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California: The Beautiful Part. No more desert pictures. I promise….

2014-07-05 aprilmomoffour California, vacation

When I told people that I was moving to California I got a lot of mixed reactions. Like this: “Oh, wow, it’s beautiful there. You are going to love it.” “Ooooh. Gee. I feel so sorry for you.” (sarcasm) “O. Tough assignment.” (more sarcasm) “Nice…except for the earthquakes.” (not sarcasm) “Don’t turn into a crazy liberal, now.” (never going to happen) “California….eh…that’s nice I guess. Californians are kind of different though.” (Aren’t we all? 😉 ) …..But mostly we heard […]

Touring the Smithsonian American History Museum with Alan’s Grandparents

2014-04-05 aprilmomoffour babies, grandparents, Joshua, vacation

Tonight everyone in this house is seriously exhausted. I am probably the only one that is still awake, and it’s only 10:40 pm!!! It’s been a busy, busy week. The biggest and most exciting news–and I have several bits of news!–was Joshua’s great success today!! Joshua ran his very first 5K race, and when I say that the boy ran to win, you’d better believe it. He took off like a shot, zipped through his first mile like it was […]