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Savoring the joys of fall

I love this time of year. I have often rushed past this late fall season straight into cozy Christmas season, but this year, I find myself wanting to linger a bit. So the cheery orange pumpkins are still on display, the leaf craft, where we pressed...

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Turning thirty-five

At the end of September, I turned thirty-five. The Friday before my birthday, Nicholas gave me my birthday presents early – a new coffee setup! We do have a larger automatic pour over coffee machine that we pull out when we have more than a few...

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Apple season and September days

September felt like a blur, and even as I'm typing this, I can't believe October is coming to a close. I'm a big backlogged with blog posts. And in a world where (often) the expectation is to create and post something in that moment, I often feel...

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A race and a visit to the farm

In early September, the boys participated in a kids' race during a local festival. Cooper has run it several times and looks forward to it every year. Finn ran (or rather, literally skipped his way through it) for the first time this year and he was...

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2nd Annual family camping trip

Last summer, we assembled a full collection of gear for proper family (car) camping. A tent, air mattresses, a camp stove, etc – purchased and trialed with first a backyard campout, followed by our first family camping trip in September. We really...

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Life lately, a recap of summer 2025

June was the last time I wrote a little "life lately" post, and there's been a lot of life since then.

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