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Graduation weekend

February 6th, 2012

My sweet, sweet Jamie (the youngest of my three children) graduated from college this weekend. With highest honors at that: Summa Cum Laude. As you can well imagine… I’m bursting at the seams.

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Christmas sewing and knitting revealed

January 2nd, 2012

You will recall that during December there was very little I was able to share in the sewing/quilting/knitting department, as I was working on “top secret” Christmas presents. I am happy to say that not only was I able to make all the presents on my list, but I actually finished them on time, with [...]

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A finished quilt

December 30th, 2011

We had a really nice Christmas. . This year it was about family. Yet even our “little family” still involved 10 people! And now that all the gifts have been delivered, I can reveal the sewing and knitting that took place during November and December. That is… of those items I actually remembered to take [...]

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Cangrejada

November 14th, 2011

Jared (son #2) and his girlfriend, Karina, invited us all over to their place yesterday for an all-day crab fest. Yes, that’s what we know as a cangrejada. So I thought I would share a few images today of some typical Ecuadorian seafood.

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A creature of habit

September 21st, 2011

The last few weeks have been hectic. With school starting up in early September, it has taken a bit of time to organize schedules (everyone in this household has been on a different one!) and get into a routine. I’m not sure I’m quite there.

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A week in a nutshell

August 2nd, 2011

It’s been eight years since so many family members (on my Ecuadorian dad’s side) gathered together in one place. Last time there were over 100 of us, so we decided to hold a one-day reunion at a park. This time the number was closer to 40… in part a sad reflection of how many have [...]

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Mother’s Day Every Day?

May 9th, 2011

I hope you had a lovely, lovely day with your kids. From the comments some of you left yesterday, it seems you did. And if everyone had a day like mine, I’m sure you’re wishing it was like this everyday!

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Trying to get back to normal

April 30th, 2011

As usual, things rarely go as planned. The good news: Jamie’s recovery has gone better than expected. Within two days she was almost back to normal, getting around on her own and requiring little help.

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Easter Break

April 22nd, 2011

Jamie underwent eye surgery late Wednesday afternoon. The up side: once the healing completes, her vision should pretty much be perfect. Which is great news for someone as young as she is.

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Christmas holiday recap

December 29th, 2010

Two weeks sure fly by quickly. Alexia and Julian are leaving tomorrow – their visit certainly went by with a blink of an eye.

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