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life on cottage lane: 3 Years Ago
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Three years we have been married . . . and I thought you might like to read a bit of an insider's-view of our wedding day. :) That is, the whole. Day, including behind the scenes, from the perspective of the bride! And the lovely romantic rainy steak dinner in John's parents' backyard. Tomorrow was THE day! I slept in my sister's room with her that night, and awoke around 7 for my hair appointment at 8. I don't remember if I had any real devotions besides praying in the show...
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life on cottage lane: My Little Brother Gets Married
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Saturday, June 30, 2012. My Little Brother Gets Married. Last Saturday, Derek and Liz got married. It was a beautiful day, a beautiful wedding (Gemma's seventh! And soon they should be returning from their honeymoon in the Adirondacks! We were curious about how Gemma would do as a flower girl, since she is so young! That morning, my little flower girl woke up smiling, and I scooped her up with a hug! Our final concern was that the wedding was at 1:00 in the afternoon and Gemma's usual nap time begins at ...
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life on cottage lane: Some Comfort Food at its Essence
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Thursday, March 14, 2013. Some Comfort Food at its Essence. Edited to add: I just realized that I posted about pot-pie on pi day! Completely a fun accident, haha! It's technically still winter, right? In spite of my focus on simpler cooking lately, I've taken a few diversions. One Friday recently, we had chicken pot pie! It doesn't get much simpler in concept or taste, but it is a bit time-consuming to make, at least in comparison with a lot of the other meals we've been having lately. 1 large boneless c...
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life on cottage lane: November 2014
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Friday, November 21, 2014. Minnie mouse all day and no means no. I've been meaning to write an update on our girlies for a long time . . . and many nap-times, I just don't know if I should choose blogging, cleaning my house, running errands, or making Christmas presents . . . ahh! Well, today I choose blogging! Actually, Ruthie is the only one who naps these days, but she's a super duper napper at that, sleeping usually 2-3 hours in the afternoon, but sometimes longer! Gemma is almost 4! At first, yikes).
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life on cottage lane: Can-less Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice
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Friday, November 15, 2013. Can-less Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice. Was your lunch this yummy today? Mine was, but then I'm a leftovers-lady. :) I mentioned that we'd be eating turkey, broccoli and rice casserole on Monday and thought maybe you'd like to inspect my version of the recipe! I suppose the original dish was quicker to make, but if you're used to making your own roux base for macaroni and cheese, this won't seem so bad. :). Can-less Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole. 1 head of broccoli. 2) In...
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life on cottage lane: August 2014
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Saturday, August 16, 2014. Our wedding day, part 2. It was five years ago now, but sometimes if I meditate on something long enough, the memories surprise me by how vividly they come rushing back! So, as I began recording the details of our wedding day. Two years ago, I wanted to finish it! Even though everyone was supposed to drive straight to the reception, several understandably stopped by for a quick hello and photo. I'm pretty sure someone tagged us on Facebook right away. :). And then we went insid...
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life on cottage lane: January 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. Pizza and Pink - Ruthie Turns 2. When Ruth Caroline was born during the wee hours of the day after Christmas, it was just perfect. The holidays (and a horrible stomach bug) had kept my mind off wondering when the baby would be born and she made her appearance right toward the beginning of my sister's week in town with us. It did, however, add another day of joy to a week already cluttered up with birthdays and his/hers family celebrations! Table full of cousins. :). After the ...
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life on cottage lane: February 2015
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Saturday, February 28, 2015. Unplanned Adventures are the Greatest - Ireland, Day 8. Looking back at Castle Rock from our adventure! Thursday - July 17. John's turn to sleep in- Gretchen played with the little ones this morning until everyone was up and ready to go around 9:30. Sarah and Logan headed out to Donegal for the day and we decided to do breakfast on the beach again, this time dressing the girls in their bathing suits to avoid the inevitable wet clothes. Signs indicated that we were on national...
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life on cottage lane: Two Wrights - Ireland, Day 11
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Two Wrights - Ireland, Day 11. The Lord's Day - July 20. The wedding was over, and there's a strong sense in which everything could only go downhill from here! We had three more days in Ireland, but on Sunday our week-long rental of the Castle Rock house concluded, so we spent the morning hurriedly packing up the car between yawns and getting ready to say our sad goodbyes to Sarah and Logan.]. A few last photos of the rental house . . . which we would highly recommend! But when w...
