Monthly Archive: July 2006

It never fails that several months after Christmas, one of the boys will find a gift that was put on a shelf and forgotten about. This time it was a book about battery science, complete with battery and wires and motors just waiting to be played with. Paxton and I made a battery operated robot …

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July is almost over, and we’re getting ready to ease into another month. We seem to go from insanely busy to nearly a stand-still, but the past couple of weeks have been pleasantly in between. We’ve gone swimming more than once, which is an odd experience in 110+ heat – the water is like bath …

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I stayed up way too late last night, going through old pictures of Everett to make a montage. Spencer and I were both crying by the end… him because the old pictures made him miss New Hampshire, and me because, well because it’s exhausting to visit all of those feelings of love and wonder and …

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The past few days have been some of the laziest days we’ve spent since we’ve moved here. And they have been wonderful!! I don’t understand what the fuss is about when it comes to the heat. We just stay inside and don’t even notice it. The boys and I have watched movies; played Playstation; played …

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Mom and Dad arrived safely back in New Hampshire this morning, after a wonderful, whirlwind week here in AZ. Mike ended up getting the entire week off, so it was a happy – and welcome – vacation for all of us. They came late last Saturday night, and Sunday was a day of hanging out, …

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Last Saturday, we experienced our first real summer day at the zoo. They have a splash area for the kids during the hot months, and they had a good time cooling off. We went with some new friends.. Someone I actually “met” online a year ago, who also has a son Everett’s age. We found …

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