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because they need a hero

October 19, 2011
hero

I am feeling a bit melancholy tonight. It is one of those moods that seems unmoved by internal cheer leading. Quite honestly, I just feel like going to bed. With a little effort, I could probably talk myself into a long soak in the tub. Or sitting in a quiet room with a book. Or [...]

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the photos that caused a vacation

June 17, 2011
Holly Homer and her boys on a sailboat

This is my favorite photo. It is my boys and me on a sailboat in St. Thomas 4 years ago.  We went on vacation with my in-laws in celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. It was a wonderful week of family covered in water and sand. When we returned, I made a Shutterfly photo book [...]

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real friendship

March 3, 2011
boy thinks about friendship brothers and friends

At the dinner table tonight, Ryan(9) declared that he was going to tell his friend to stop hitting, pinching and kicking him. I am a girl so the obvious follow-up to this was, “that doesn’t sound like much of a friend.” Ryan is a boy and responded that this friend was his very best friend. [...]

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spelling for boys

December 10, 2010
boys spelling and acting silly boys spelling and acting silly

My boys have recently become excited about spelling.  Not only are they self-initiating lessons and teaching each other, but they seem to have really good attitudes about it.  Often I will hear them spelling to each other and then giggling uncontrollably. What has them so enthusiastic? The letter P. Mom, how do you spell iCup? [...]

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extreme tree house

December 1, 2010
tree house tree house spiral stairs

My dad has been working on a tree house in his backyard for about 9 months or more.  I started this post several months ago and have been adding pictures/video as he has added tree house square footage. The initial tree house plans seemed simple enough – a spiral staircase up the tree trunk to [...]

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kits, cats, sacks and wives

November 23, 2010
boys talking about st ives poem boys from St. Ives

We were all in the car driving somewhere. The boys were in the back seat discussing numbers and math.  Numbers and math are hot topics in my house…not sure why, but not complaining. Blog-Stedman asked Ryan(9) if he knew how many people were going to St. Ives. Ryan: 100? Rhett(4): 1000? Reid(7):  Where is St. [...]

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how to take the perfect christmas card picture

November 18, 2010
Christmas Card picture How to take a Christmas Card photo of your family

It is the most wonderful time of the year… Christmas Card takin’ time! Don’t despair! This is something that you can do at home with your own camera.  Don’t be fooled into so-called professional photography.  NO expertise needed!  Just follow my simple steps to the perfect take-it-yourself Christmas picture. Holly’s Handy Dandy Steps to the [...]

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a tale of 3 backpacks

August 31, 2010
Thumbnail image for a tale of 3 backpacks Three backpacks

This is one of my favorite posts from last year about this time.    The orange backpack continues to return home each morning pulled now by a four year old who still isn’t in school. Once upon a time there were three backpacks. A brand new yellow one. A brand new green one. A hand-me-down orange [...]

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the great escape

July 28, 2010
Three boys walking on a railroad tie

The boys are running away tomorrow. It will certainly be quiet around here. Their plan was initially to be implemented today, but they realized they would miss robotic camp in the morning if they were gone. They have carefully packed:  a bucket full of Easter candy, two large bags of chips, a wooden spoon, a [...]

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proof of maternity

July 21, 2010
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I truly believe that there aren’t many problems that can’t be solved by a good bath. It appears that my boys agree. And if a few bubbles are good, then more must be better. Yep.  He is standing…

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slices of vail

July 18, 2010
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We were in the Vail Valley last week.  It was incredibly beautiful. And the perfect temperature…in the shade. I have 1000s of pictures.  Approximately 67% of them are of poppies. The poppies were so vivid.  I may post a poppy a day for the rest of the year… Many of the photos above are from [...]

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