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What we woke up to our first morning here…

Thanks to Tara, I’m IT. Now I have to think of five things you may not know about me…This is harder than you think.
1. I was born in Brazil because my parents were missionaries.
2. I’m allergic to watermelon.
3. I am terrified of clowns.
4. I won the smiling contest on The Ramblin’ Rod Show when I [...]

Warning: Irony-free zone ahead…
Yesterday morning we flew up to the Great Northwest to convene in my parent’s little Northern Idaho town with all my siblings and neices and nephew — from Ashland & Portland, Oregon and Sydney, Australia — to celebrate Christmas, but also Mom & Dad’s 50th wedding anniversary.
This retreat was the pin [...]

Quinn to me: “Mommy, I love you so much that I even want to snuggle you forever. And I even can’t stop hugging and kissing you.”

It’s been a rough month.
We returned from Argentina, aglow with the blissful guilt of over-indulgence. Too much shopping (the fashion!!), too much eating (the restaurants!), too much drinking (the bar at Home Hotel!), too much dolce de leche (everywhere!). All so very worth it. (see photos here). Though we didn’t know it at the time, [...]