Monthly Archives: May 2010

>Summer & A Lesson from Evie’s Teacher

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>Today was the last day of school for the girls this year. It’s summer! I now have a first and fourth grader. I think that makes me about 300 years old. I remember how nervous I was sending both of … Continue reading →

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>Toby and Kita Plus Three

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>This summer, our family is going to be filmed periodically. Doing the dishes, playing outside, typing on our blogs, whatever. From time to time, a camera will be there. You see, we are on a new reality tv show. Okay, … Continue reading →

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>Gratitude

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Cicada Lady

> My word of the day is gratitude. I am feeling it in abundance this morning. I probably haven’t been feeling as thankful as I should over the past couple of weeks. Toby has been working late hours almost every … Continue reading →

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>Smoothies

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Cicada Lady

> My girls are not good fruit eaters. At all. Especially Evie, whose fruit tolerance is pretty much limited to apples, which may keep the doctor away but are probably the lamest fruit of all when it comes to vitamins. … Continue reading →

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>2 Days, 3 Hikes

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>I spent most of this weekend in hiking boots, carrying either a backpack or Noni. My sister was in town for a quick visit, which was threatened on the first day when Lucy came down with the stomach flu and … Continue reading →

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>Our Family’s New Obsession: American Idol

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Cicada Lady

> Over the past eight years, we’ve never really watched television together as a family. I know, I know, we’re hardly even American. We’d probably be arrested in Arizona. But, when I’m watching television (Glee, Modern Family), the girls are … Continue reading →

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>Today. May 12th. Two weeks from SUMMER vacation. Seriously.

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Cicada Lady

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>Mother’s Day, Boulder-Style

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Cicada Lady

> When my friend Tori told me about the all-women Title 9K Mother’s Day run, I was skeptical. Isn’t Mother’s Day supposed to be about lounging in pajamas and reading The New York Times while other people make you breakfast? … Continue reading →

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>April Showers Bring May…. Snow?

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Cicada Lady

> In December, I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May’s newfangled mirth; But like each thing that in season grows. -William Shakespeare Dear Colorado, You had me at hello. You must know this of course, … Continue reading →

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>Colorado Camping

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Cicada Lady

>We just got back from our first Colorado camping trip. Hard to believe it’s our first, as we are pretty much in camping country and have lived here for ten months already. Then again, it started snowing eight months ago … Continue reading →

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