tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44300228111772899732024-03-14T10:27:55.255-04:00Everything Elsearachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.comBlogger1469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-50191704894328894482022-02-04T06:30:00.009-05:002022-02-04T06:30:00.192-05:00Eleri Jean<p> Eleri Jean joined us on March 17, 2021. A St. Patricks Day Pandemic Baby!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ3KI3g3qlnJHr7L2ko1xbrGtt4UKtGNRG_RqTOEj9pU3Kboi2B3lgiZlrxMKo4-WTbW8k2cCSIUDv6GyfIltGiRIKHkEsLXbZ-EK8SHXjCqb-cFee-3ajjBCdsbb1c3CTP6R70w5lhdtdM8dxBkYbYJhrU4HPmRwchW3vb7eYHspMN7-F8oly7Her=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ3KI3g3qlnJHr7L2ko1xbrGtt4UKtGNRG_RqTOEj9pU3Kboi2B3lgiZlrxMKo4-WTbW8k2cCSIUDv6GyfIltGiRIKHkEsLXbZ-EK8SHXjCqb-cFee-3ajjBCdsbb1c3CTP6R70w5lhdtdM8dxBkYbYJhrU4HPmRwchW3vb7eYHspMN7-F8oly7Her=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eleri Jean, or as we will call her here, Elbow, got the memo that Elsea kids are born on holidays and joined us right on time (which is easy when you're evicted). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's the perfect addition to our family and the feisty one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm kidding. She's been super easy so far. A great baby. But she does have a strong will. I'm thinking it's because she's spoiled by the older three. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so late in informing you of her arrival that she's already driving. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivDtEgBRaN28vP7FyuCSmhDnGpu778PUgCjsa3L3WubteJXn00QEU90XqYg_gGKVbaOaXvTNTVcLmr5oLaxrwA-oH1aqcr1X_MvYXmK1bVKGP5gbtaPVOCoTCA_IL6Fedjy3I_rL9TUW2CFRaUMkXd8NnqB2n5bQSV_W_X7rLBtyv3sT7PXNzv5aAo=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivDtEgBRaN28vP7FyuCSmhDnGpu778PUgCjsa3L3WubteJXn00QEU90XqYg_gGKVbaOaXvTNTVcLmr5oLaxrwA-oH1aqcr1X_MvYXmK1bVKGP5gbtaPVOCoTCA_IL6Fedjy3I_rL9TUW2CFRaUMkXd8NnqB2n5bQSV_W_X7rLBtyv3sT7PXNzv5aAo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7Gqw8MjdZGDl57qlefChS-9eHOc9vET3CnnXLi2iRRWNj71nd1ubAnBIP7INKWZRdVc27qCw8vVmuNrMIpkyfuv3s228uELt_VPKqup_qFO_Je1hK62yvI5Umwuld-KyyPPn8c43gkGWPQnwU8RazS8P8HeSHdnxVxKsfZkJLT_6Wvx2w6GQAKyz2=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7Gqw8MjdZGDl57qlefChS-9eHOc9vET3CnnXLi2iRRWNj71nd1ubAnBIP7INKWZRdVc27qCw8vVmuNrMIpkyfuv3s228uELt_VPKqup_qFO_Je1hK62yvI5Umwuld-KyyPPn8c43gkGWPQnwU8RazS8P8HeSHdnxVxKsfZkJLT_6Wvx2w6GQAKyz2=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This my be my last blog post for a while. Turns out blogger still isn't super friendly, so I'll find something else to fill my "putting off work I need to get done" time with. At the very least I added Elbow to the blog so she can't say she's not. part of the blog family years from now. </p>rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-3626711166382594372022-02-02T14:30:00.002-05:002022-02-02T14:30:00.170-05:00630<p>(insert "it's been 84 years" gif here -- if I knew how)</p><p>630. The number of days since I've last blogged.</p><p>Somethings have stayed the same:</p><p>We are still in a pandemic. </p><p>I'm still blogging instead of doing what I should be doing (laundry for 6, dishes, cleaning the kitchen, vacuuming, washing floors, washing windows, putting stuff away, etc). Ok well, I'm not still blogging, but I'm blogging today while putting off all of the above. We'll see if there is a blog tomorrow. </p><p>And some things have changed:</p><p>I have a new job. </p><p>We went to Disney (if you know C, this is <i>big</i> for us)</p><p>WE HAD A NEW BABY (more on her next time). </p>rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-79221731421961212932020-05-13T06:00:00.000-04:002020-05-13T06:00:01.097-04:00quarantine views: week 9Good Morning!<br />
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We're still living up the life over here. Homeschooling in the mornings (when I'm not at work) and watching Disney+ (a very good investment during these times) while Dex naps in the afternoons. When it's nice, which is hasn't been, we spend the day outside.<br />
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I've read my way through 14 books (check the log, starting with <a href="http://www.everythingelsea.com/p/reading.html">The Two Lives of Lydia Bird</a>) and I've started taking a lot of what I call "pandemic baths" which is just a regular bath during a pandemic. I take several a week and allow myself a bath bomb or bubble bar each time. C and I had an unconventional date night that involved driving around Pickerington, picking up dinner, eating it at church, followed by playing ping pong at church. A date night to remember.<br />
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We dropped some dinner off to Miriam.<br />
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Each of the bigs have gotten a single trip to the store. Fully masked and gloved which everyone should appreciate as they like to touch and lick (GMac) everything. You're welcome.<br />
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The library has curbside pick up! I can stop spending so much on kindle books (I know, I can borrow electronic books, too). All books are quarantined for three days after their return. </div>
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Yesterday was a nice day and on nice days we go on a walk. Usually a lap around Sanderson exploring nature stuff and yelling at the kids to not go near the playground. "WHAT'S EVEN THE POINT?" as GMac has proclaimed. </div>
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A walk to Sanderson isn't complete without a stop for pictures with the school buses.<br />
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-60948745397066824872020-05-06T16:54:00.000-04:002020-05-12T18:06:49.630-04:00quarantine views: week 8My calculations say it's week 8 of quarantine. Not sure if we're entering week 8 or leaving it, but it's week 8.<br />
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<i>Stopping this to deal with the overly talkative two year old who wants a large heavy blanket fashioned on him as a cape. </i><br />
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Back to quarantine life. Despite being home all the time, things are hectic. There are so many more hats and I'm missing it taking a community to raise our kids. There's a reason why I gave up the education degree. <br />
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Our neighbors flagged down the Kona Ice truck and Ainsley was able to say "I thought this was a bad day, but it's a good day!" Thanks a lot, kid.<br />
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Eight feet on my walk with mom.<br />
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I found hand sanitizer (but couldn't open the bottles) so I called C to Kroger's from work and called my dad from home and they each came and bought the limit of two. </div>
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The kids did a scavenger hunt Grandma Elsea sent. GMac touched dog poop. I asked why. He said he thought it was poop, but it was mud. I informed him it was poop and he was banned from using that hand until we got home. Boys. </div>
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Pardon the large eyes. C couldn't get a picture of me without blinking so I was working hard to keep them open.<br />
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Breakfast of quarantine champions who wake at 6:30 a.m. and come to Mommy 2+ times during the night.<br />
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GMac lost his glasses in the creek so Emmy got him some replacements. Hard to believe he doesn't like them as he wears them constantly.</div>
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Also, for those wondering how far we live from my parents, from door to door it's the length of the Titanic. </div>
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Reading and waiting for Grandma to drop something off.<br />
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While working and homeschooling this guy wanted to sit in my lap. I thought he was rubbing a tag on his face. Turns out it was a pen. I can see how it feels the same as a tag. </div>
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-74458861502562841412020-04-29T18:07:00.002-04:002020-05-12T18:06:25.520-04:00quarantine views: week 7We're in week 7 of quarantine (and I'm a-ok with it because I'm an introvert who just wants to be in her own house (or yard).<br />
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On Sunday, GMac asked me if eating a lego could make his stomach hurt. I told him probably which made him all kinds of worried that he'd die. Turns out, he had a lego and couldn't find it and thus the next logical conclusion, in his mind, must've been "my belly hurts (forget the fact I haven't had breakfast and I can't find the lego therefore, I ate the lego."<br />
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C found said lego on the floor of the living room.<br />
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Dex discovered the sandbox! He hadn't been able to explore it before due it a parent caused thumb injury. I won't name the parent, but it wasn't me.</div>
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Morning walk to check out the post-rain puddles. </div>
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A sand man!</div>
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Monkey's Diner and Tea Room are still open for business. It makes me so happy and nostalgic to see her playing with the serveware I used to play with at Aunt Babs'.</div>
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Self-imposed time-out because he was mad something didn't go his way. </div>
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Modling his mask for Grandma's mask making business.</div>
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-39203231876520046112020-04-22T13:41:00.004-04:002020-05-12T18:06:11.702-04:00earth day nature braceletsWe took a page out of Mrs. Jurecki's (Monkey's awesome kindergarten teacher) book and walked to Sanderson to make nature bracelets. Monkey was interested in collecting flowers while GMac collected dirt and rocks.<br />
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-77265745385577339682020-04-14T15:28:00.000-04:002020-05-12T18:05:56.126-04:00It's been two months, nine days and a pandemic since you last heard from meWell, well, well. A lot has happened in the last two months and 9 days.<br />
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I went to NYC with my mom and Emily and Abby and her mom. We did all the things and managed to not get COVID-19.</div>
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C and I went to VA and DC with Emily for wine and the SCOTUS. We did not get COVID-19.</div>
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My parents are no longer allowed to leave their house or Emily or I will call them and say "ARE YOU SERIOUS?"</div>
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I read a young adult series (this has got to be the biggest shocker) and several other books.</div>
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The kids' schools have been closed which means we are all relying on my freshman year of college education courses. C and I (mainly him) just discussed if the preposition in Monkey's test as "in" or "in front" or "in front of." He's leaning towards "in front of" for various reasons, I'm leaning towards "in front" because it just sounds right. </div>
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Easter came and went and felt a lot like Christmas morning with the lack of all out church.</div>
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Charles and I have prepped the downstairs guest room as a COVID-19 quarantine room. </div>
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Other wise, it's pretty much like summer break, minus the pool, over here. </div>
rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-69984898045126521632020-02-05T15:00:00.000-05:002020-02-05T15:00:05.103-05:00a quick run downThe Elseas are trucking along through 2020.<br />
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Monkey had a lovely extended bout of strep.<br />
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Dex had a monstrous cold that had him up half a dozen times a night for over a week yelling "Mommy!"<br />
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We're still waiting for GMac to come down with something. Monday I paid the latest Children's Urgent Care bill from Dex breathing issues in December, so we're due for another visit.<br />
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C has pink eye. I diagnosed it from my armchair.<br />
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I'm walking away on my new treadmill (outside yesterday! and hopefully today) while C "cycles" on our amazon purchased cheap, 5 year old <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exerpeutic-Folding-Magnetic-Upright-Exercise/dp/B007595TKU/ref=sxin_0_ac_d_rm?ac_md=0-0-ZXhlcnBldXRpYw%3D%3D-ac_d_rm&cv_ct_cx=exerpeutic&keywords=exerpeutic&pd_rd_i=B007595TKU&pd_rd_r=e64a1a8a-f023-43c0-a87b-7cf17043a5b1&pd_rd_w=sSeqa&pd_rd_wg=6lpBp&pf_rd_p=ec111f65-4a46-499c-be78-f47997212bd0&pf_rd_r=5JDD6EHRDKXVKBK1T2FP&psc=1&qid=1580762817&sr=1-1-12d4272d-8adb-4121-8624-135149aa9081">exerpeutic bike</a> until his newly purchase real indoor cycle arrives.<br />
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C and I are also watching our way through The Office (again) and not eating nearly as much (read: any) espresso bellavitano cheese.<br />
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We're gearing up for Dex's 2nd birthday, but if you heard him talk, you'd think he was 5.<br />
<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-47523563596287259952020-01-02T17:30:00.000-05:002020-01-02T17:30:02.470-05:002019 Reading2019 has come and gone and ended in a reading rut. I still blame <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Where-Crawdads-Sing-Delia-Owens-ebook/dp/B078GD3DRG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Q3OI9MB7A2HI&keywords=where+the+crawdads+sing&qid=1577989618&s=digital-text&sprefix=where+the+%2Cdigital-text%2C157&sr=1-1">Where the Crawdads Sing</a> for being too good to follow up with anything else. I probably started a dozen books after than and couldn't get in to them. I'm starting my annual resolution of reading every day again and am one day into it continuing <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PR87J2C/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1">Rhythms of Renewal</a>.<br />
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<b>2019 Books</b><br />
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1. Love to Hate You<br />
2. On a Beautiful Day<br />
3. Sweet Nothings<br />
4. In Dog We Trust<br />
5. Over You<br />
6. I Owe You One<br />
7. Wedding Tiers<br />
8. Little Tea Shop of Lost and Found<br />
9. Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses<br />
10. Meet me at the Cupcake Cafe<br />
11. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine<br />
12. The Wedding Date<br />
13. You Drive Me Crazy<br />
14. The Kiss Quotient<br />
15. Educated<br />
16. If You Could Go Anywhere<br />
17. Maybe This Time<br />
18. One Day in December<br />
19.The Unhoneymooners<br />
20. Little Fires Everywhere<br />
21. My Favorite Half-Night Stand<br />
22. Josh and Hazels Guide to Not Dating<br />
23. The Flatshare<br />
24. The Wedding Party<br />
25. Evvie Drake Starts Over<br />
26. Love and Other Words<br />
27. Dating You Hating You<br />
28. Roomies<br />
29. The Friend Zone<br />
30. Burn Down The Ground<br />
31. The High Tide Club<br />
32. Where the Crawdads Sing<br />
33. The Last Post<br />
34. Midnight at the Blackbird Cage<br />
35. The Bookish Life of Nina Hillrachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-90319025768796648102019-12-24T09:00:00.000-05:002019-12-24T09:00:09.510-05:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-15745620434827473082019-12-09T07:00:00.000-05:002019-12-09T07:00:04.677-05:00Dear Santa (as amended*), <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-31608161144876318752019-12-05T06:00:00.000-05:002019-12-05T06:00:05.412-05:00Dear Santa, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-22519977590966093862019-12-03T06:00:00.000-05:002019-12-03T06:00:10.141-05:00a reading updateI think I've discussed this before, but I've been in a reading slump ever since reading Where the Crawdads Sing. Nothing compares. I'm forcing myself back into a groove. Here's what's on my list/bookshelf.<br />
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Currently reading:<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Shopaholic-Novel-Sophie-Kinsella-ebook/dp/B07NCQ4JNL">Christmas Shopaholic</a>. Hahahaha. I'm not kidding. I've read the others and am slowly making my way through this. It's a slower read because I think I've matured in my reading material. It's due back to the library December 7th, so I've gotta finish it by then.<br />
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2. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rhythms-Renewal-Trading-Anxiety-Purpose-ebook/dp/B07PR87J2C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20COIX414P603&keywords=rhythms+of+renewal&qid=1574711018&s=digital-text&sprefix=rythems+of+re%2Cdigital-text%2C146&sr=1-1">Rhythms of Renewal</a>. I'm enjoying this and reading it slowly and purposefully (unlike most of the things I do).<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-We-Kept-novel-ebook/dp/B07MD3B4F1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9ELBEO3O35Q3&keywords=the+secrets+we+kept&qid=1574711067&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+secret%2Cdigital-text%2C160&sr=1-1">The Secrets We Kept</a><br />
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2. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ghosted-Novel-Rosie-Walsh-ebook/dp/B076GPGGJM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ghosted&qid=1574711100&s=digital-text&sr=1-1">Ghosted</a><br />
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3. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Marriage-Novel-Oprahs-Selection/dp/1616208775/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1574711136&sr=1-1">An American Marriage</a><br />
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4. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goldfinch-Novel-Pulitzer-Prize-Fiction-ebook/dp/B00BAXFECK/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+goldfinch&qid=1574711162&s=books&sr=1-1">The Goldfinch</a><br />
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5. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Monticello-Daughter-Her-Father-Novel-ebook/dp/B015CXZR0W/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=monticello+sally+gunning&qid=1574711333&s=books&sr=1-1">Monticello</a><br />
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We are, reluctantly, settling into fall over here and ready for the Christmas season. The tree is up at home and last night we "helped" put up the tree at church. As for my help, I ordered the pizza. </div>
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The kids are doing well in school (GMac is apparently doing better than we thought as he shows zero interest to update us at home, and is excelling in all preschool "subjects"). Monkey is reading and writing and mathing away. Dex is saying all.the.words. </div>
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First pit stop at the zoo was the Dinosaur Island ride which was closing for the year. Some how I had never been on this with the kids.<br />
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A rainbow tiger spotted in the wild.</div>
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Not one to have his face painted, GMac went with tattoos.</div>
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Would you look at that? Actual animals!</div>
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After the zoo, while we waited on C to join us for dinner, I decided, against my better judgment, to take the kids to Costco. I'm proud of myself to have made it through the entire day at the zoo solo without once being overwhelmed or having a panic attack. I can't say it went as well at Costco. It may have been the enclosed space with all the people, or maybe the fact I was pulling a cart while pushing a stroller after a certain seven year old of mine was adamant she could push the stroller the entire time, "oh! and can she have this and can GMac have that?"</div>
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After all that, I really could've benefited form this weighted blanket and have now put it on my Christmas list. </div>
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I hope you enjoyed this weekend's Weekend Rewind! Join us next week when I share how Trunk or Treat went after procrastinating with the planning! </div>
rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-72628450347752259612019-10-11T19:00:00.000-04:002019-10-11T19:00:03.167-04:00IT'S FAIR WEEK (proclaimed the kids as I just begged to stay home)Happy Fair Week!<br />
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The best part of this week is that there's no school yesterday and today so I don't have to pack lunches or snacks or feed Monkey breakfast (ok, that sounds horrible) or make sure the kids look presentable as we head out the door. Instead, yesterday was, "throw on whatever you want, put on some shoes, and let's go." And we went. I know I complained about not liking school routines last fall and I know they are better for the kids, but they are still hard on the moms.<br />
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We went to the fair on Wednesday night as Monkey was a finalist in the coloring contest. I have yet to see her entry and all I know is that it's a chicken, but I'm willing to bet it's a rainbow chicken. Maybe even with a unicorn horn.<br />
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Here are my stellar photographs of the ceremony! But seriously, look at those clouds.<br />
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Today, assuming there hasn't been a change in plans, I'm going against my better judgement and taking all three kids to the zoo because I figure it won't be as crowded and I won't be as likely to lose them as I would at the fair. But first... flu shots! The more I type the more I'm thinking this is all a horrible idea. If we successfully make it through the flu shots and the zoo and no one is asleep as we pass Easton, I may even stop to get non-nursing bras, because I'm worth it (and I haven't been pumping for 6 months).rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-87745564193540139642019-10-02T06:00:00.000-04:002019-10-02T06:00:07.372-04:00Happy October!We're one day into October and I must say, I'm not hating it. The weather is A++. I used to have a teacher who would give ++'s, which if it's a B++, shouldn't it just be an A-?<br />
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Anyway, yesterday it was in the 90s. A step outside and it hits you in the face and you're immediately sweating type of day. There were heat warnings and temps were 25-30 degrees above normal. The kids played in the hose and water table. I loved it. Today's supposed to be more of the same. In a few days we'll have in regular Fall weather and all the pumpkin and scarf fanatics will be in heaven while I'm trying to squeeze into the jeans I own. Ugh.<br />
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I just finished <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bookish-Life-Nina-Hill/dp/0451491874/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JXOWHG7EH2D6&keywords=the+bookish+life+of+nina+hill&qid=1569952043&s=gateway&sprefix=the+bookish+li%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1">The Bookish Life of Nina Hill</a>. Loved it. Now moving on to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1542004527/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0">When We Believed in Mermaids</a>.<br />
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I'm also re-watching The Great British Baking Show. A new episode is released every Friday so I'm watching those too, but in between I'm re-watching the old episodes. This show speaks to me. <br />
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Enough about my love for warm weather and reading, little update on the kiddos...<br />
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Monkey is loving school. She's worried she'll be late every morning and is thriving in her class. She goes to an enrichment class once a week. She calls it "art class" since they are doing a unit on art. It wasn't until after we talked to her teacher that we realized it wasn't actually the classes art class. We like to avoid the helicopter parenting when at all possible ;)<br />
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GMac has started pre-school and has a love hate relationship with it. I think he secretly loves it and he seems to know <i>all </i>the kids and parents there. We're working on learning letters. Once we master them all we're going to the airport to watch planes land (poor kid doesn't get to actually fly anywhere). He's super excited to decorate for Halloween and would just love for us to get one of those tacky yard inflatables...<br />
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Dex spends his time climbing up on our kitchen chairs (they are the raised ones) and saying all the words he can. His current favorites are "WHAT?" whenever we call him and "Up high!" for a high-five. <br />
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Ya'll can get back to your pumpkin spice lattes, we're going to enjoy one (or two) more days of summer.rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-36106178095593376902019-09-25T06:30:00.000-04:002019-09-25T06:30:09.114-04:00sunrises and street views<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-1168546593747295092019-09-23T06:30:00.000-04:002019-09-23T06:30:03.931-04:00Date Nights (Brie and Bacon Flatbread Recipe)With three small kids and money going towards tuition, C and I like to have "date nights" which means we eat good food, have some decent wine, and watch a movie (or we could play a game, but haven't yet) at home.<br />
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Last week C decided to up the ante and suggested we make our food <b>together</b> (normally we get Maria's or BW3s or I make queso or crepes (I make a mean crepe).). We set out looking for something different that wasn't wings (because I think wing meet is gross) and found a brie and bacon flat bread. Also, we didn't watch a movie, but instead watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl9E4Zxa8CVr2LBLD0_TaNg">Jomboy</a> on Youtube. So much better than a move.<br />
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I'm too lazy to look up the exact recipe, but here's what we did.<br />
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Brie and Bacon Flatbread<br />
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Flatbread<br />
Bacon (we toyed with using pancetta instead, but I couldn't find any here in borderline Appalachia)<br />
Brie (about 2 ounces)<br />
Shredded Mozzarella (about 3/4 cup, we shredded it ourselves and totally worth it)<br />
Half of a pear, thinly sliced<br />
Arugala<br />
Balsalmic glaze (my current obsession)<br />
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We warmed the flat bread up in the oven at 350 for a few minutes before adding the cheeses, bacon, and pear (our pear wasn't ripe enough so it didn't taste as pear-y as I would've liked). Once out of the oven we topped with the arugula and balsamic glaze.<br />
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<i>Then</i> the kids came down and crashed our date night because GMac loves him some lettuce no matter what time of day (or night...10:22 to be exact) it is.<br />
<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-61326357439693364972019-09-20T05:30:00.000-04:002019-09-20T05:30:06.358-04:00family "hike"C said our family "hike" wasn't a hike or a climb, but a walk, but let me tell you, it felt like a hike. Maybe I should exercise more.<br />
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After church on Sunday we took a Chipotle picnic (is there any other way to picnic?) to Rising Park. Then we "hiked" Mt. Pleasant.<br />
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-47648537166135714852019-09-18T06:30:00.000-04:002019-09-18T10:59:50.466-04:00Gotta support Uncle Drew and the Browns, but Monkey was "more interested in the food"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-68401662676318653232019-09-17T06:00:00.000-04:002019-09-17T06:00:16.898-04:00It's no wonder he struggled to go down for his morning nap. Yes, Dex is still taking two naps. We tried to get him to quit the morning nap (on a Sunday no less) and he wasn't ready. When he doesn't get two naps, no one is happy. So we're still enjoying him taking a morning and afternoon nap (especially when the big kids are at school). He struggled to go down on Wednesday and I couldn't figure it out, but looking back I think I know the reason...<br />
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<br />rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430022811177289973.post-17872684983016855792019-09-13T07:00:00.000-04:002019-09-13T07:00:07.378-04:00My Favorite Books This SummerI'm in a wee bit of a reading slump because I just finished one of my favorite books in a long time. I've got a handful of books with potential on hold at the library, but while I wait, here's what I really loved this summer.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Where-Crawdads-Sing-Delia-Owens-ebook/dp/B078GD3DRG/ref=sxin_1_osp1-4c65ed4d_cov?ascsubtag=4c65ed4d-35aa-40d0-8656-2155d1c1f85c&creativeASIN=B078GD3DRG&crid=S02U31841M3H&cv_ct_id=amzn1.osp.4c65ed4d-35aa-40d0-8656-2155d1c1f85c&cv_ct_pg=search&cv_ct_wn=osp-search&keywords=where+the+crawdads+sing&linkCode=oas&pd_rd_i=B078GD3DRG&pd_rd_r=ed5c6f57-acad-4b77-912d-4480941c83b4&pd_rd_w=sg5Cx&pd_rd_wg=2Zviy&pf_rd_p=53eff971-6e12-4016-9864-b6dfd929b2b3&pf_rd_r=K52C1FF4CYPJSP8QYR2G&qid=1568331807&s=gateway&sprefix=where+the+craw%2Caps%2C187&tag=popularscience_os-20">Where the Crawdads Sing</a><br />
I loved loved loved this book and while I wish I would've read it earlier, I'm also glad I didn't because it was so enjoyable I didn't want it to end. I initially wasn't interested because I don't do murder books, but this book is so much more. I also didn't read it while I was at the beach, because I love the marsh and thought it'd be a good post-beach "settling back in to reality, but missing the southern coast" book. And guess what? It was. <br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Down-Ground-Kambri-Crews/dp/0345516028/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=burn+down+the+ground&qid=1568331849&s=gateway&sr=8-2">Burn Down the Ground </a><br />
I read Educated at the end of Spring and enjoyed it (especially the second and third part) and was recommend this by my mom as a similar book. I loved this so much more than educated for so many reasons. C and I have an agreement that we'll each read one book selected for us to read by the other. A book we normally wouldn't read and also a book that the other really enjoyed. This is the book that I'm choosing for him (it was a tie between this and Where the Crawdads Sing, but he decided to go ahead and read that one on his own...he too is a lover of the south and the marsh).<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Evvie-Drake-Starts-Over-Novel/dp/0525619240/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=evie+drake+starts+over&qid=1568332039&s=gateway&sr=8-1">Eevie Drake Starts Over</a><br />
I picked this up because I love baseball. It's a little For the Love of the Game, but also very different. This is also along the lines of what I normally read, not complete romance, but a little bit.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fires-Everywhere-Celeste-Ng/dp/0735224315/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=little+fires+everywhere&qid=1568332098&s=gateway&sr=8-1">Little Fires Everywhere</a><br />
I read this over the 4th of July and couldn't put it down. While it's a novel, I kept wiki-ing different things about the history of Shaker Heights (I love the Cleveland connection).<br />
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Other books I enjoyed include <a href="https://www.amazon.com/High-Tide-Club-Novel/dp/1250126088/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=high+tide+club&qid=1568332294&s=gateway&sr=8-1">The Hightide Club</a> (my first Mary Kay Andrews book), <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unhoneymooners-Christina-Lauren/dp/1501128035/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29GHFDY4GX3X9&keywords=the+unhoneymooners+christina+lauren&qid=1568332315&s=gateway&sprefix=the+union%2Caps%2C163&sr=8-1">The Unhoneymooners</a> (more along the lines of what I read the most), and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flatshare-Novel-Beth-OLeary/dp/1250295637/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+flatshare&qid=1568332348&s=gateway&sr=8-1">The Flatshare</a>. I'm thinking based on my favorite reads this summer I'm officially a big girl reader now...rachel e.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03145345176380895292noreply@blogger.com0