Category: Blueberry
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Trivia Night Winners!
Winner winner! We’re in Bend, OR, on a last minute trip. Went to an outdoor gear shop and spotted a…
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David Byrne of the Talking Heads
Absolutely legendary. I’ve been fortunate to go to a lot of concerts over the years, especially in the 1990-2010 range.…
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Last league game for the fall
Margot had her last game for the fall league yesterday. They played incredibly well against a strong team and ended…
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Halloween
Had a fun Thanksgiving. Both girls dressed up, Hazel went with friends to trick or treat and have a sleepover.…
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Coffee for a hard worker
Hazel has been working really hard at school this year. Soccer practice 4 days a week after school, volunteering, an…
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Pomegranate
Kim picked pomegranates this morning. Most of these are the size of a softball, and the tree still has lots.
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Crochet Chicken
Margot recently decided she wanted to crochet a chicken. She didn’t have a kit or instructions. She just looked at…
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Pulp and LCD Soundsystem Concert
Pulp and LCD Soundsystem Hazel loves Pulp. She was a little surprised to find out they are in their 60’s…
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Mini Cooler Bags
As parents, we often get caught up in trends we don’t fully understand. Trader Joe’s mini cooler bags have gained…
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Grand Canyon Video
Video from my recent Grand Canyon trip with my 11 year daughter. Her second time down the canyon, and she…
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Promotion
5th grade promotion! After 9 years between both girls, we’re finishing elementary school. It’s been a big part of our…
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Monster Tote Bags
Who needs to stand in line for the latest trader Joe’s bag drop when you have an artist at home…
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Friendly Monsters
Margot has been drawing friendly monsters, and I’m really impressed. She drew this for Kim for mother’s Day.
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Cardboard Boat Race
Hazels school has a fun tradition where at the end of 8th grade, students build and race cardboard boats. Only…
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Wooble Crochet kit
Margot loved making this turtle, from a kit she got from her grandparents at Christmas. She named the turtle Aitutaki,…
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School Soccer
Hazel had her first game with the school soccer team. She played super well, especially considering it’s been 4+ months…
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Hazel is home sick today. She texted me this: I’m stuck at homeSuper-duper sickNo places to roamI wish this was…
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Ear Piercing
We took the girls for the long promised and long overdue ear piercing, and then for some nice indian food…
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Poetry Book
Hazel had a poetry assignment for school. They had to create a book with a certain number of different styles…
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mysterious
We did Tuesday tacos, and Margot was playing with my phone while we waited. She said she was trying to…
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Gluten Free Baking
If anyone eats gluten free or cooks for someone that does, highly recommend two things: 1) Get yourself the pictured…
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Gluten Free Carrot Cake
Hazel made the fluffiest lightest best cake I’ve had in the nearly 20 years I’ve been eating gluten free. Was…
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Katy’s Wedding
Congratulations to my sister Katy on her marriage. and thank you for inviting me to officiate. Was a really nice…
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Houston Zoo
It was very wet and rainy, but we had a nice time at the Houston zoo with Dad/Duckie. (My father,…
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Houston Space Center
A nice visit to the Houston space center with my father. I think I was more into than the girls,…
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Christmas
Lovely celebration in our little home. I’ve only cooked a few big holiday meals, and I think this was only…
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Kim’s Birthday
Kim’s birthday is this month, and since her mom has been out of the country I knew she’d be craving…
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Christmas Tree
Our ornaments aren’t color coordinated or anything. We get most of them from my mom, who tries to get them…
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Aunt Rosemary
My Aunt Rosemary passed away recently. Her funeral was today, and at 4:30 am I logged in to see it,…
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Thanksgiving
Since the girls have the week off school, we normally try and travel for Thanksgiving. But Kim had some work…
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Dead Poets Society
Hazel and I watched Dead Poets Society tonight. Tears were shed. Hazel cried too. Apparently in one of her videos…
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EMEI Concert
Hazel loves listening to music. She’s been listening a lot to an up and coming artist named Emei. Emei is…
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Hazel and Margot hunting for dirt
So cute On Mon, Jul 13, 2015, 09:50 Kim <kimluujennings> wrote: Hazel was inspired by a Sid the Science kid…
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Christmas Decorations
Margot is very excited to decorate for Christmas. Yesterday she decided to take a plain white ceramic dinosaur and make…
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Halloween Cake
Margot made a cake, and icing, from scratch. No mixes. She wouldn’t even let Kim or I in the kitchen.…
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Knott’s Scary Farm
Today was a really nice day, just me and Margot. Apologies to her teacher for being wiped out tomorrow.
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Escape from Vietnam
At a time when there is a lot of anti-immigration rhetoric and bs from the right against government aid, this…
