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November 2018
November 10 The kids like to dance on my bed while I put my clothes away, a chore I dislike. It’s more fun with them in the background—at least until they start getting…
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October: Halloween and First Communion
October 1 On October 6, I flew out to Southern California to see my good friend Karen. We drove from the John Wayne airport to Carpinteria because we were going to meet a…
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Mostly September
This will be our 300th published blog post! That calls for a little celebration and a big thank-you to anyone who’s still reading us after all these years! Here are some photos from…
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First Day of Kindergarten!
Benjamin missed yesterday because of the eclipse, so he started kindergarten today. He and Dave made his lunch last night, and he and I walked to school while Dave dropped Phoebe off and…
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Total Solar Eclipse 2017
We had such a great weekend! A year ago, we were camping with our friends the Gawenuses, and Kevin was telling us about a total solar eclipse that was coming in August of…
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First Day of Second Grade
Phoebe is really excited to be starting second grade. She has a few friends from last year in her class, and her teacher, Mrs. Marshall, likes to camp, so the classroom is decorated…
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Gribble Family Vacation, Part 3
Monday, July 3 Our final destination was Jennifer and Lee’s house at Buckhorn Lake. We had a great time there two years ago, so we’d all been looking forward to going back for…
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Gribble Family Vacation, Part 2
Grammie and Pappy wanted to leave for Rehoboth Beach close to 9 a.m. on Friday morning, July 30, so we all ate breakfast together, loaded up, and said our goodbyes. We drove with…
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Gribble Family Vacation 2017, Part 1
On Saturday, June 24, Dave, Phoebe, and Benjamin were driven to the airport in Cherry Blaze by our good friends Brenda and Michael. On the way, Brenda learned that Phoebe has exploding hiccups—something…
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Early June Plus the ALA Annual Convention
We’ve been back for a week from our luxurious two-week vacation. I learned a few things while we were gone: I really like spending time with the kids, I don’t get enough sleep…