irish or not, i like to spread a little green + rainbow cheer this time of year. i prefer years when march is the focus of st patrick’s day and april is easter. this year i feel crunched for time with the two happening only two weeks apart. regardless, both holidays mean spring and that is constantly on my mind…

sunshine, rainbows, and warmer weather one of these days!

rainbow pom pom garland via seejaneblog

photo props on statues and yarn-wrapped canvas via seejaneblog

saint patrick's day home decor via seejaneblog

saint patrick's day home decor plus yarn-wrapped canvas via seejaneblog

rainbow yarn ball garland via seejaneblog

do you celebrate st patrick’s day? have any plans for the holiday this year?

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10/52

March 10, 2013

Kiana painting her nails

Myla pot o gold via seejaneblog

KJ at Accapulcos via seejaneblog

sela laughing via seejaneblog

“a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”

kiana: likes to paint her fingernails. sometimes, a few times a week.
myla: my pot o gold!
kj: loves the Beattles. he knows every word to songs i’ve never heard.
sela: recently started tucking her hair behind her ear.  with those front teeth missing, she’s growing up. boo.

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for about thirty-six hours now, i have been thyroid-free. i am also one step closer to being cancer-free…

how am i feeling? a little sluggish, but good. the drive home from the hopsital was interesting. it always takes longer than normal for anestheisa to wear-off on me – so, amidst the nausea, dizziness and my husbands driving {everyone who has driven in a car with him knows what i am talking about} i had a somewhat induced case of car sickness with one honey, pull-over i’m going to puke!

other than that moment, i feel ok.

thyroid cancer via seejaneblog

last year, after my second biopsy results confirmed “undetermined” in regards to my thyroid nodule being malignant or benign…

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williams farm sugarhouse

March 6, 2013

this past weekend, i was craving family time and a road trip, so we combined those two and headed to central massachusetts to visit the williams farm sugarhouse:

sela at Williams Farm sugarhouse via seejaneblog

the smell of maple is billowing out the top of the sugarhouse…

Williams Farm Deerfield, MA

boiling the fresh maple:

KJ at Williams farm sugarhouse via seejaneblog

wood pile williams farm sugar shack via seejaneblog

maple treats via williams farm sugar shack

maple frosted donut from williams farm sugar shack via seejaneblog

increidbly delicious waffles from williams farn sugar shack via seejaneblog

pure maple syrup from williams farm sugar shack via seejaneblog

have you ever visited a sugarhouse? do you have a favorite one in the northeast? i’d love to know. those williams farm waffles were worth every minute of the two hour drive…

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09/52

March 3, 2013

kiana sugaring pic

myla reading pic

KJ making crepes pic

sela on bed pic

“a portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.”

kiana: has serious skills when it comes to french-braiding hair.

myla: is a book worm. the girl read so many novels this past fall i banned her from reading in december, hoping to encourage her to be more social! we had guests in october that said she was like having a ghost in the house, you could just spot her moving from one favorite reading spot to another, quietly doing her thing.

kj: i gave him one lesson on how to make crepes,

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happy fifteen.

March 1, 2013

i don’t even know where to begin.
and so i sit here, just staring at the screen, wanting so badly to be able to take this storm of feelings and find words that are worthy.

my baby girl turned fifteen years old yesterday.

DIY marquee letters, birthday party via seejaneblog

for starters, we had our traditional family celebration pre-breakfast…

tower of donuts in place of a cake, via seejaneblog

we are following a new trend to have a tower of donuts in place of a cake… for now, our kiddos seem to love it. {and it saves time!}

number toppers, via seejaneblog

party favors for the younger siblings…

poof balls party favors via seejaneblog

fifteenth birthday via seejaneblog

antlers plus party decor via seejaneblog

yesterday was a really rough day emotionally.

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