Tag: family life
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In which I reflect on the prospect of moving
It’s been sunny, mild, and warm around here. Today, it reached 67 F. Tomorrow, we’re expecting a blizzard. Honey Badger came home early from work today, and we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went on a walk together as a family. Those walks don’t happen as often as I’d like, and we don’t…
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In which winter returns (kind of)
This week, I began to question my confident assertion that we were experiencing a false spring, and that winter would soon shuffle back in. We were still experiencing warm weather, with the lows averaging higher temps, and generally having warm, mild days. With it just being March, I started to doubt if winter really would…
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In which I take up running
I’ve really been reflecting a lot on how over the last few years, from when I got married to when I had Little Lion, I’ve been losing pieces of myself. I had only recently started settling into who I was as a person in my early twenties. I got married at 25 and life kind…
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In which we enjoy the spring of deception
It used to be silent outside, except for the sounds of vehicles passing by. Now, when I open my windows, I hear geese honking on the lake. When I walk through the park, there’s a multitude of birds singing and flitting from tree to tree. The sky is clear, blue, and there’s hardly a cloud…
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In which all the snow melts
Just last week, we faced temperatures -16̊ F and below. Bitterly cold and frigid, the one week of this winter that we had snow. This week, temperatures soared above 64̊ F and all the snow melted. Suffice to say, this winter has really made me dislike the Midwest. But I won’t lie, these warmer days…
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In which we enjoy unseasonably warm weather
I previously remarked on the great fun I had finally walking out on the lake after years of wishing to do so. Now that I’ve done it once, it seems like such a simple thing. Like, what was I even scared of? The ice is so incredibly thick and solid, but from my view, I…
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In which we battle a fever, and I give up sewing
Sickness has struck in our home again. Little Lion has been battling a high fever since yesterday, and refuses to take any form of medication for it. I hate to force him to take the syringe, and he has a very effective method of spitting it out. Even the little chewables were rejected. This boy…
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In which I proffer a Happier Happy New Year
Happy New Year, again. After processing 2024 here, my husband and I settled in for a quick episode of Survivor before watching the ball drop. Our toddler recently broke our tv, so we had to hunt for a live channel on my laptop, but just before midnight, we found something. Outside, people were launching fireworks.…
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In which I reflect on 2024
Happy New Year. It’s another foggy night here in Shadow Lake, but people are still launching fireworks anyway. It’s been a week of foggy nights, cloudy days, and the occasional sunny day. We have had a few warm days, pushing into the 50s, but tonight, we settle back into frigid lows, with a potential for…
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In which we celebrate Christmas
It’s a cloudy, almost foggy day here at Shadow Lake. A flock of geese just settled down in the middle of the lake, which officially froze over this week. Everything feels calm and peaceful. The smell of chocolate chip cookies and hot cocoa fills my little home. Tomorrow is Christmas, and today is the day…
Little Home on Shadow Lake 