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You make life sweet
Dear Lily, Yesterday, we woke up slowly. Lu alternately stirred and slumbered beside me while you kicked the covers off and stretched your arms up and over your head. Often, you wake with tears or...
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Just the two of us
Dear Lu, Here you are. What a love. A cuddlebug. You and I, we spent the day together. Just the two of us. We hadn’t planned it that way. This morning when you were playing with your daddy and...
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Curiosity and Good Will: Tulum
On Friday, we had another breakfast of fruit and gathered at the yoga palapa. All four of us did our own versions of yoga, Lu crawling around and exploring the shrine, Lily imitating moves of ours and...
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Happy Birthday Lu!
Dear Lu, At this precise moment a year ago, I was laboring with you in our living room at the house on Osceola Street. The air smelled of jasmine, and I had lit every candle in the house. It was a...
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Fairy Party!
Last weekend, we threw together a fairy party to celebrate Lu and Stacy’s first and thirtieth birthdays, respectively. In preparation, Stacy, Val, Ellison, Lily, Lu and I made flower crowns,...
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Summer
I’m reading this book called The Conscious Parent. It’s more philosophy than practical advice, but I feel like I’m getting some good stuff. I’m trying to see these two little lovelies as my spiritual...
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Every Last Drop of Summer
Papa and Granny drove into town for Labor Day weekend. It was great to see them, and we fit in quite a bit while they were here. I’ve developed an instagram crush on @dramapothecary. There’s this...
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Happy New Years!
I love the New Year. I’m not sure that I would say it’s my favorite holiday – there needs to be a bit more tradition and food involved – but taking time to reflect on the year and make goals or...
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Week of 1/18 & 1/25
4:51 Am – Hell yes! Snow day! The girls are still sleeping away and likely will be for the next few hours. I’ve got my coffee and bananas here. Outside, the world is covered in a blanket of snow....
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Lily, Lu, and the first bit of the year…
Oh, hello! It’s me again, Ellie, and it’s kind of nice that Joshua has kept you up to date, so all I need to do is share the fun stuff :) 2016 has already brought in quite a bit of change, and though...
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