full of life

My story, and that of my children, as told sporadically by me. We are a family of 14: 2 parents, 5 daughters, 5 sons, 1 daughter-in-law, 1 son-in-law. Trying to make every day count!

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Christmas card 2013

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

A Day in the Life

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Here's a typical day in my life.  To start with, there is NO SUCH THING as TYPICAL!!  So, today the kids had a half day of school due to...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Journaling

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With the new year, I feel suddenly committed to chronicling my/our lives again.  I bought a new journal and some pens (and some stationery s...

Thoughts to Remember About Adoptive Families

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Courtesy of Ashlee Othick Andrews at http://www.thekitchenisnotmyoffice.com here are some important thoughts for friends and family of adopt...
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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Beautiful

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DSC_0074_2 , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.

Prom 2012

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DSC_0004_2 , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr. J. and her date
Wednesday, May 02, 2012

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 A lot of time was spent reading on the porch,  and reading on the beach,  cuddling,  and playing in the sand.

Spring Break 2012

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Our high school marching band went to Disney to perform just before our spring break began.  I. is in the marching band (alto sax) and we,...

Tornado

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On Mar. 15, 2012, an F3 tornado struck the small town we live in.  Remarkably, although many homes were badly damaged or entirely destroyed,...

Marathon

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In Mar. 2012 Daryl ran his first marathon in Napa Valley, CA.  I went to cheer him along (and enjoy the wine!).  Here he is at the finish!

Zs 4th birthday

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Here is Z. on her 4th birthday (Jan. 2012).  Among other things, she received a ukelele as a gift.

Ring Redone

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As part of my Christmas gift, we had my wedding ring done.  It was much too small and in very bad shape, so I hadn't worn it in severa...
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Legally Ours!

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In late November we had our day in court with M. and Z. and the judge proclaimed them legally ours!  She also approved their name changes,...

Heading Outside

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Despite the fact that we had almost no snow this winter, there was at least one occasion when they all donned jackets, boot, snow pants, h...

First Day of School 2011

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J., L, and I. on the first day of high school this year.

Halloween 2011

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I'm just going to randomly post things from different points in time since it seems like too much effort to make them chronological at ...

Publishing

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Hi internet friends!  I want to continue/resume blogging but would also like to print hard copies so it's a journal my family will have ...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Homecoming Dance 2011

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J, L and I , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr. J. didn't go to the dance, but she and her boyfriend went out to dinner. And yes, that is a ...
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Getting ready to leave for the game

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Brother and sister , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.
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Sister and Brother

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299302_288952561115142_100000012006007_1291831_371075732_n , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr. How beautiful are they?

Homecoming 2011

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D, I and L Homecoming 2011 , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr. After much agonizing, I decided to have her brothers walk her out onto the foot...

Siblings

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J, I, D and L , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr. This was taken at halftime of the football game. You can't tell but it was extremely cold...

Freshman court

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I in purple , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.

sisters

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sisters , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr. J and I. I was on Homecoming court. This was what she wore for the parade and school assembly.
Friday, July 29, 2011

Tie DYe

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The shirts were all dyed by my two oldest daughters, J and I.
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Me

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280792_2310006913468_1348214653_2778882_3833941_o , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.

WIth My Best Friend

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WIth My Best Friend , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.

Enjoying the Sunset

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Enjoying the Sunset , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.

The Love of My Life

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The Love of My Life , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.

Summer 2011

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Summer 2011 , a photo by PaulaK on Flickr.
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Paula
SE Michigan, United States
Mother to 10 fabulous kids, ages 9 to 27 years! Mother-in-law to 2 more awesome young adults! Married for 32 years to my best friend.
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