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International Courage or Sheer Madness?

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These passport stamps, spotted here and here, made me laugh. Partly because they’re so cheeky, but also because they reminded me of the terror I experienced at the hands of an immigration officer the first time I traveled internationally.
I was twenty-four and heading to Austria for the Special Olympics World Winter Games. The other [...]

Mug of Wisdom #37 / Julian of Norwich

Pinterest for Writers

While the youngest three were in swimming lessons recently, I had a leisurely 45 minutes every day for two weeks to catch up on my stack of Writer’s Digest magazines. One article that caught my attention was “Pinterest is Worth a Thousand Words” by mystery writer Laura DiSilverio.
I’d never thought of using Pinterest as a writing [...]

A “Joy”-ful Flash Mob

Thank you, Gabrielle, for sharing this video. It’s a very nice way to end a busy day.

Things to Remember as the Golden Hours Slip By

“You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip,” J. M. Barrie once said.
I’ve been thinking about that quote because there are some big changes happening around here. Andrew will be starting high school in 11 days and Lexie [...]

Sweet Paul Magazine Summer 2012

This has been such a busy week of driving kids to practices and orientations (high school and middle school!) and birthday parties and everything else, that I’ve hardly been able to keep a thought in my head. So I was happy when a friend reminded me of Sweet Paul magazine‘s summer edition this morning.
I’m going [...]

Hunger Games Party

Within seconds of the announcement that the Hunger Games movie would be released on August 18, Lexie asked if she could host a party to watch the movie. Alrighty, we said. So this past weekend Lexie and a handful of her friends gathered to channel their inner tributes and watch The Hunger Games.

Country of the Week: Japan / Hachi: A Dog’s Tale

Have you seen the movie Hachi: A Dog’s Tale? It’s a remake of a 1987 Japanese film about a dog named Hachiko, his human, and their amazing, true story. I don’t think that the movie, which stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Sarah Roemer, and some adorable Japanese Akitas, even had a theatrical release in the [...]

World Traveler First Birthday from One Charming Party

As we wrap up the last country in our Country of the Week series (next up is Camp Week followed by State Fair Week), I wanted to share One Charming Party’s adorable World Traveler First Birthday party with you. One Charming Party has all the ideas (and free printables) you need to celebrate the first [...]

Country of the Week: Japan / Origami + Cat

During our visit to the Tomodachi store in Roseville yesterday, we picked up some origami paper so we could give the traditional Japanese art form a try. Origami (from oru meaning “to fold” and kami meaning “paper”) has been a celebrated art form in Japan for hundreds of years. To create origami sculptures, you fold small, [...]

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