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from C’s Atelier — May, 2007 |
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This came home with C from “atelier”, the special art/workshop program they have at his school.
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Spring Picnic with Lara — May 1, 2007 |
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It was May Day, and everyone had off of school/work. Our new friend, Lara, was soon to leave Oslo. We planned a picnic for the park (us and everyone else in the neighborhood!) and invited Lara. We had chicken and tofu peanut satay, and veggie skewers, along with salad and rice. It was nice. Except I forgot plates!
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Moment in Spring — May 1, 2007 at 6:02 pm |
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Last May, come and gone. I can hardly believe it’s almost winter again.
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Resourcefulness — May 2, 2007 |
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A little while ago, I acquired a large beige wool sweater with the idea of tearing it apart and recycling the yarn, possibly to dye it. It was slow going at first, pulling out the seams and figuring out the sorta weird construction. Ruby helped, and really enjoyed the actual unravelling of the stitches. It’s a long process (huge sweater, probably 2 pounds of yarn), and I’m not done yet. I used a wooden toy that Ben made to help me. There are four dowels with rings to go on them. The kids have outgrown it, but I thought I could use it for this project. I used the base (just the dowels) to wind the yarn into hanks before washing. Thanks Ben!
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Sunny Walk Home — May 3, 2007 at 3 pm |
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This was one of the first sunny days after we got out our summer wardrobes. Ruby was immediately interested in trying everything out, but I still haven’t been able to convince C to wear short-sleeved shirts or – gasp – shorts (this was actually more than a month ago now). The children have both been in love with dandelions, picking them and giving them to eachother and strangers.
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At the Window with the Plantie — May 3, 2007 |
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Our friend Lara gave us this little pepper plant when we visited her recently. We set it in the window because it was a gorgeous day. I put up that funny DIY expando gate (used to be part of a clothes drying rack) in the window to curtail any misbehavior at the window. It kept Ruby inside, but Wobbly walked right through it to oggle the birds who were singing a pretty song in our tree.
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Rian, 9 Months — May 4-30, 2007 |
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Looks like they were visiting sunny San Diego!
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Visit To Grandad — May 5-11, 2007 |
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Matt and Tracy visited Alabama with Rian, and saw some nostalgic sights.
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Ruby in her Suit — May 7, 2007 at 9:39 am |
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We were switching out the summer/winter wardrobes and cleaning out the drawers a bit (putting away the diapers! woo hoo!), and Ruby found her swimming suit that Krips gave her for her birthday last year. Still fits!
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Ruby’s Fancy Braid — May 9, 2007 at 1:23 pm |
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Do you know how long I’ve been waiting to do this? :)
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