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    Planning the Garden

    Despite the fact that we’ve lived in our house since August, it still looks like a construction site (sorry, Neighbors!). It’s been really hard to prioritize landscaping because a) it’s so expensive and b) I’m juggling a million other things that feel much more urgent and important.
    We did manage to get three different plans and quotes, and we fell in love with the design above. It’s an edible landscape. The squares are raised beds that will provide 64-square feet of gardening space, strategically situated between our driveway and the front door so that we constantly have to walk through it. There are also five blueberry bushes! And a pomegranate
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    Travel List


    Our family has traveled twice in the past three weeks: once to Houston for my birthday weekend and again to Houston for a spontaneous trip to the AMI Montessori Refresher Course (with a side trip to San Antonio to work on Redbud Montessori For All for 2016).
    On the first trip, we forgot to bring Tate’s rice cereal. On the second trip, we forgot Henry’s underwear. 
    The frustrating part was that we could’ve avoided both of those issues (and made the entire packing process less stressful and more efficient) simply by making a list (and using the same list as a starting point for every trip). 
    I’m fine making mistakes,
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    Guest Welcome Basket

    We have a friend coming to visit from out of town this weekend, and I’m inspired to create a welcoming experience for her. I was reminded of this post I wrote last year when we were waiting to move into our new home:

    I want our home to be the kind of place where we invite people to stay for dinner at the last minute and can whip up something delicious. I want our home to be the kind of place where children can run, explore, connect with nature, and swim. I want our home to be the kind of place where our family can curl up together on Friday

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