our favorite books right now

We've loved reading these books this Spring.  We've checked out several other books about gardens, life cycles, food chains, and all things chicks and chickens. For "mom school" next week we're going to learn about farm life. 

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thursday tidbits

:: hazel :: 1. loves looking for special rocks on "Rock Island" 2. obsessed with finding quartz 3. has outgrown almost all of her clothes and is down to one pair of shoes 4. is signed up for soccer again

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thursday tidbits

:: hazel :: 1. is giving me a run for my money in the listening department. 2. We made a behavior chart and what did she want for her reward for earning stars...McDonalds. 3. feeling pretty good about the fact

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we're moving

We've been ready for a change for awhile so Brice started applying to jobs last summer. We've looked at a lot of different cities, but turns out we're taking a job that we never applied for- it was offered to

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catch up

- Henry had his adneoids removed and ear tubes put on on November 1st. A hearing test showed that his hearing was diminished because of fluid not draining in his ears. I think he's finally recovered and everyone is sleeping

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thursday tidbits

:: hazel :: 1. Asked me if " we're the little toys that God plays with?"' 2.  loves building a zoo with the duplos. 3. I cannot get her to pay attention at soccer practice. She is always sitting in

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Happy Birthday Hazel

Hazel turned five last week. She has been asking to go camping and fishing so we spent two nights at Beaver Bend State Park in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It was fun and just what we needed. The kids were great

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