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To be filed under – This Is Why We Worked So Hard to Have Them. The kids are all at that stage in life where they are desperate to help us with chores. Even car washing has become a fun diversion for them. As our temps warm to close to 100F what better (and cheaper) […]
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We’ve had some incredibly hot days here lately. As Auntie Daphne, who visited us in July and graciously took these photos, likes to say about the temperature – it’s something-stupid. It really is just that. Our temps have been hovering around the century mark for what seems like weeks now. For us, the answer to […]
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Even when we were first married and living in our one bedroom condo, Ken and I always grew vegetables in pots on the balcony. Tomatoes. Peppers. Cilantro. Yeah, we wanted fresh salsa. But somehow when we moved to the High Desert, we never even tried to grow anything here. The marshland quality of our soil […]
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Oh, note the panic on Bella’s face. She’d heard that there were going to be fireworks at the rodeo. Yes, feel free to acknowledge the fact that there’s plenty of daylight left. And don’t forget to conclude that she is just like her Mama. Be prepared is our shared motto. Never too early to be […]
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In our Biggest Little City in the world, one of the biggest little pieces of news is our new Triple-A baseball team, The Reno Aces. They have a wonderful new ballpark right in the middle of downtown Reno and for Father’s Day, someone pretty darn wonderful (hint: it was none other than me, gentle reader) […]
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Oh, after weeks, no months of rehearsal finally the day of Recital was upon us all. Backstage was it’s usual “multi-colored dream coat spectacular” of frenzied mothers and carefully coralled performers. Fortunately, the Grand Sierra Hotel’s Grand Theater has a gigantic backstage area. Think hangar sized. It’s a beautiful thing. And then it was performance […]
posted in: Milestones, Things We Do, Things We Love
Bella’s been having a tough time at ballet class, lately. Sometime a few months ago, she decided to experience separation anxiety. Suddenly, there was a lot of crying even when Ken or I were there inside the room watching her. Her wonderful ballet instructor, the saintly Ms. Diane, reassured us that this was just part […]