Chloe loves a good bowl of soup!
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Sugar Plum Fairy
The girls are participating in the Pine Lake “Lighting of the Lake” pageant on Saturday night. It looks like it is going to be a lot of fun! And one of those reasons that we moved here, for sure!
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Going Overboard
I heard about the community progressive dinner and jumped at it. That’s why I wanted to move here! But now I realize that I have to host a party, and I want the house (which all will be curious to see as it is one of the newest in this old city) to look good….
Back Home
We’re home again! It was great to be in Blue Ridge with family, but it is also nice to home again. I’m slowly making my way through my to-do list of things that accumulate while we’re gone. Bills, photos, permission slips, homeschooling research, laundry and more. But we are also starting to decorate for Christmas!
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It is supposed to it freezing tonight! Our cat Betty has not been around much since the kitten came in. I got her to come in the house for a while yesterday afternoon, and then last night she came in to sleep in our bed, so hopefully she doesn’t feel completely displaced. I hope she’ll…
Autumn is Here
Halloween
The girls had a great time Trick-or-Treating in Pine Lake. Chloe changed her mind 4 times on what she wanted to be, then ended up taking off her costume fairly quickly because it was too itchy. She decided she was a princess dressed as a commoner.
Trash to Treasure?
Camille found this treasure chest in someone’s trash yesterday….
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We went to Octoberfest down at the lake and had lots of fun! Another day of fun today …
Toddler Thursday
Local Food
So there’s a big movement afoot and I want to learn more. It is so complicated to make good choices. I hear people say that they never open a can. But is that really “the best”? I want to use tomatoes out of season (maybe that’s the problem?). Is it better to buy fresh tomatoes…
Lessons
After meaning to do it for over a year, I finally started asking about guitar lessons. I think I will be able to have one or two quite soon, and I am really excited! Time for these instruments to stop being decorations and start making music! Chloe has a plan that we will start a…
Driving by
you’d have no idea what his hobby is, right?
Mascot Names
I’d prefer mascots with cool names. In my hometown, we were the Peekskill Red Devils. On the show “Facts of Life”, we were the “Peekskill Pirates” which was so much beter, especially that our rivals were the “Hen Hud (Henry Hudson) Sailors”. Then in college, we were the Colgate Red Raiders. But no mascot. Then…
Walking is an Act of Socialization, Not Exercise
Each day day we head out for a walk (often Camille is on her bike and Chloe is always in the baby jogger). I see this as my minimal attempt at getting exercise. However, more often than not, it is more an act of socialization than exercise. Each block or so, we run into someone…
Candles Off the Cake
The rain stayed away, and the show went on!
Happy Birthday, Chloe!
Chloe’s been having a Pine Lake birthday. In the morning we went to the Beach House for the pancake breakfast, then back to the house for presents. Mid-afternoon we had lunch at The Kingfisher Cafe up the street. Tonight, if the rain holds off, will be fire dancing at the beach! Happy Birthday, Chloe!
The Mandated Wave
People should not move to our city unless they are willing to be friendly. Everyone waves at everyone. It make no difference if you know to whom you are waving…you just wave at everyone who goes by. I have quickly adapted to this way of life…the mandate takes away that fear of being embarassed about…
July Is
National Ice Cream Month To celebrate, we had an ice cream party at our house today. Earlier this week, the girls and I went to Target and bought an ice cream machine. In many ways, it looks like the one I had as a kid (my mom still has it), with one major difference. Not…