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I Picked Our Daughter Up from Her Summer Program

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When I picked our younger daughter up from her Summer Field Institute Program at the College of the Atlantic, there were presentations (above), lunch and a bit of a tour (photos below). Our daughter had a phenomenal time, or to use her words, “It was beyond awesome.” She saw 12 whales, and some seals and … Read more

Our Daughter Moves In and Starts at Syracuse

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Yesterday and today we have been working hard to settle our daughter in her new apartment in Syracuse. Her lease begins today and today was also her first day of school. We were grateful to able to start getting her in the day before, but she needed help finishing the move-in task because she is … Read more

Love my Knitting Girls

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This year I taught a knitting class to some precious nine year old girls whose siblings were in older classes with our homeschooling group (that our youngest daughter was taking.) Since these girls were at lose ends while their siblings were busy, I volunteered to give them a constructive activity during the same time frame. … Read more

Our Son Leaves for Camp

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Once more our son is off to be a camp counselor at Crystal Lake Camps. This is a healthy, nurturing place. I’m glad our son will be there because he both has a lot to contribute to it as well as a lot to gain from it. He will teach both archery and science. Andrew … Read more

Photos of Our New Library

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A while back I rejoiced with demolition photos, celebrating that our local library would finally be finished. Well here it is! Saved from the old library is the great chair our daughter is sitting in below: I used to sit in it and read to her when she was in the itty bitty one beside … Read more