Day 2792 | Basketball is Back
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This guy is back shooting hoops this winter. Tuesday evenings are now basketball evenings. We’re settling into bleacher life just fine.
Day 2791 | Thankful for Sunshine
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When it’s -22 outside, everyone needs to soak in the warmth however they can. Thank goodness for sunny days.
Day 2790 | Sledding
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One thing I’ve learned about winter in Wisconsin: you never know when the snow and temperature will cooperate. For that reason, we snuck out in the 35 minutes we had between school and piano lessons to hit the hill. And we found a good one, too.
Day 2789 | Making Valentines
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We led a Valentine’s Day craft for our 4-H club this week. I made these woven heart baskets when I was a kid so I decided to share the project with the next generation. We made a whole bunch of them to share with the seniors living at the apartment complex where we’ll perform a variety show in February. So fun, right?
Day 2788 | Shooting Sports
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After almost two years, Chase is back for another round of 4-H Shooting Sports. Not to be left out, Robbe will be joining for the second session to learn archery. One of the most off-brand activities we do, for sure, but it only meets once/week and we don’t need to buy special gear for it. Count us in!
Day 2787 | Snow!
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A lovely weekend at the lake turned into a winter wonderland with the first real snowfall of the season. In my opinion, there are few things more beautiful than fresh, crisp snow. And the rosy cheeks from wintery air makes it even better.
Day 2786 | Cat Sling
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I received this cat sling for Christmas and I can tell it’s going to be my new favorite thing. Marvel loves to snuggle but most of my life is consumed by activities that require me to move around or at least have two hands. Enter: the cat sling!
Today was the first successful sleeping session. And it was a total dream. See what I did there?
Day 2785 | Hot Off the Presses
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Look at these two making the local paper! They’re famous! Thanks to our sweet newspaper delivery person for a great article. :)
Day 2784 | Cookie Decorating
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This guy attended an older youth 4-H event tonight (he’s an older youth now!!) and decorated all these cookies. So many cookies! He’s basically a professional now.
Day 2783 | Sleepy Kitties
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Can you handle these two?
Day 2782 | Post-Christmas
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This is what a lot of our days have looked like post-Christmas. Quality time in front of the fire assembling gifts alongside cats. A dream!
Day 2781 | Here's to 2025!
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We had a quiet New Year’s Eve at our house last night – just how we like it. It was packed with some of our favorite things: a delicious soup buffet followed by a yummy dessert, a comedy special on tv, and an epic Heptathlon Game Challenge.
What seven games did we play, you might be wondering? Here’s the lineup:
Our New Year’s Eve Heptathlon Game Challenge categories:
Outdoor: Ghost in the Graveyard
Active: Popdarts
Board: Doomlings
Card: Kent
Video: Super Smash Bros.
New (to all of us): Pick a Pen - Garden Edition
Pinball: Avengers
It turns out you can accomplish a lot when you stay up until midnight.
Happy 2025 to all of you! I hope this year is the best yet.
Day 2780 | Christmas Comes to an End
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After three Christmas celebrations spread out over three days, we’re back home and enjoying the post-holiday recovery time. We’re feeling very loved and very thankful for the time with our family. We missed the brothers (and their families) that couldn’t make it back, but we’ll appreciate the time we do get!
Merry Christmas!
Day 2779 | Teeny Tiny Christmas
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We celebrated Teeny Tiny Christmas up at the lake again this year. We did it all: ice skating, hot tubbing, puzzling, movie-watching, fire building, cocoa sipping, holiday crafting, and lots of board gaming.
Why can’t the weekends be just a little longer?
Day 2778 | Snow Day
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After a full school year with no snow day last year, we had one today! It wasn’t quite as much as the experts estimated, but we’ll take it. It sure looks pretty out there.
Day 2777 | 4-H Banquet
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We made it to the county 4-H awards banquet this year. Both boys were recognized for their record books and Chase got a shout out for Space Camp. We ate some yummy pasta, played some bingo, and walked away with three gift cards. Three more than we were expecting.
Day 2776 | Wicked!
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The boys and I went to see Wicked this weekend and it was everything I hoped it would be. And the boys liked it, too! Now we just have to wait patiently for part two.
Day 2775 | Cat Burrito
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Robbe made this cat burrito and wanted me to post the photo. Marv looks thrilled, doesn’t he?
Day 2774 | Virtual Concert
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Our adorable nephew had his first-ever holiday concert tonight…and we got to watch it! Virtual concerts will always bring me quickly back to the Covid days, but I won’t pretend I wasn’t happy for the technology so we could see his sweet little performance.
Day 2773 | Robots on Campus
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I haven’t been avoiding the blog lately…I just haven’t been taking any photos! So, even though this photo doesn’t really require a blog post, here it is. This is a food delivery robot that roams around the university near our house. There are a bunch of them on campus and every time I see them, it makes me smile. Enjoy.
