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Dancing Rachel started a dance class last week.  It's at a church, very laid back, and not at all like I imagine a regular studio clas...

For the last several months (ever since summer was over, really, and she stopped wearing shorts every day), Rachel's decided that she do...

We've been working with Rachel lately about what it means to tell the truth.  It all started when she started telling us after she went ...

I really don't like January.  And maybe it's the almost constant daily snow we've had this month....maybe it's the post holi...

This morning I walked into Rachel's room, where she was playing by herself while I was getting dressed.  She was laying down, had her sh...

So here's how Rachel's been passing the time on these long winter days when we can't go outside.... 10) watching princess videos...

I started this post days ago, but let's see if I can actually get it posted while it's still 2009 (but you have to read all the way ...

I've been working on a Christmas post, but it's taking me much longer than I had anticipated. One of these days I promise there wil...

We've been busy getting ready for the big day tomorrow, but I just thought I'd write a few things that have happened over the last f...

Well, it's been looking that way in here all month, but now there's snow outside to match the decor inside. And when she woke up on ...

I just put dinner together and in the oven....not usually very newsworthy, but it is today, because I just used raw meat for the first time ...

:: About a month ago it seemed that Rachel started realizing that I have a life apart from her. She began to ask when I took her to school,...

I braided Rachel's hair for the first time this morning. I've tried a few times, but she never stays still long enough for me to get...

Here's what it said we were going to do behind the advent calendar door for today..... To say she was THRILLED would be a huge understat...

Last year my mom started the tradition of making gingerbread men with Rachel at Christmastime. So this year they did it again. Yesterday mo...

Last night was Rachel's Christmas program at school. The theme was Christmas Around the World, and the kids were asked to dress in a cos...

Rachel's school picture According to her teacher, it wasn't easy to get her to look at the camera and smile at the same time (I woul...

Last year for Christmas I received an advent calendar with little doors for each day of December. My plan was to start using it this year wi...

We were out running errands this morning, but part of the time I decided to let Rachel do what she wanted to do for a little while. As we wa...

Last night Rachel evidently told Daddy that he gives the best hugs. When they told me this I asked her, "Daddy gives better hugs than ...