sarah r.
lemon tart with lightly sweetened ginger whipped cream for breakfast. you know. so it doesn't go bad.
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shari
this morning i decided i need more color in my life, so i started with breakfast. raspberries, pink grapefruit, orange juice.
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meg
it's hard to find one on one time with my kids, but when I do we are both better for it.
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martha
the best days contain a little alchemy.
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rachel
December begins with sick kids. sunny , but lots of coughs. At least we have Christmas movies to keep us feeling festive. that, and we're no longer out of toilet paper.
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hannah
the calendar says december 1st, but i'm not buying it.
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alicia
He called to check in. "She's been in a great mood," I told him. "How on earth did we end up with these moody children?" He just laughed at me.
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stephanie
December always brings the sweetest mandarins. The man on the corner had bags of thirty for $2, but I'd swear there are fifty in there.
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kim
a countdown of a different sort. 20 more days and this project needs to be done. i'm tired of brushing my teeth in the kitchen sink.
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abby
I'm home and he's busy but at least it's nice to type together. Can't believe I didn't eat anything until after 3pm.
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blair
decided on what the kids could make for holiday gifts today. first day of advent was peacock pyrite rocks. and an amaryllis that actually likes me.
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melissa f.
started my second fire in two days while baking. my biggest trouble however, is that the baby can open the bathroom door. (and you thought it was all the fires.)
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molly
four babies later, and I still get teary for that tiny heartbeat.
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Grace
december 1. busyness, anxiety, jitters, lists, too much....
and then, so grateful for a pause, a 2am moment of grace with my croupy little boy.
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amisha
i wanted to linger in the sparkle. but today was about moving, one foot + then the other, in wool striped socks + short boots.
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emily
i made everybody get up and step outside to see the moon. what a moon.
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jen c.
today went by so fast. i know i was always busy, but i don't know what i actually did.
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sarah h.
along the ridge we talked butcher block and river stone and open shelving. the idea of turning our house upside down again so soon kept my dreaming tethered.
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ella
december sunshine with my star child. i am so excited for a month of magic.
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erin
it was a fast round-trip. the nurse's name was gypsy. that made me smile. relief. i'm glad fatty encouraged me to go.
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heather
i gave up trying to force the creativity and productivity to happen. my refocusing strategy consisted of making pizza dough and a batch of cookies instead. a good plan.
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sally
cool, crisp air...crunchy leaves...bare trees...hello, december!
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andrea
some people might say that 16 feet of garland for a mantle is a tad excessive. those people are not me.
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claire
good food. good people. late night.
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leya
we shared it as part of breakfast. reminding us that being a grown up has its perks.