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    Chicken Coops!

    April 17, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Sadly, we weren’t able to attend the Funky Chicken Coop tour a couple weekends ago in Austin, but at least we can see all the cool designs on this awesome website.
    Oh, how I miss our sweet hens, Clem and Hop-sing (named in the Bonanza vein to go along with our rescue dog Hoss). Our little girls are staying with friends while we spend the year in an anti-chicken rental house. Chickens really are awesome. I originally thought they would only be useful for eggs, but it turns out that they are sweet and entertaining pets. I miss feeding them raspberries and watching them scamper around the backyard. You
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    Building Community: Still More Updates

    April 16, 2012 / 8 Comments

    As part of my process for trying to start Austin’s first public Montessori school, I’ve started doing home visits with families who are interested in enrolling their children in the school. On one of those visits, I stumbled upon an awesome little neighborhood in East Austin. My dream all along has been to live in East Austin, since that’s where I want to start the school, but I want to make sure we settle in a safe neighborhood, since Henry’s circle of independence will need to grow wider and wider as he gets older. I’ve been the victim of crime four times in my life (I’ve had my car
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    Register Now! Purposeful Conception E-Course

    April 13, 2012 / 3 Comments

    Registration is now open for the next (and probably last) Purposeful Conception Course: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy!

    As I mentioned in this post, Matt and I are trying to figure out when/if we want to have another child. I’m in a place where I think I’ll regret it in twenty years if we only nurtured one little soul into the world and now feels like the best time career-wise, but it’s not a decision I can make on my own.

    That’s why I’m so excited about this next round of Purposeful Conception! I’m eager to work through the course with Matt. A) It will

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Make yourself at home! I’m Sara Cotner, a reader, blogger, author, mother of two, founder of Montessori For All, and sea foam green pottery collector living with a home base in Austin, TX, with Matt Bradford, going on adventures any chance we get. 

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