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She Persisted

I am so proud of my oldest and her latest essay. I love reading her thoughts and seeing her grow to have her own opinions and ideas about life and about the world. We have had many conversations where she has challenged my long held ideas and caused me to question why I think certain… Read More She Persisted

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Friendship

When we first moved to San Francisco I was worried that my kids would have a hard time making friends. Now that two years have passed I can see that I didn’t have anything to worry about. Both of my daughters have the sweetest group of friends. In this time of transition for our family… Read More Friendship

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The Firefly

I read this post today and it struck a chord in my heart. Below is the full copy of her post, with my pictures added. Maybe it’s something you need to read today too. ___________________ “What’s your favorite insect?” my seven-year-old daughter asked as we took an evening walk on the first night of her… Read More The Firefly

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Ode

My oldest has been working on an assignment for her english class. The topic was, write an ode to an elder who means alot to you. She chose Pappy, my grandfather. She asked me to read over it for a final edit before she printed it out. Amazing. I sat there with tears streaming down… Read More Ode

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Trying Something New

Last summer when we registered BigZabba for 7th grade she had to choose her electives rather quickly…like with just a few minutes to choose. How was she supposed to choose without any knowledge of the classes or teachers? She could choose up to two electives. Pretty quickly she decided on engineering (which was a super cool class… Read More Trying Something New

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Granted Wishes

When we decided to move we made a family wish list for our new home and neighborhood. One of the big items was – horses. The girls really wanted to be near horses, or ride them..anything to do with horses would work. Amazingly, we now have an equestrian center right across the street. The girls have… Read More Granted Wishes

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Have Fun

This is a note BigZabba left on LittleZabba’s bed for her to find when she woke up. LittleZabba wasn’t feeling very well and BZ wanted to cheer her up. Wake up sleepy head! Today is my birthday! I am doing my chores. Please don’t be sad today. Put a smile on your face. Today is… Read More Have Fun

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First Day

After our move this summer, the first day of school was a big hurdle for the girls. BigZabba had attended the same school, with her very best friend, since kindergarten, so this was going to be a big change. She was nervous to start over with a new school and new friends, but she maintained… Read More First Day