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  • Eleanor’s Third Birthday Party

    My little conductor train engineer turned three at the end of April. The big conductor train engineer turned 34, two…
    May 7, 2012
  • Three Years Old (Eleanor’s Yearly Photo)

    I took a monthly photo of Eleanor in the same Eames rocker, in the same spot in my living room,…
    May 2, 2012
  • Planning a Mini-Makeover for Eleanor’s Room

    I'm never really one to finish a room and call it done. It's more fun to tweak and look at…
    April 26, 2012
  • An Everyday

    August seems so much like a toddler now, and Eleanor, a child. I love them so much, but moreover, I…
    April 12, 2012
  • Eleanor

    My sister snapped that picture of us at the zoo. "I do it!" Pretty soon she will be doing it,…
    April 5, 2012
  • Finding the Light

    March 7, 2012
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  • Eleanor’s Third Birthday Party

    My little conductor train engineer turned three at the end of April. The big conductor train engineer turned 34, two days later. The party invitations…

    May 7, 201254 commentsHolidays, My Life, Parenting
  • Three Years Old (Eleanor’s Yearly Photo)

    I took a monthly photo of Eleanor in the same Eames rocker, in the same spot in my living room, every month for two years.…

    May 2, 201229 commentsParenting, Photography
  • Planning a Mini-Makeover for Eleanor’s Room

    I’m never really one to finish a room and call it done. It’s more fun to tweak and look at my home as an ever-changing,…

    April 26, 201229 commentsEleanor's Room, The First House
  • An Everyday

    August seems so much like a toddler now, and Eleanor, a child. I love them so much, but moreover, I really like them. I took…

    April 12, 201257 commentsLiving Room, My Life, Parenting
  • Eleanor

    My sister snapped that picture of us at the zoo. “I do it!” Pretty soon she will be doing it, all by herself. She’s really…

    April 5, 201214 commentsMy Life, Parenting
  • Finding the Light

    March 7, 201225 commentsParenting
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