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A Minute out of the Norm: Go For a Walk
Today is a much coveted day in March in the Midwest. It is mostly sunny. Don’t get me wrong. It’s cold. There are still snow-piles throughout the neighborhood from the last snowstorm… but hey, at least we have our sidewalks back! The boys and I were inside feeling rather gloomy. There was a little bit more arguing then usual between the two brothers, a little bit more yelling on my part. So this afternoon for a change of pace we put on our jackets and shoes. My boys grabbed their new rain-boots from the Easter Bunny and we headed outdoors for a walk. I walked and they scooted on their…
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A Minute out of the Norm: Paint some Easter Decorations
I thought I would start a new ‘department’ here on “Our Letters to You“. I find with my husband gone for long periods of time I’m always looking to ‘shake things up a bit’. It’s when our routine becomes too routine that we really miss his presence. I’m no Martha Stewart but as I come up with new ideas that we did just to change the routine by 5 to 10 minutes I would like to share them with you. So without further ado I present our first “Minutes out of the Norm”. Today my boys and I painted Easter Eggs; Not the real kind of eggs … the paper…
