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eating till my stomach hurt…
or, my stomach just hurt.
as far as this is concerned…
dear bella,
just pick Girl, just pick the werewolf now so we can all go home!
jacob is ‘hotter’
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our big papi had a great father’s day!
we slept in, had a yummy lunch, laid by the pool, watched movies, played games with the kids, and had a yummy dinner. and, we pretty much snuggled all day.
kiana, myla, kj, and sela all spoiled papi with gifts. this year, kiana and myla used their very own money {saved allowance, etc.} to buy their papi’s gifts. i was so impressed, and i think they loved the shopping all the more since they were really buying the gifts! kiana chose a new ‘balance opposites ruca shirt.’ myla chose the patriotic Boston hat Dusty is wearing…
fyi: we call him big papi, for one main reason.
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dusty and i were at dinner tonight with friends,
when i received this text:
kiana: “reminder…it’s Friday-you always write a post-
Flashback Fridays… ;D“
what would i do without my miss twelve??? by the way, she also sent this text to me while she was at home tending her younger siblings so dusty and i could go to dinner with friends…she’s quite the multi-tasker, and…
she is one fabulous personal assistant for me!
in honor of flashback fridays, here’s a peak into my personal assistants history with flexibility & leaps.
when kiana was almost six, we were sitting in the kitchen as a family eating dinner when kiana mentions “
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in honor of memorial day, last week…
i’ve spent a lot of time thinking about dusty’s mom lately…
she passed away in February of 2007.
i am very willing to argue that she was the worlds best mother-in-law.
to say she was amazing, is not enough. to explain how she was the glue of her family, is not enough. to say she was real, extraordinarily talented and openly flawed, is not enough.
but while i’ve been thinking about her, the one concept that i think she displayed the most, is that she loved.
she loved life. she loved her family. she loved the outdoors.
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good friends + good food + sunshine.
it was perfect. while our loved ones who have passed on, were in our thoughts.
i used my new polaroid camera for the pictures, i’m still adjusting to the settings. anyone else struggling with the settings on this camera? it’s hard to waste the film when you gotta pay for it!
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