(Finally) Settling Into The New Year

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We pretty much held our breaths from the middle of November until now. We drew out a seven week calendar and put it up on the basement door to help us keep track of all the days here and weeks there my husband was gone or had extra duties, and our few small visits with family over the heck-of-a-holiday season we just had.

The holiday decorations are (mostly) packed away, and we are starting to settle in to a new year and a somewhat (potentially) normal schedule. 

I'm looking forward to coming to this space more regularly this year and have some exciting things to share in the coming months. Our girls are now two years and four months old respectively. I feel as though I'm coming up for air for the first time since the month before my second pregnancy and for the second time since before my first. 

Many things are cooking, being sewn, built, painted, and eaten. I look forward to sharing them with you all!

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Sing For Your Supper - Fourth Annual party prep

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I can't seem to find any of my posts on the subject although I would have sworn I'd mentioned it before. I'd actually planned to publish this post a couple of weeks ago but apparently I never did. 

Purple kitchen bounty

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Today's post is brought to you by the color purple. 

Lessons in Patience - picking up watercolors again

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I did a lot of watercolor painting in grade and middle school. And even did some with one of my grandmothers who was an avid watercolor painter; yet somehow I never took it seriously. I had studied color theory and watercolor techniques for years and still thought of it as somehow less mature than acrylic or oil painting.

Farewell to The Ladies

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For the past three and a half years we have been the proud caretakers of a flock of chickens.

We ordered our first eight chickens in the mail from here. 

Harvest Sunshine For These Rainy Days

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We've had a cold snap, we've had a warm spell, and now we're solidly in a set of rainy autumn days.

While we go outside every day, rainy days have less outdoor time. What better way to spend some of our time inside than putting up the harvest and basking in the captured sunshine.

Love for the Milo

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A is now a month old. (A month? Already?) The postpartum fog has lifted, we're getting a little more sleep. C has stopped asking us to put "baby back in" and started getting upset if her sister isn't with us at times when she usually is.

I've also gotten to do a little knitting. Finally.

Dearest A

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A week ago, our second daughter was born, September 4th at 2:03pm. 

She was born happy and healthy at home with no complications.

Four day old A

She stayed in a few more weeks and came a little more slowly than her older sister. We are so happy to have her here and out. She seems to be more laid back and content than her sister was at this point. We'll see if it's just who they are!

We having some fun playing "C or A" with photos. Even though there are distinct differences already, our first clues in photos are often not the girls themselves!

We are enjoying time at home all together, and are so grateful for all the care and support. 

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