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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. We're ringing in the New Year with some colds, but thankfully at the tail end of sickness (and we're going to bed early on New Year's Eve! Last night, while clearing the table, I felt a tickle and was surprised to see a bubble on the end of my nose. It provided some entertainment for the kids, who are usually the ones blowing snot bubbles. Mark was gracious enough to capture this rare moment for the record. Posted by Mark and Katie. Links to this post. Labels: little ol me.
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: August 2012
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Sunday, August 26, 2012. Ramona - Five Months! I've heard it said that the third child is usually laid back, mellow and go-with-the-flow. Ha! Not so with ours. Perhaps it's because Ramona is technically our fourth child and, therefore, does not fit the third child mold or perhaps it's because she's an exception to the rule. She is. She loves loves loves people (especially Daddy! She is very observant of and sensitive to her surroundings. Favorite places? Posted by Mark and Katie. Links to this post.
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: November 2013
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Friday, November 8, 2013. Don't be fooled - we don't have bare-feet weather in November! This picture was taken in the height of summer! Since Ramona was born last year I have dealt with a number of health problems that all added up to me being quite fatigued. I had surgery in July, from which I nicely recovered, then we had a delayed harvest which finally ended a week or two ago. Yay! Recently I finished reading " The Shaping of a Christian Family. If you have gone a little way ahead of me, call back -.
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: November 2012
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Sunday, November 11, 2012. Love their imaginations. Driving tractor or combine this time, I think. Daddy teaching Jack how to write his name for the first time. A Daddy's girl through and through. Makes the best hot spiced cider! Still had some warm weather in the fall. They like their shoes. Looking forward to another Thanksgiving soon! Hard to get a good one of all three little ones. Such joy they bring! The boys love to hold their little sister. She loves the attention. She makes us laugh a LOT. Deep ...
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: March 2014
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Saturday, March 29, 2014. Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet. We have started making trips to the library more regularly in the last several months. I think most of our library trips coincide with winter. we tend to be outside in summer when it's not raining too hard. The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward. The books you see pictured were recently turned in, but will mostly be missed. They were all good books, but we read some more than others. A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis. Posted by Mark and Katie.
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: Winter Update
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Stockings on Christmas mornings. watercolors for everyone! Thirty years ago I received my Cabbage Patch Doll for Christmas (I still have it! Ramona received one and was quite pleased. Her doll now resides in my old baby cradle which my parents saved in case I had a girl someday. Mark turned 35 this year! Viktor has proven to be a bit of an artist. he drew a picture of Daddy on his own one day! He has made a few wheels of cheddar and we find them very tasty. Beautiful photos of...
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: March 2015
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Thursday, March 19, 2015. My high school mascot was the fighting Irish. I have many tasty memories of my mom making corned beef and cabbage for supper once a year on St. Patrick's Day and try to keep that tradition now. If I took a dance class, my first choice would be highland dance. Explains the story very well. May St. Patrick's Day be a day for you to pray for the continued proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus in Ireland and worldwide! Posted by Mark and Katie. Links to this post. A Bunch of Paynes.
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: Call Back
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Friday, November 8, 2013. Don't be fooled - we don't have bare-feet weather in November! This picture was taken in the height of summer! Since Ramona was born last year I have dealt with a number of health problems that all added up to me being quite fatigued. I had surgery in July, from which I nicely recovered, then we had a delayed harvest which finally ended a week or two ago. Yay! Recently I finished reading " The Shaping of a Christian Family. If you have gone a little way ahead of me, call back -.
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: September 2012
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Harvest for the Hungry. A couple years ago there was a local world-record-setting harvest of sorts like in this very encouraging blog post. At " A Holy Experience. Mark and I (& Jack) sat on a nearby rooftop to watch the dozens of combines harvest one wheat field. It was a great experience (except for the part where I had to climb down from a burning-my-flesh-in-the-summer-heat-and-I'm-afraid-of-heights shingled roof. But that's another story). Posted by Mark and Katie. The f...
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Life & Times of Mark & Katie: July 2014
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Saturday, July 19, 2014. Spring came late this year and, with it, a later start on building our house than we originally thought. My brother and his wife are living with us for a few months to help with household tasks and house-building. Above is a picture of "D-Day" as we call it - Digging Day. Mark and my brother even shaved mohawks for the occasion. There was a lot of rain this spring. It made for a mucky work site! And it is proving to be a very valuable tool for choosing trees and plants native to ...