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calendar test

did this show up in the right spot? this is only a test of the non-emergency blogger.

tomato staking

i haven't read all about it yet and am by no means a tomato staking expert, but i've heard of "tomato staking" as a parenting method and begun reading it a little online. here lately, i feel a little out of control as a mom, too much disobedience, too much ...


puppy love

we now have another girl. we adopted Roni from a lady who's moving to the Washington DC area and doesn't want the dog to have to do urban life after being used to AK life. she's a sweet dog, 7 years old, who is very mellow. definitely not a puppy ...


(not-so) Lazy Mountain Hike

a couple of weekends ago we went hiking at Lazy Mountain in Palmer, part of the Chugach Mountain Range. It' just about a half hour drive or so to the trailhead and was loads of fun. i wasn't thinking it was so lazy and kept asking "are we there yet?" ...


our float plane

the girls put my houseshoes on the front wheels of the stroller the other day. i asked what they were doing and they said it was their float plane. i just love watching their imaginative play.


pumpkin head

this is lilly being silly and modeling my latest hat. it was for a baby gift but i think it fits a two year old perfectly. may have to be hers!