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February 8, 2011

Report Card Day

Yesterday was Report Card Day. As a kid and young adult I always loved getting my report card. I loved seeing how I did, what my teachers had to say, what little surprises my parents might learn about me and my behavior ...

January 24, 2011

Birthday No.9 | Soaking It All Up

photo taken by Kim Ackerman Number nine was a good one. The celebration began with a visit to Simon's classroom on Friday....

January 21, 2011

Nine Years Of Simon

2002 2003 2004 2005...

January 19, 2011

Birthday No. 9 | The Invitations

On Friday Simon will be 9 years old. On Monday night I created some invitations for him to give to a couple of his friends at school. I printed the No.9 design on white cardstock, adhered the front piece with ...

November 18, 2010

For The Love Of Lego

Legos are to Simon like scrapbooking is to me. Life. They are often his activity of choice. He checks out Lego.com for updates, watches Lego videos online, gets the free magazine in the mail, and ...

November 12, 2010

Simon Was Here.

October 18, 2010

This One.

This one still wants to be Indiana Jones for Halloween but was happy to play a certain superhero throughout the weekend. This one is definitely getting some joy from her perfectly-sized ...

October 12, 2010

Early Tuesday Morning

Waiting for the bus. Giggling while being chased by Dad. Lily wanting to play fetch. Hot coffee. Orange twinkle lights. Anna already off with Kim. Bagel & cream cheese. Teeth-brushed. Hair sprayed with water to keep that "crazy hair" at ...

September 9, 2010

Today You & Special Offer From Paperclipping.com

Today you started third grade. You were up at 6:30am after a bit of gentle prodding (it's hard to get up early again after a summer of late sleeping) and had a breakfast of bagel with cream cheese, OJ, and vitamins. ...

July 12, 2010

Life In Pictures : The Things He Sees

In going back through the Italy photos I came across this one that Simon took using my camera. Thank you Simon. I love you.

June 17, 2010

Found : Dear Simon

Earlier this week Chris shared this note with me that he had written to Simon when they were on a recent camping adventure. He wrote ...

June 15, 2010

Found : I Love My Home

I found this sweet drawing in Simon's backpack today. A great reminder of all that we have to be thankful for in our lives. Can you tell which one is me? Around here summer is currently speeding up ...