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September 9, 2016 by themommahen

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Sweet Nothings
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September 9, 2016 by themommahen

Mommy, I don’t need anything else but you…” …mumbled by a very sleepy almost-6yo-H3 this morning Siiiiighhhhhhhh…

Category: Day in the Life, Mouths of Babes, Uncategorized | Tags: Day in the Life, Hatchling #3, kid quotes, Kids, Kids Say the Darndest Things, Thankful
Farmer in Fog
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December 14, 2015 by themommahen

**Image edited to better show”the farmer.”

Category: Day in the Life, Farm Life, Photos, Uncategorized | Tags: backyard chickens, Chickens, Day in the Life, Pictures, The Husband
Losing Our Grip On Realistic Expectations in Kindergarten?
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November 3, 2015 by themommahen

I came across this article today on my news feed and read it with interest, as I have a child …
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Category: Random, Ripped from the Headlines | Tags: child development, education, Kindergarten, Random, schools, standards, teachers, Wendy Bradshaw
Why I’m Glad We Splurged on our Wedding Pictures
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August 29, 2015 by themommahen

Seventeen years ago. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire were in a homerun race that didn’t require an asterisk yet; we …
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Category: Marriage, Milestones, Photos | Tags: Anniversary, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Cubbies, Peter Thurin Photographer, weddings
Lazy Days
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June 11, 2015 by themommahen

What do you want to do today? We should go somewhere. We should do something. The days are flying by. …
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Category: Day in the Life, Days of Summer, Hatchlings | Tags: lazy days of summer, Siblings, Summer vacation
The Prodigal Hen
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June 4, 2015 by themommahen

We had a bantam hen disappear several weeks ago. It was several days before we even noticed, jaded chicken farmers …
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Category: Day in the Life, Days of Summer, Farm Life, Hatchlings, Photos, why we moved | Tags: Awry, backyard chickens, backyard poultry, Best Laid Plans, Blackhawks, Chickens, Day in the Life, Days of Summer, Farm animals

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Painting our bird houses given to us by a special friend.

So what did I get him for our 16th anniversary? Why, new farm boots, of course. (Just to be clear, the message read, "Thanks for Muckin Through 16 Years.") #SoRomantic

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