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That’s how many days of school Sadie missed. Poor little thing had a fever for 6 days straight. No cough. No runny nose. No other symptoms. Just a really high fever. As always, she bore it in quiet patience – not a word of complaint. I think McKay picked up a bug at the pediatrician’s […]

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I posted this on my other blog (http://thatsaprettypicture.com/) and I meant to post it here.  Better late than never, right? An update on Sadie: Thursday was our first tear free day at drop off!  She was tear free the first four days but I wasn’t….fyi.  She did cry on the drive there but I was […]

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Today was meet the teacher day at Sadie’s new elementary school. Speaking of her elementary school – after hours of thinking, pondering, praying, wrestling with the decision, working towards a solution, dead ends, discussing the problem with friends/family, recommitting myself to not taking no for an answer, and persisting we were finally told the county […]

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*Beware: lots of pictures!!! It’s become one of our family traditions to decorate the house the night before a birthday so when the birthday child wakes up there’s many visual reminders of the importance of the day.  It’s so fun to see the kids look around in amazement and explore the transformation of the house. […]

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On Sunday evening I took Sadie down to the dock by our house for her 5 year old pictures. I’m in complete disbelief and denial about her being five. “The days are loooonnnng, but the years are short” – one of the truest statements I’ve ever heard to describe motherhood. How is she five already?!?!?! […]

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