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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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The First Snow

I’ll paint you a little picture: 7:30 PM, Saturday night – Both of us are looking at our respective phones, searching for up-to-date radar of the area. 7:30 AM, Sunday morning – Up to let the dogs out, scanning the sky for signs of impending flakes 8:30 AM – Window blinds are
December 8, 2013
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Holiday Anxiety

I have few phobias in my life – but the biggest one happens to be gift-giving. I am entirely angst ridden over finding the perfect gift. And if I can’t find what I want, I get nothing at all. Scott wrote the post about upping the ante, trying a little harder, and
December 7, 2013
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Every Holiday Season I Love…

How would you finish this sentence? We’re working on answering it right now, ourselves. We’ll get to it later, but Al and I reconnected during the holiday season last year, so this is our first where we’ll really be together. In addition to things we both enjoying doing every year, from holiday
December 6, 2013
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Try a little harder this year

Here is my advice for guys this holiday season, try a little harder. Don’t spend more money or try and get an even larger, more noticeable gift, just really pay attention this year. For many of you/us, we always try and find a lasting gift for the holiday season; jewelery which is
December 5, 2013
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Holiday Music

By this point you should’ve at least heard your first holiday song of the season, and may have already switched your iPod over to only the best cold weather classics. We all have our favorites, so here is a list of the ones we get excited to hear each season. In case
December 4, 2013
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Favorite Holiday movies

I’m a self proclaimed film junkie, and a film junkie can’t have just ONE favorite holiday film. I have about a dozen.  There are the typicals – The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, The Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone, The Holiday… But, there are two movies I look forward to
December 3, 2013
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