

The Texture Of Our Lives

We spent time at the Oregon State Capitol yesterday where Chris was sworn in for his second term as a State Senator. Simon's favorite part was not ...

Loving

Loving Anna doing yoga. Loving me doing yoga. Loving how many times The Wizard of Oz has been watched since Christmas. Loving the community that's ...

On Thursday night we decided at the last minute to head up to Seattle to spend New Year's with my brother and his family. It's about a 4-5 hour dri...

Goodbye 2010 | Hello 2011

The Edwards' wish you peace & joy in the coming year! A really big thank you to each and every one of you for your support and kindness over th...

Merry Merry Merry

With Christmas quickly approaching I'm going to take a little break from adding anything else to this blog until Monday, December 27th. I will cont...

Loving

Loving that we eat tostadas once a week (probably Simon's favorite food). It's quick and easy and everyone likes it. Loving that Simon knows the di...

Reverb 10 | Prompt 2 | Writing

PROMPT TWO | WRITING Writing. What do you do each day that doesn't contribute to your writing -- and can you eliminate it? (Author Leo Babauta of Z...

I posted just a quick bit about Reverb 10 yesterday in a post on my projects blog. I'm thinking I'll try and answer the Reverb 10 prompts here and ...

Holiday Storage

Q FROM FRANZISKA : You often write about storing your holiday-stuff all together. That means not only decoration but also albums, books and much mo...