Hannah Elisabeth, Traditions & Celebrations

Limited, Non-Compromising Participation

“Happy Halloween!” “Happy Reformation Day!” or “We don’t do that.”  I’ve heard them all.  In college, the “Reformation Day” greeting was quite popular…but I rarely hear it anymore.  Recently, I’ve been noticing some very different opinions about this holiday.  I am surprised to see just how strongly some people feel about it – both good and bad.  For me, Halloween was always one of …

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Hannah Elisabeth, Life, Mommyhood

Why Hannah Doesn’t Sleep

Okay, so maybe that’s not the real reason…It was just a good excuse to post a cute picture. The real reason is yet another “big girl” milestone…  We have officially given up the afternoon nap, and transitioned to something we are (rather erroneously) calling “quiet time.”  (Of course, I reserve the right to reinstitute naptime when it is needed!)  The …

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Life

Back to Normal

The drastic change between the events of Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Monday night amazes me!.  And, just as quickly as the fires came, they have gone – leaving behind a charred hillside, and the occasional rumble of helicopters overhead, as reminders of the weekend’s events.  Jason came home for lunch this afternoon, and we were commenting on how quickly everything …

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Life

What Goes Around…

comes around, huh? Last night, life seemed to be getting back to normal on our side of town.  We were back at home, and the smokey smell had mostly disappeared (or else we are getting used to it!).  Even the t.v. stations seemed to reinforce a sense of normalcy as they were back to their “regularly scheduled programming.”  But…as I was getting …

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