Flounder

Yesterday I spent the morning on the phone trying to get an immunization appointment for Ella. After about twenty calls, I called it a fail. Then I washed and dressed the baby and kids and loaded up the van to drive to Susanville, in heavy snow, where we met Jason, who went with us to [...]

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It’s a New Day

In which baby Ella can no longer be left to sleep on my bed in the morning, because,
ummm. . .
well. . . .

That’s my headboard she’s lying under.
I knew I should’ve gone with the baby hammock!

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High Desert

On the way to Reno to celebrate Jason’s 30th, last Thursday. . .

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A Post, in Which We Are Still Moving

See us move? Really, we’re moving. I swear. We physically reside in a new house three blocks away from the old one. It’s just that piles and stacks of semi-forgotten miscellany still want to reside at the old house, and we just can’t seem to evict them quickly enough.
It’s a type B thing. Our premarital [...]

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What country do we live in, again?

Check this out.

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Close to Home

Walker Meadow

The Chimney

Ash Street

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Jonah Gets Psyched

Jonah, age 5, moments before the Awana games began:

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Jonah’s Way of the Ninja

The Way of the Dodgeball
Do not scurry.
Do not dodge.
Do not run about and flail your arms.

Remain firmly planted.
Rest your hands in your pockets to show the enemy that you do not fear him.
His attacks will fly over and around.

But you shall not be touched.
When the battle has ceased, you shall be counted among the victorious.

And [...]

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Hello, Internet!

It just didn’t feel like home without you.
How sad is that?!
We slept over at the new house for the first time on Friday night. It’s warm. And it’s pretty. And the kitchen is perfect.
On Saturday, we dumped a truckload of stuff from the garage. Then we took off down the hill for the Awana Games. [...]

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New Camera Joy, Meet Baby Joy

Ella at 5 months

We’re having a slow, quiet morning for the first time in a long while. There’s not much left to pack except beds and dressers and clothes. As soon as we get the green light, we’ll finish up. But for now, I’m enjoying the lull.

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