bree hester - a journal in words and images

five people twelve times – august 2011

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We are finally starting to find our groove.  The kids are back in school, and have been for almost a month already.  They love their new school, new teachers, and new friends.  I do too.  The school here is beyond what I expected, and I am really … [Continue reading]

baseball in the backyard.

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enjoying the last bits of pre-dinner light before summer ends.    … [Continue reading]

back to school. take 2.

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Clay went to school on Thursday.  I cannot even tell you how excited he was to finally go.  He watched his brother and sister go to school, and was very sad to not spend the day with them.  He did not make the last few weeks easy on me, he wanted … [Continue reading]

back to school dinner.

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Back to School dinner at our house is a big deal.  We celebrate going back to school.  Will's favorite dinner, real napkins, and a cake.  We blow out candles and wish for a year of learning, new books, imagination, and good times.  I remember my … [Continue reading]

k and 2.

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My sweet baby girl went to kindergarten this morning.  I did not think that I would cry.  I was wrong.  I did not think that I would be so emotional about it.  Wrong, again.  Her daddy did not think that he would cry or be so emotional either.  … [Continue reading]