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School is knocking on the door! This past week I went to a training for paraprofessionals in preparation for my new job at Mazy’s new school! I am very eager to start and will be working 3 full days a week, which is a perfect fit. This coming week comes more professional development and back-to-school night for Mazy. And next week? Mazy starts school and I start working! Crazy to think summer is coming to a close, but I am ready for routine and some relative consistency. Though the pool won’t be closed any time soon, so hopefully we can spend many hours in there yet!

This past week was quite hot and stormy, which made being outside a bit harder for this heart patient girl, but we are thankful for the cooler weather here in Michigan the past few days. And here’s what our week has looked like:

After some pretty hot temps, Mazy and I headed to some thrift stores where we found some GEMS, like this old school game that I grew up with, circa 1981! You bet we bought it:

Mazy set up a movie night at home with tickets, snacks, and we watched “Inside Out.” Yep, I bawled during it and I even saw Mazy holding back the tears!

Movie time meant snuggle time with daddy and maybe falling asleep…

Love watching this girl bike:

Can’t believe this girl is going to be in 1st grade this year! Couldn’t love that girl more.

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This past week has been one of recovery and as of Friday, I have had all restrictions lifted, pending pain! Of course that makes me want to do everything I couldn’t do in the past, but they were right – pain will let me know when I can’t do something. It’ll be slow, but good….

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Here’s a glimpse at what our past few weeks have looked like! We are odd ones and decorate in early November for Christmas! Okay, maybe not we, but me :). If I’m honest though, the reason I love to decorate early is because genuinely, it helps me stay focused ON Thanksgiving and the real meaning…

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We knew our June would be busy with so many fun activities and what fun we’ve had! This past week we had our high school retreat at a local lake about an hour away. We had great weather and such an amazing time getting to know the group better! Many laughs shared, that’s for sure!…

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It has been a chilly week here in Minnesota! Of course this is what we expected moving out here, but it always takes a few days to get used to the frigid temps again! Now with a baby, I think twice about going outside and to town because just in a few minutes, she can…

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This past week in our area was Tulip Time, where there is a huge festival, for a whole week, celebrating the Dutch heritage in Holland, Michigan. My husband and I are both Dutch, so being able to step into a past-time of mine and embrace our roots, was so fun to do as a family….

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Here we go…another week in quarantine! Anybody else feel like this is getting old? In fact, Mazy really let me know how she feels about all of this the other day: We were in the van and I told her that when I dropped her off, I wouldn’t be staying. Her exact words, with a…