The first semester of the 25/26 school year is over. For each of the littles, success has different measures, and all have not only met their own personal marks, but have exceeded them. I have always wanted them to look at achievement through their own lens, not what I want

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Half of the kids, Numbers 1 and 3, are finished with school. Numbers 2 and 4 take their final tests today. I am not sure what happens in this space over the break, and am willing to take suggestions. In my mind, there are really two options: do an abbreviated Quote of the

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I have nothing other than the writing of others today. Just a couple of shopping days until Christmas, and my chickens aren’t laying eggs. However, I am still rather optimistic about the season, and honestly, in a good mood this morning. I like all the quotes below,

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Love is not democratic; she is not felt equally by those who do not know, and has a capacity for growth that exceeds quantification. This is a play on the C.S. Lewis quote below. We are ready for our family to be whole. And even though the shopping isn’t finished, we

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This weekend, the wife had to make a quick trip to Walmart for some stuff we needed and ended up calling me from the parking lot in tears. Not anything too abnormal (the trip to Walmart, not the tears), really, Walmart is relatively close and us not having a required item

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