Photography

Celebrating Owain’s 10th Birthday!

This Amazing kid turned 10 today! Double Digits! Pretty freaking wonderful considering I wasn’t sure he would live 10 days. Happy Birthday Owain!
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Self Portrait – Pft!

Thinking. Changing. Daily. Not lost. Just resting. The Sun can’t help up rise. So I shall chase the Sun, and ride the waves, as I soak up the fire, and rest in the glow of life.
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Self Portrait – Under a Shaded Tree

Sorrow is Knowlege Shadow Self Portrait Under Tree at the Park

Honey Nut’s First Trip to the Dentist

The kids have a great dentist! They are always so sweet to the boys, and now that Honey Nut is old enough to sit in the dentist chair, they made her feel right at home. The kids’ dentist treats the youngest ones like Rock Stars! Of course she did great, she loves brushing her...
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PreSchool Scissors Practice – Fun Friday Photos

I wish I could remember where I got the worksheets for the scissor practice! I would like to see if there are more patterns to cut. I might just have to take a few minutes and make more myself. Honey Nut and Wee Nut have made dozens of little scraps this afternoon...
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Reasons Why I Homeschool – My Five Nuts – Four Boys and One Little Girl

From the moment I knew I was pregnant, I knew I was going to Homeschool my children. By the time my oldest children were school age, I wasn’t ready and sent them to Montessori School first, and then to public school. Making the choice to send my kids to public school was one that...
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Way-Back Wednesday

I had to check the actual day to make sure it was in fact Wednesday. It is. Then I was gonna do a Wordless Wednesday post, but then I realized that I haven’t taken hardly any pictures of anyone in MONTHS. What I did find was hundreds of photos from our pre-surgery Hershey Park...
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Missing My Dad

When I was taking this photo at Christmas time last year, I would have never believed it would be my last Christmas with him.
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A Step Back

Looking back at this past summer, I remember the both the fear of Owain’s upcoming surgery and the excitement of our pre-surgery vacation to Hershey Park. I could do without the fear, but I sure could use a vacation from life right now.
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It is Hard to Believe…

I just realized that today is Friday. That means that we are only 1 week a way from Owain’s surgery. Today though, we had a great time at the park, such a great time that I didn’t even think about what day it was once. I took hundreds of photos, way too many to...
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Welcome to Hershey!

We haven’t even made it to the park yet and we are having a great time already! We are enjoying time together, time in the pool and time forgetting about everything that has been weighing so heavily on us. When we checked into our room yesterday there was a little package waiting for us....
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I Love Me a Sprinkler Kind Of Day

There was so much to do today. Dishes, laundry, the floors, the bathrooms, pretty much the whole house needed to get cleaned before we go on vacation on Thursday. I started my day with coffee and every intention of avoiding all things involving cleaning. Instead I spent the day with the 2 younger kids...
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Why Yes, They Are Dead. Are You Surprised?

A few months ago, E Nut pulled some already sprouted apple seeds from his apple and insisted that we plant them. It was something that I talked my way out of for years, but there was no way I could say no to him when they were already starting to sprout.
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