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Mason is 4

Mason turned four today.  We had a little present unwrapping ceremony and marked his height on the wall.  At four years old, Mason is as tall as Violet was at three.  He doesn’t seem that small compared to his classmates.  Maybe he’s a wee bit smaller.

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The kids

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So, there you have it.

After five years of whatever it was we just did, Violet has started kindergarten. Isn’t she just the cutest thing ever? If you click on the picture, you’ll see more of her first day pictures…

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Big News

Violet starts kindergarten tomorrow.  Can you believe that this day has finally come?  It seems like only yesterday Violet was born and I went to see Bruce Springsteen (the tickets were like $150, like I wasn’t going to go?).  So, yeah, she’ll go to school with the country folk out here.  We don’t quite consider [...]

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WINTER UNDERWEAR (A letter to Mason)

My step-mom sent me this really cool old letter from my great-great-grandfather to my great-grandfather (the Mason that my Mason is named after)… By the way, if you click on the picture, it will take you to Flickr where you can make it bigger…

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Our Garden

Disturbed by my recent readings, fueled by general unease of the news I read, and aided in the fact that Colleen couldn’t make past the first thirty minutes of Food, Inc. (you try to make it through that much of the movie without being disgusted), we have been making some changes around our little household. [...]

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The McNugget

Of the thirty-eight ingredients it takes to make a McNugget, I counted thirteen that can be derived from corn…

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Violet

Just so you know, I think this “blog” is going in a different direction. It’s not going to be so much about the kids anymore. I think the time has come to change focus. I hope you don’t mind too much. Those of you interested in the kids, I will still send email pictures…

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The Swell Season

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Violet at 5

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Violet is Five!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since my life has changed completely. It is pretty amazing creating a life. It is pretty amazing watching that life grow.

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Easter Eggs

Made mainly by the adults.

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