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After six years of blogging, I am writing my final post here on ArtsyMama. It is with deep gratefulness in my heart I am finishing this chapter. I have written 1096 posts and taken thousands of photos to share on this blog. Thank you for being such an amazing audience and supporter. You have watched my children grow from infants to toddlers now to school age kids. You have participated in swaps, blog parties and book launches. You have been my cheering section. Many of you that know me personally know that this has been a difficult fall for me. My children are now in first and second grade and having them both at school all day leaves a big gaping hole. I have had to figure out how to spend my days while they are gone and figure out who I have become in this new chapter of my life. I know that I will always need a creative outlet and avenue to express myself and I'm not sure what form that will take. I just don't feel that this is the most authentic place for me to share right now. I want to know what it feels like to be fully present and not have to make every little event "presentable" to blog about. I know that I will continue to follow the seasons and I'm sure I will capture it through the lens of my camera. I will post on my <a href="http://www.artsymama365.blogspot.com/">365 blog</a> a photo a day until the end of the year. I do plan to continue to archive each post of this blog and you'll find the topics on the right side bar. Life changes, whether we want it to or not. Children grow up. I am going to stop, take a deep breath and embrace whatever it is that comes next. <b><i>Thank you....</i></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-83111855996725999442011-12-06T11:20:00.001-06:002011-12-06T11:36:58.641-06:00day six....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids woke up to an extra special treat this morning. Last night I told them the legend of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas"> St. Nicholas</a> celebrated on the eve of Dec. 5th in some European countries. They left their boots on the stairs and were pleased to see them filled with treats in the morning. The coins were a huge hit!</div>
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Then they opened their book for today,<u> The Best Christmas Hunt Ever</u> by John Speirs.</div>
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Bodhi was taking it all in from his perch.</div>
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He was then joined by his favorite pal, Chloe.</div>
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The sun is out, the snow is sparkling. Hope you have a great day!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-91687625650698598772011-12-05T18:22:00.001-06:002011-12-05T18:40:08.662-06:00Day five...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today the kids opened up their books before school. They got two Berenstain Bears books: <u>Meet Santa Bear and Trim the Tree</u> and <u>Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas</u> by Jane O'Connor.</div>
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After school we crafted a bit. In the Fancy Nancy book their tree topper breaks and they make a homemade topper. I thought it would be fun for the kids to make their own tree topper. Lowell came up with the very colorful creation below.</div>
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We woke up to a few inches of snow this morning. A nice little winter wonderland!</div>
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Our books for today were <u>Christmas in the Big Woods</u> and <u>A Little House Christmas</u> by Laura Ingles Wilder.</div>
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We made pancake men for breakfast, just like in the book.</div>
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Our craft was making our own snow globes with plastic cups, fake snow and little vintage figurines and trees. They turned out pretty cute!</div>
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Along with our book advent each day, the kids also look forward to the chocolate advent that I got from Trader Joe's (below) and our traditional felt advent calendar that we had growing up. Each day brings inspiration and surprises to enjoy!</div>
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Today's book is <u>Gingerbread Friends </u>by Jan Brett.</div>
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We first went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to view their storybook trees and see all the fun holiday decor they had.</div>
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When we came home the kids were eager to start on today's project...gingerbread houses!</div>
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The kids have really been enjoying the book advent idea. Last night after dinner we did winter wreaths since the theme of <a href="http://artsymama.blogspot.com/2011/12/book-advent-begins.html">yesterday's books</a> were snow and winter.</div>
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Chloe made this wreath using some of the glittery snowflakes I had around and some fun goodies from my vintage stash. So fun to find a project to use these on! As always, Lowell had his own interpretation and made an adorable little snowy scene. Love the creativity!</div>
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This morning they woke up bright and early excited for their next book, which was <u>Sparkle's Brightest Holiday</u> by Andrew Clements.</div>
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They were eager to do the craft right away, and since it needs 24 hours of drying time we went for it. This craft was inspired by these <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/266201/snowy-balloon-ornaments">string balloon snowballs by Martha</a>. After they dry we pop the balloon inside and (hopefully) have a stiff string snowball shaped ornament. We will then add glitter to them to make them ~*sparkle*~. I do have to admit this craft is very messy and I ended up dropping watered down glue all over the carpet before sunrise. Yikes! </div>
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Thanks for your kind comments, we're really having fun with this countdown.<br />
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I also thought I'd share my little holiday journal. It began right after Thanksgiving when I was thinking about to-do lists and plans for the holiday's. We were also getting a lot of catalogs in the mail, so I wanted a place to put these bits of visual inspiration. It's just a little notebook to jot thoughts, pretty pictures and other fun stuff.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I started a new tradition today. The kids will get a new book or two each day starting today until December 25th. I was inspired by a<a href="http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2011/11/christmas-book-advent.html"> few of these projects</a> I have seen online over the years and on<a href="http://pinterest.com/search/?q=book+advent"> pinterest</a>. I vowed to not buy a single new book, but scoured the thrift stores and library book sales and came up with a set of wonderful "new to us" thrifted holiday books. The kids have been very excited to begin. Happy December!</span></div>
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Today's books were <u>One Winter's Day</u> by M. Christina Butler and <u>The Little Snowflake</u> by Steve Metzger. They were most appropriate since it snowed over night and the kids woke up to a lovely blanket of white.</div>
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They opened them before school and got right to work on making some paper snowflakes with doilies. Each day I will have a craft or activity that goes with the theme of the book. I have another activity planned for tonight. Stay tuned....</div>
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Joe and I had a fun night out celebrating our 13 year wedding anniversary. We headed to downtown Minneapolis to check out a Japanese Pub called Izakaya. Having never tried authentic Japanese food in my life, everything was new and exciting and very yummy!</div>
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This time of year, I love to take a bog walk and see the gorgeous orange glow of the tamarak trees. It has become an annual tradition of mine to do this right around the first of November. The bog has a cool, moist feel and a spooky atmosphere. I love the mysterious spongy world that lies underfoot. I try to soak up every last drop of autumn color as it is so fleeting.</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-87391466134602517812011-10-31T22:22:00.011-05:002011-11-05T19:39:09.076-05:00Halloween night....<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669863006788053298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8FOeIQ2ZwCOOZYEt1rugDFn1YUtzpBg99Jc6ca2w1xtCENK9uTIOHGin0mTcIm2nfNnBJA4OSo4PXwuKxLQrOzqlpVJejlqq9I5xq5Hpa8KVlkLKGyDO3KG2x2pLUzAwBt75/s400/DSCN6656.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Let the Halloween in you</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">come out and PLAY!!!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-17424833045319662302011-10-29T22:26:00.029-05:002011-11-05T19:39:51.435-05:00Halloween weekend...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669123492730527058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnpHqJCBgtWVJ8sFU1dBaEyiITjitzR0bfOE8hC0P-7-t5lbPIHAbk8l8UT0iNzgP3DgQhuu2gDUXmrOyAwHiD8mVHuapSufDnkkCssq9W-9r3v-oEKkz49t9mSBCU9aonCPT/s400/IMG_2376.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /> <br />
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We started the weekend with a wonderful Halloween event at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. So cool to have it on such a big area and the weather and colors couldn't have been more perfect. What a fun way to celebrate the season! </div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-78472526880859879772011-10-28T20:10:00.010-05:002011-11-05T20:26:05.932-05:00Five Senses Friday: Pre-Halloween edition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT12b5n1iwCTRzrehpoJonHpd6G59E62vYY-ubM5OsHa54igG7idJt-xqSctlbDrsrN8VR__TCAd9PQEJYSXci4qq0zXVGOCeqrth0Z1Ts_O1Ybwbzk0CELU3quuaIINcHLzX/s1600/IMG_2356.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668716044626056546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT12b5n1iwCTRzrehpoJonHpd6G59E62vYY-ubM5OsHa54igG7idJt-xqSctlbDrsrN8VR__TCAd9PQEJYSXci4qq0zXVGOCeqrth0Z1Ts_O1Ybwbzk0CELU3quuaIINcHLzX/s400/IMG_2356.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 286px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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<i>seeing</i>: the cutest little banana split ever</div>
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<i>smelling:</i> the crisp fall air with a bit of dew in the morning</div>
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<i>tasting</i>: pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake...yum!</div>
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<i>hearing:</i> the kids reading together in bed</div>
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<i>touching:</i> comfy warm fall blankets</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-26324858743985036842011-10-26T19:36:00.018-05:002011-11-05T19:40:36.162-05:00Past peak....<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667965705700834018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3W8g8Z2C_krJnjkmBm0EhyphenhyphenQSZdO5lFoqzFUoR7tF2a0HxRW2xSaaEoyosIIXiN5X19xUgrLYlBSC3K2KoTJILfLebTKEf_7iCF8xVkjzpa5_sKKK6CGQvU6Xqr_Hk1O7kz3G/s400/IMG_2164.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /><br />
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Here we all thought the colors were "peaking" a few weeks ago and according to the official map of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (<a href="http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html">the DNR</a>) it looks as if we would be leafless in these parts.</div>
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Well, we're having a bit of an encore performance of fall this year. Some bright blue skies brought me back out to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to check out what color might be left. I surely was not disappointed.</div>
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The oak trees were lit up in all their splendor. What a stunning array of colors!</div>
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As I walked the 3 mile drive trail at the arboretum, I came across a group of women and one of them asked if I had a blog. She said that she did, and it was <a href="http://jennicanknit.blogspot.com/">vintage umbrella</a>. She then said, "you're artsymama!" How fun to run into a fellow blogger. I have no idea how she recognized me! So fun to meet you Jenni!</div>
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Hope your fall is "peaking" no matter where you live!</div>
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Chloe and I hosted a Halloween mad hatter tea party today. She dressed up as Alice in her little blue vintage dress. I was inspired by the article styled by <a href="http://curioussofa.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-10T07%3A34%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=20">Debbie Dusenberry</a> in the Halloween issue of <a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/parties/alice-in-wonderland-halloween-party/">Better Homes and Gardens</a>. They have these <a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/parties/alice-in-wonderland-halloween-party/?rb=Y#page=4">print outs</a> that are fabulous. I also purchased and framed these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77732981/alice-in-wonderland-postcard-collection">Alice postcards</a> from Emily Martin.</div>
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Don't be late!</div>
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I also made a scrapbook with <a href="http://www.g45papers.com/products/halloween-in-wonderland-category/">Hallowe'en in Wonderland</a> papers by Graphic 45.</div>
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What a fun gathering and a great way to start our Halloween festivities!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-64998619898067299602011-10-20T21:38:00.008-05:002011-11-05T19:41:45.549-05:00Pumpkins!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665769633164350002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1EfTCTq2H4RyBtAQ-q4gL4rih9LwcezaAJ-V0VdlKquKXAILlQpi0QJVkGkXYBpQl34EQMwxyvRRU46Eik-OuBPLOQ2yDQ1VMCCiMLB8cvWLbW8bINdf-zUkjhLdF7oGKY5j6/s400/IMG_1971.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br />
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One of my favorite traditions, carving pumpkins! Nothing beats a crisp, sunny fall day with pumpkin ooze and seeds, drawing out and carving the face...and that amazing aroma. Hello fall!</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-36019581782101653842011-10-17T18:07:00.019-05:002011-11-05T19:41:59.913-05:00Leaf play....<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664602343381679682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eA662eYVCdZBB717MNEXkxdpkki6wx6V338jkLfnqzwCUpPKM4ydyWcn_Q_ikQZQ59aDfUDOEDy7-PlSCegny1HNQJSF7jD6kqZY11c-ObDG9uQVTjF8XUFzLKyqwdcPMA27/s400/IMG_1812.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /><br />
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There's just something about playing in a pile of leaves. It's fun at any age! The kids have had a few chances in the last week to play in the leaves and boy was it fun.</div>
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Even thought this fall has certainly been unusual with the number of very warm days that we've had, the colors have peaked and the warmth makes for wonderful outdoor walks through the woods and patches, so that's just what we did!</div>
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Saturday we hit the pumpkin patch and the autumn hiking trail that we love so much. The soft warm earthy brown, yellow with patches of blazing red and orange was absolute perfection. </div>
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It's been kind of a funky fall here this year. It has been sunny, bright and warm (very warm) for the last week or so. I love the crystal blue sky and the beautiful leaves, but the warmth hinders my natural tendency to get into "fall mode". This means no Halloween decorating so far. Which for me, usually starts the end of August. For those of you that have asked, I am not hosting the sweet and sinister swap this year. I'm just not into it yet. I guess there's still time. Here's hoping.....</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-58362314679748881082011-09-28T18:24:00.013-05:002011-11-05T19:43:09.148-05:00Laura and Hans' fall visit mini journal...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBV2KNIHtpf9fbFuiacs53RlOxk5-VmHozPGHkjJFjfIM2VXkGtdnF4lekOHsXFwINJd7zcl0zi_JEnfUoOaVXxm9gzj4hBnJRI1k-oCj5u6olgybn_AUDNVTv3k0O5cW0uyb/s1600/IMG_1113.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657557198999591842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBV2KNIHtpf9fbFuiacs53RlOxk5-VmHozPGHkjJFjfIM2VXkGtdnF4lekOHsXFwINJd7zcl0zi_JEnfUoOaVXxm9gzj4hBnJRI1k-oCj5u6olgybn_AUDNVTv3k0O5cW0uyb/s400/IMG_1113.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
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Hope was here for a week and then my sister, Laura, was here the week after. Their trips overlapped by a couple of days, which was a lot of fun. We went to Scrapfest at the Mall of America together and then went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on the day that Hope left. Laura was here for the rest of the week, which included my birthday, a dinner with our cousins, some fall fun at the pumpkin patch and apple orchard with little Hans and some good crafty sister time together. I decided to use the book we made in Amy Tangerine's class at Scrapfest for a mini journal of the week Laura and Hans were here.</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19411959.post-23924464734981478492011-09-25T09:47:00.003-05:002011-11-05T19:45:49.006-05:00Journal of Hope's visit....<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656311443826163074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoVXFLy_CTQpBw-2x7F92mdv5mYBCsErpvbqQp7vSVkfW16ab77qInpE4tWmfUasOBNZMfTEpa2rGAIrR37LyTwLV_2RRdYOe-ykTc70-D7R3S5tXnOk9NDF61jNFh3giSYRy/s400/IMG_0979.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 267px;" /><br />
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This is the third year that <a href="http://besottment.typepad.com/">Hope</a> has come to stay with my family for a week in September and we always have the best time. The first few years it was fun to have Junk Bonanza going on during her visit and now the last couple of years we have also attended The Creative Connection and Scrapfest. It's always a busy week fitting in three events, plus celebrating Lowell's birthday, going to as many estate sales as we can sneak in, spending time with the kids (they love Hope!), getting outside and having some time to chat and journal before we go to bed each night.</div>
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This year was as busy as ever. Luckily the weather was at its peak fall form. Crisp and clear with brilliant blue skies! Hope posted her journal over on <a href="http://besottment.typepad.com/">her blog</a> if you want more details of the events and the visit from her perspective. Hope you enjoy!</div>
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For the journal itself, I used a mixed paper pre-made journal from <a href="http://amytangerine.blogspot.com/">Amy Tangerine</a>. We took a class from her at Scrapfest that we really enjoyed and she showed us this fun journal that's all put together and ready to go from her new collection. I wanted to complete my journal shortly after Hope's visit while all the memories were fresh in my mind and this was just perfect to get all my pictures and journaling in lickety split!</div>
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We had fun taking pictures of our matching shoes at the markets that we visited.</div>
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Did you know that today is Worldwide Day of Play? I was not aware of this until my kids tried to turn on Nickelodeon and they have no programming today to encourage people to get outside and play. What a great idea! The kids were a bit confused at first and then decided they would participate and ran out the back door.</div>
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The last two weeks have been filled with wonderful celebrations, classes, outings and gatherings with visits from both <a href="http://www.besottment.com/">Hope</a> and my sister with my youngest nephew Hans in tow. I have a lot to share, but will start with Hope's last day here and our trip to the Arboretum. The weather could not have been more perfect and with the morning dew still on the flowers, everything was picture perfect!</div>
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Today was delivery day for our scarecrow that we created for Scarecrows on Parade at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. We created this guy (below) called "Picturing Fall". It depicts mother nature's wonderful display during autumn. We are inspired to capture this wonderful time of year visually so we played on this theme for our creation. It was a lot of fun to work on with my parents and kids. We are excited to see where it ends up on the "parade" route. It will be on display through early November. What a perfect day to see the other scarecrows already on display and the gorgeous blooms of early fall.</div>
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Labor Day is the last day of summer around here. The kids start school tomorrow and I've been refecting on what an amazing summer this has been!</div>
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Seemed like a slow start planting the garden in hand numbing rainy weather but once the weather cleared, we were off and running! Time to enjoy summer to the fullest.</div>
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We picked strawberries.</div>
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We went camping.</div>
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We went to the sailboat on Lake Superior.</div>
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We saw beautiful sunsets.</div>
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We had sleepovers.</div>
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We hung out with family.</div>
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We made up plays.</div>
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And went to real plays.</div>
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Lots of swimming...</div>
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and the beach.</div>
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We loved watching our first attempt at growing acorn squash prove successful.</div>
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We took another trip to visit grandpa at the sailboat.</div>
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And hung out with nana and bobo at the state fair.</div>
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So much fun was had! Now it's time to jump into a new season.</div>
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The sunflowers have grown 8 ft. high. I made this scarecrow for the scarecrow parade at the arboretum, I guess I'm ready for fall.</div>
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The first apple pie of the season was baked and consumed. Yum!</div>
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The reds are starting to contrast against the crisp, clear blue sky.</div>
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These two are off to first and second grade. What a summer, oh my!!! Can't wait to see what the next chapter brings.</div>
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