Today was Kindergarten orientation, so Melissa, Jacob and I headed to the school, if you think pre school was fun, you will love kindergarden. It was strange to be in what will be Jacobs classroom in just 4 short months. The school gave us a bag with some books and other things to help get Jacob …
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Project 365-120: Getting off the Couch
It might not look like much but today’s picture is the start of something good. This morning my mom stopped by after work and stayed with the kids while Melissa and I tried out our new running shows. We took the first step towards a running 5k. We’re doing following The Couch to 5k in …
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Project 365-119: Brain Cramp
I took today’s photo while I was waiting for Melissa pick up a few things on our way to Chuck E. Cheese’s. The kids were asleep in the back and I realized that my post last night was wrong, I’m supposed to do a self-portrait on the last day of each month. So here it …
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Project 365-118: Shoes
After dinner we packed up the kids and headed to the shoe store. I picked up a couple of pairs. An everyday pair of sneakers and a pair for work. Melissa also got herself a pair as part of her reward for reaching a personal weight loss goal 2 months early, I’m so proud of …
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Project 365-117: Little Angel Watches
Today when I got home, I went right out to grill up some chicken for dinner. Looking back into the windows I saw Violet looking out at me. I snapped a couple of pictures this was the best one.
Project 365-116: Cavity Free
Today was family day at the dentist. Melissa, Jacob and I had an appointment with the hygienist Kim. It’s the second time Jacob has faced the chair. He did great. At times it was a little uncomfortable but he sat through it. The biggest problem was he wanted to talk to kim, and would keep …
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Project 365-115: Lets go fly a kite
Todays picture showcases some of Jacob’s art. The other day at preschool Jacob made this kite. The teachers were impressed with how well he wrote his name. On the way home Jacob was disappointed that his kite wouldn’t fly. I hung it from our curtains because I thought it might fly a little under the …
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Project 365-114: Spring Cleaning – Step 1
Tonight Melissa and I got started on our spring cleaning. Our first challenge, the Kitchen and the accumulated stuff. We’ve managed to get through a lot of it, putting some away for a garage sale we’re planning to have in a few weeks. The rest is out in the trash. It always feels great when …
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Allergic Living
To Our Family & Friends: As you may or may not know our daughter Violet has been diagnosed with a severe anaphylactic allergy to peanuts and all tree nuts (cashews, almonds, walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, butter nuts, pistachio nuts, shea nuts, etc.) and our family is no longer eating peanuts/tree nuts at all. We …
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Project 365-113: ABC…
Tonight before bed Jacob decided to use Violets new bath toy to write out the Alphabet. Jacob has been fascinated with letters and words ever since he realized that they ment something. We can’t go out anywhere without him reading out the letters of signs trying to understand what they say.