Essence of Now: April 26

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Is it Friday? Finally? For real? I have thought that it was Friday since Tuesday. I hate those weeks. In related news, I have said, more times that I’d like to admit, that I will need to start taking Speed in order to keep up with my kids. We’ve spent time tracing, practicing our letters, [Read On]

Essence of Now: Milestones and More

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After this past week, I kind of feel like I’m on an episode of Punk’d. Like the world around me laughing at this big joke that they’re pulling over on me. Why, you ask? Well, it started with this rumor of seeing the Northern Lights on Saturday. So I set up my camera and was [Read On]

Essence of Now: In Bloom

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If my children could live outside I am convinced that they would. They have proven this week that they hate being indoors. Every waking moment of the last 7 days has been spent outside. And really, with sunshine, fresh air, and temperatures creeping towards 90 degrees, who would blame us? Plus, there are beautiful new [Read On]

Essence of Now: Spring Has Sprung

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This week we were able to turn our calendars over to March 20. And do you know what that means? It’s SPRING, y’all!! Okay, so maybe the temperatures didn’t quite reach those 60-70 degree marks, but we didn’t let that stop us. We explored the park behind our house and let the fresh air spill [Read On]

Warm Weather Fun

Spring is here. The temperatures are rising. The sun is shining. The flowers are blooming. There’s nothing quite like that unveiling of warm weather to life your spirits. We have broken free from the confines of the house. We have set out to explore the sunny afternoons. The time spent together, outside, has been nothing [Read On]