Day 2646 | Soaking It In
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After several days of birthday celebrations and more laughter than is safely advised (I’m assuming), sometimes you need a bit of a break to soak it all in.
Day 2645 | Turning 40!
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to help me celebrate my birthday. It means more than I can say. It was a really great day.
Day 2644 | Birthday Week Begins!
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Can you imagine a better way to kick off a week of birthday celebrations than a Broadway musical right down the street? I can’t!
I’ve been waiting for this one. Eek!!
Day 2643 | Hanging Out
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The bun has a new favorite chair.
Day 2642 | Army of Rabbits
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We 3D-printed these “armies of rabbits” today and, I have to admit, they’re pretty awesome. So many rabbits and some pretty epic catapult situations.
Day 2640 | Swim Meet
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Chase had his first ever swim meet today! He’s new to competitive swimming but he’s been learning a lot and is enjoying being part of the team. It’s been very sweet to watch. Today was his first official time in the lanes and he did great!
Day 2639 | Feels Like Spring
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52 degrees in January…wow!
In you’re not sure how crazy this is, the normal high temp for today in Eau Claire is 24 degrees. That’s, like, a lot different.
We soaked in the warmer temps and sunshine as much as possible. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s snow on the radar for next week. We’ll enjoy it while it lasts, though!
Day 2638 | Pinball
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Yep. We’re still pretty into it.
Day 2637 | Back to Back Weekends
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We got to hang out with these friends two weekends in a row! Can you believe how lucky we are?
Day 2636 | Blugolds
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A family outing to the UWEC Blugold’s basketball game tonight. Anni was cheering which gave us the extra motivation we needed to leave the house. This guy even got his face painted (and ignore the temporary tattoo put on backwards by his mom).
Day 2635 | Birthday Fun
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Chase and I busted out of Eau Claire today to help this sweet lady celebrate her birthday. She’s been one of my favorites for a very long time and I felt so grateful to have spent part of her big day with her.
Day 2634 | 3D Printing
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Yeah. We’re getting *pretty* into 3D printing over here. You can tell by how many friends join us for a family board game.
Day 2633 | Sunshine and Puzzles
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It’s far too cold to leave the house for non-essential excursions so that’s opened the door for lots of puzzling recently. Puzzles and sunshine might be my new favorite combination.
Day 2632 | Pickle
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In case you’re wondering, this is what a pickle sitting on your shoulder would look like.
Day 2631 | Snow
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We’ve been waiting very patiently for some snow to show up this winter. It wasn’t the 4-6 inches they forecasted but it was enough to do some sledding so we’ll call it a win. I even got to try out my new snow bibs!
Day 2630 | A Band Concert
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Chase had his first-ever band concert tonight. It was so fun! With over 100 kids in the 6th grade band, that’s more kids than I had in my entire 6th grade class.
Chase did great and we enjoyed seeing him in his environment. So far, so good with middle school.
Day 2629 | Coffee Date
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I haven’t been taking many photos lately so I dug this one out from last Friday—a coffee date with my sweet grandma and cousin.
What a lovely way to spend a couple of hours. And I fully realize how lucky I am.
Day 2628 | Racquetball
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Another racket sport for the family to add to our repertoire! We need to invest some time in learning the rules for this one but we’re excited.
Day 2627 | Getting Active
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Sorry for the unexpected hiatus over winter break. The days just got away from me! Back in action now, though.
And big news from our house…we joined the YMCA (which happens to be a block away from us). It wasn’t so much a New Year’s resolution as it was a half-off membership deal in December that tipped the scales. The whole family is pretty excited about being more active. Especially the one pictured above.
Day 2626 | Christmas Time
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We had a magical weekend of Christmas festivities up at the lake with my parents and Chris’s mom. It was pretty quiet without any of our siblings around, but we made the most of it. We didn’t want to leave, that’s for sure!
