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Casual Community
I’ve been much better at writing in my journal this year. For accountability purposes (I do better when I report out what I’ve been doing!), this is the frequency with which I’ve been writing in my journal:- 2/15
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The other day I was writing about how grateful I am for my family and the life we have in our house (lots of time connected to each other, proximate to trees, space for the children to roam). But I also started thinking about the one dream I left behind: my dream of building a pocket neighborhood and to live more in community.Part of me still dreams of… Read More -
Family Traditions
Oh, my. I am so in love with our new Valentine’s tradition. Here’s where we landed:On Valentine’s Day, we wake up early and make waffles for breakfast. We set up the waffle maker on the table with an extension cord, so we can make them while we are eating them. Each time one comes out, we split it into fourths so we each get a piece. This year, we also made our own whipped cream. It’s so easy, fun, and tasty!During breakfast, we make a list of what we want to do to celebrate our “Family Day of Love” in the evening. This year, our list included:- Movie
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Valentine’s Traditions
My sweet almost 7 year-old loves traditions and rituals even more than I do. He cracks me up.He’s requesting some kind of tradition for Valentine’s Day. Once we start something, he will never, ever forget it. So I feel some pressure to get it right the first year.The hard thing is that Valentine’s Day is so close to my birthday and his birthday, so I don’t want to do anything that overlaps with our birthday traditions. Henry suggested that we write love letters to each other, but I’ll already be writing Henry a letter on his birthday. It might be fun to get a cake on Valentine’s Day,… Read More
