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Almost summer…and there’s still snow in them thar hills…beautiful…very late in the afternoon, we went off to Callaghan Park, where its incredibly shady…”thanks to all the conifers” as Kata would add…yes, she knows the word from a They Must Be Giants Playhouse Disney song…yup, everywhere you look, conifers…. The moment we got to the park, […]
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Kata’s preschool had a Bring Your Pet to School Day…so our Becksie, much like Mary’s Little Lamb, finally got his wish to go to school…he’s been there often enough to pick up Kata but today was special because she got to talk about him and show him off to all the kids in the Kitten […]
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Since I’ve been staying at home these last almost four years, I’ve really delved into cooking…and lately been obsessed with a return to the way my Baka (grandmother) used to cook…all organic… she had no choice living in Yugoslavia…where a Farmer’s Market was the norm…and you had a butcher and a baker…and a very small […]
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Can you believe that Alex is almost done with Third Grade…tomorrow’s his Last Day…wow!…how time has flown!!! To thank his amazing teacher…I made a gift card holder…I know, I know…I always say I’m going to scrap and make cards and things…but while watching “American Idol” last night, I actually DID have a creative moment…and here […]
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Alex and I went to see “Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian” this afternoon…and it was spectacular…a darker movie in both plot and atmosphere…but so true to the book…there were some spine tingling moments…and there were a couple of times when I gasped very loudly and was immediately nominated The Embarrassing Mom for a moment…but […]
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It was our turn to host the Cub Scout Den meeting this week and I called the Reno PD to see if an officer can stop by and give the boys a talk about safety. Oh what a talk! He was wonderful and talked to the boys for 1.5 hours…they peppered him with questions and […]
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So most of you know about the Six Flags Amusement Parks…well today…we had the kid-dubbed Five Flags in our own backyard. There was a fierce little game of Red Light, Green Light… Lots of soccer… And a juggler showed up…. Spring has slowly sprung around here…we’re in the low to mid 60s all week…next week, […]