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Our annual tradition of strawberry picking happened last week. We picked almost a full flat and had a ton of great tasting strawberries. Here are some pictures from the day...

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Congratulations to the Yeomans family as yesterday morning, June 26 at 8:13, they welcomed Chad Michael to the world. Chad weighed in at 8lbs 4oz and 20 inches long. I will post a picture when I get one...

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Well, he talked me into it again. Then again, what doesn't he talk me into? Once this guy sets his mind to something, I know it is a pure give in that he will some how convince me it is the right thing to do. Bill picked up his new Mini Cooper this week! He posted more pics of it, but here it is...

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I cannot believe I have a 2nd grader! Bailey stepped of the bus Tuesday for his last day of 1st grade! We had such a great year. We had an amazing teacher and such a great group of kids in the class. I am so proud of him and all his accomplishments.

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I forgot to take a picture of the veggies, but here is a list of what I got this week...1 quart of strawberries (a different variety than last week)1 bunch of green onions1 bunch of garlic scapes1 bag of spinachpeas,peas and more peas 3 bags of peas, shelling peas, snow peas and sugar snap peas

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So I went to pick up today at the pick up location and this is what I rec'd this week from the farm...1 head of romaine12 radishes1 bunch of green onions12 garlic scapes1 lb asparagus1 quart of strawberries1 bunch of swiss chard

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Dear Home Depot: I am finding it very strange that our order keeps mysteriously disappearing. We are still waiting for 28 crucial pieces to our deck. I have let this slide for a little while because my husband didn't need them to begin the deck, but now he does. I am sick and tired of hearing "they will be in next Wednesday." from your so called friendly customer service desk person every

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So this week from the farm we got...1 lb of asparagus5 garlic scapes1 head of romaine lettuce1 head of merlot lettuce2 kohlrabi

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Congratulations to my friend Melanie and her husband Jason as they welcomed their second child on June 5th (Japan Time). Little Emerson Claire Smith has joined her brother Carter as the newest member of the family. Can't wait to see her Mel. Come home from Japan soon...

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So this is what I rec'd this week from the farm. My box was full of greens,, but I really can't wait for tomatoes and corn and berries to start coming...1 lb of asparagus1 head of bibb lettuce1 head of blushed buttered oak lettuce1 bunch of swiss chard

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Amelia did such a great job at kindy screening today. On their testing scales, she averaged higher than a 6 and a half year old. She scored a 96%. It really doesn't mean anything as a whole, but she did so well and we are very proud of all that she has learned in her 5 years. The teachers use this information to place the kids in their classes for next year. She learned so much through her

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Well, with summer looming upon us I am setting myself up for a crazy summer. I think we have parties or picnic or events happening so often that I already feel overwhelmed. Add to the fact that I want to have Bailey's party early this year with his friends from school so he at least gets a birthday party. And Mia's party is over the summer. We also have a few places to visit. My goodness, it

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So I picked up our farm share tonight and they are still a little low, but here is what we got...1 lb. asparagus1 small bunch of bok choy1 small bunch of Blushed buttered oak lettuce7 radishesHere's a link to the newsletter in case anyone wants more info for next year...

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Amelia has finished preschool and is now onto kindergarten!!!! We are so excited and proud of her. She had a little graduation ceremony at school and then we went for her choice of lunch, Anderson's. I can't believe that she will be taking the big bus next year...

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So for those of you that don't know, Bill and I decided this year to buy a share in a local farm for veggies. This is not only cost efficient, it is local and supportive of a local farmer. They also practice organic practices on the items they grow on their farm. From what I hear, the first few weeks are light in load, but this increases as the weeks go on. So today I received:2lbs

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Dear Home Depot: If my husband and I are going to spend a whole lot of money in your store (thousands and thousands) there are only a few things that I should expect in return. 1) That I won't have to stand in the store for 3 hours as you try to figure out what I need. 2) You will deliver it when you say you will deliver it 3) You won't tell me you will be here one day, my husband takes off

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Well, we are moving on the deck, slowly but surely. Bill has the holes dug and the concrete ready to be poured. I will be happy when it all comes together.The days are getting warmer and it is beginnning to look a little like summer. I have brought up the pool topic to Bill this year. Thought it would be nice to have in the yard so we can spend the summer days in it. I would love an above ground.

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It didn't take much longer, but tooth #2 fell out yesterday in school for Bailey. The way he describes it, you would have thought he was gushing blood all over the place. I mean, for real, it was a baby tooth barely hanging on for it's life. He was chewing on his watch (I know, I am so proud) and his tooth flipped out of his mouth and landed on the circle rug while they were sharing things.

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Now I know that the series "In the Motherhood" didn't really turn out to be a big hit on tv, but I think that if it were more like the online series, it would have been much better. Or maybe they need to follow a day in the life of me. For example yesterday. We start off with Mia complaining that she wants to play with someone. Long gone are the days when she would quietly play on the floor

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We are so excited to be finally starting the warmer months. The kids are anxious to end the school year and I am anxious to start playing outside again. Bailey started lacrosse and he really likes it so far. The season starts in June so we will sign him up for that. He is in a practice thing now. Amelia will be doing a little cheerleading in the summer through the Y.Bill has decided to build the

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Sorry we haven't posted in a while. We were experiencing some blogger problems. Bill wants to convert our website to something else soon, so it may be down again soon, but for now I will keep on posting...

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Last night, we went over to Bailey's school to watch him perform in the 1st grade play, Character Matters. It was a great little play about all the fairy tales and the problems they have and how they are getting help to resolve them. It was very cute and really funny! Bailey played an overworked mouse from Cinderella. He did great! Bill video taped the entire play so we will put a snippet on of

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Bangs - What a pain in the fanny these things are to grow out. And not on me, on Mia. She said she wanted to grow out her bangs and wanted her hair to grow, so we are trying it. I seriously wish there was a secret potion I could put on them so they would grow to match the rest of the hair. We have been resorting to clips, but she takes those out when they bother her. She says she wants her hair

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Easter baskets!!!!!! I swear they will be the death of me this year. I went to five million stores to help the Easter bunny along and came out painfully disappointed. Why do we do this to ourselves? Should it really be like a mini Christmas? I think the woman next to me in Target could have easily supplied an entire class with a toy with the amount of things she had in her cart. I am far

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