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Month: August 2011

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A Tale Of Two Pairs Of Shorts

Posted on August 22, 2011August 22, 2011by Island Mom

It’s always fun to take the small people into a formal social situation fraught with potential surprises, where we don’t know a soul. What do I mean? Well, in yesterday’s case, we took the small people to a new church on our new island. In a charitable gesture that morning, LCB wordlessly took over supervising […]

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Island Family Dinners During A Move

Posted on August 19, 2011August 19, 2011by Island Mom

Sometimes, LCB is touched with a spot of brilliance. Last night was one of those moments. When we purchased our new house, the only kitchen appliance it had was a microwave. At this point in the moving process, we now have a refrigerator and a dishwasher as well. Words cannot express my gratitude for the […]

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Educating Small People On A New Island

Posted on August 17, 2011August 17, 2011by Island Mom

Once upon a time, there was a girl who thought she could do a move into a new house that had various elephantine cleaning and functioning “issues” with just her LCB to help, all while getting three small people into new educational environments, and somehow, within a week, manage to look and feel like a […]

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I Need Light Fixture Assistance!

Posted on August 15, 2011August 15, 2011by Island Mom

Just thought I’d share the view from my deck this morning when I paused for five seconds from all of the moving-related work to just enjoy the view. Well, the administrative details involved in getting three small people ready to enter two new schools kept me busy for longer than I had hoped today, although […]

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The Island Family Moves In Style

Posted on August 13, 2011by Island Mom

Well, we made it! Believe me, I have plenty more to follow, but I’ll just touch on a few of the highlights from our drive down here after our stay in the Midwest. My daughter conveniently decided, on the first pit stop, that she will no longer be using any toilets that flush automatically. Given […]

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The Island Family Big Change Revealed

Posted on August 9, 2011August 6, 2011by Island Mom

In a couple of past posts, I alluded to the fact that the Island Family was facing a big change. So, here it is, the big reveal: I stood one morning early last month, with my feet in the ocean, my pant legs already heavy with the weight of salt water. Unlike most mornings, I […]

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