I have had a super, super crazy July-...what month is it now? Ever since I took on the job at WIU, and choose to pursue my doula certification...and continued to teach & sub at the Y...and attempt to keep Z involved in playgroups/sometimes running a playgroup, while helping at L's school...and did I mention I began painting canvases for childrens' rooms?..I've been a little busy. I did complete the kids' scrapbooks for Poland & I've kept up w prep & grading for class, but I had to let something slide, so blogging & any attempt to keep up w current scrapbooking has fallen to the wayside. Apologies, loved ones. Here's a brief, story-through-photograph recap of all I felt I'd missed out on blogging about...from July til Oct. 14th. I plan on picking back up w Halloween & attempting a better balance soon...I'm learning as I go. :) Enjoy!
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| all of us(but motion sick dad) on a mini-roller coaster at a fair in Macomb |
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| fair treats & sweet Amir, L's bf & our other boy |
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| making dad's b'day cake |
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| Happy B'day to daddy! (July 9th) |
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| dad's golf cake |
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| some beautiful things from our awesome co-op (both kids helped harvest sometimes) :) |
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| excitement! L. ties his shoes all by himself!! |
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| Aunt Leslie & Uncle Logan come to visit & we all go "Bonkers!" |
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| Zo convinces Uncle Logan to read "Once Upon a Potty" :) |
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| Zora: I make a mess! |
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| we host some exchange students...B. looks crazy. |
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| showing off our swim lesson skills |
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| L shows granddad all he learned in swim class |
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| one of my favorite Macomb homies moves. (Miss you, Jessie!) |
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| we vaca in St. Louis |
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| the Arch |
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| from the top of the Arch |
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| the zoo |
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| wet kiddos, tired parents: day 2 of zoo |
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| our fantastic friends, the Gartlands, who also lived in Poland last year |
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| the Keys in St. Louis |
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| petting the rays! |
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| Zora "sets up" her babies |
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| cool L. going to school on "green day" (Aug) |
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| my 30th b'day gift from my in-laws (Thanks!) |
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| the boys take in an away game (Sept.) |
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| fun in Champaign after mom's doula training |
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| grandmother comes to help out |
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| on the playground w granny |
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| snapped by granny |
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| all my kids after school :) |
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| Tim & Emily create a kids' triatholan |
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| Christine visits: mom's nite out! (miss you, lady!) |
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| Braylon visits: Zora is a "big helper" |
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| Lincoln school has a fund-raising fair |
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| cotton candy, everyone! |
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| Langston gets silly over his prize from the cake walk |
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| WIU's homecoming parade |
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| tub fun |
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| volunteering in the library at L's school |
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| Z "helping" mom by taking pix while mom works in L's library :) |
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| our parent-created, parent-run Macomb playgroup: going strong this fall! |
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| Macomb High's homecoming parade: Langston & Amir were in the paper catching candy! :) |
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| Mrs. Pryor (L's teacher) got dunked as a fund-raiser for MHS's after-prom party. Her daughter is a senior. |
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| mom's 30th b'day dinner (10-4, good buddy. :) |
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| Langston's new bff, Eli |
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| Mrs. Pryor's class on their 1st field trip! |
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| Pumpkin cookies |
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| fall soccer |
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| mom's college roomie, Cassie, visits |
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| L. making a rope at the 4-H tent at the Farmer's Market |
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| mom's birthday mom's nite out |
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| Grandmom & Granddad visit |
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| the girls: mom, Zora & Cassie |
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| the roomies, the kids & the colonel (ha!) |
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| our new bedding: made by grandmother! (thank you!) |
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| I fixed a supper dedicated to my late granny gray on what would've been her b'day, Oct. 14th. I miss her. |
