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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Happy one month to our perfect addition, Bowen Thoreau, or "Beau." Born December 9th at 11:09
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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

 Bowen, baby head
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Hello, 2026.

And farewell, 2025. It's early in the morning, typing from my bed with one son on my
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Hello, 2026.

 The clock in downtown Medina, NY.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

We love talking about food and drinks, but I love to talk about our community even more.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community
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Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

Last Friday morning, Roux and I stood with our neighbors and community leaders at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library,
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Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library
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Finding Fox Cross
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Our New Year’s Resolutions – TWO weeks late.

I can’t believe we are two weeks into 2014 – time is already flying and we haven’t had a chance to post our joint 2014 resolutions.  2013 was hands down the most defining for the two of us, as our rekindled friendship/turned romance was the major 2013 life event. However, looking forward
January 14, 2014
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Work Denial.

That’s what this morning is like in a small apartment in Alexandria. I haven’t been to work in….awhile. After getting home late and nursing my poor old lady back, I took yesterday off to rest and put my life back together before launching back into the classroom. (And do all the planning
January 7, 2014
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Back to Reality

Scott and I are back in Virginia, but I think we are both still stuck in what was our first (and most incredible) holiday season together. Home on the farm We definitely ignored this little blog of ours, but with good reason. The past two weeks we spent all over our native
January 6, 2014
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Find Ben!

As many of you have seen on Twitter and possibly around Old Town, Alexandria today, there are signs asking for help in finding Ben. No no, these aren’t “missing person” signs, but rather a girl named Courtney who feels she missed the chance with the now infamous “Ben”. Around 2:30 PM today,
January 1, 2014
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Christmas…2012

It’s still a little unimaginable that Christmas has come and gone again so soon. The last couple of months have flown by, even though 12 months ago seems as though it was just last week. The last 12 months have brought many changes and events in both of our lives, as it
December 31, 2013
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Santa Claus

In 1897, Francis P. Church answered one of the lifelong questions of children around the world as he said, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”   Today, as we grow older than our 8 year old selves (who asked our parents that same exact question years ago) we believe less and
December 20, 2013
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