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About ashleekiser

“For in Calormen, story-telling (whether the stories are true or made up) is a thing you're taught, just as English boys and girls are taught essay-writing. The difference is that people want to hear the stories, whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy Join us on our family adventures as I try to tell our stories rather than bore you with more online essays.

Ahhh!

Posted on 01/16/2013 by ashleekiser

Oh my. Ian is up and about and into everything now. His newest obsession has become the dogs’ water bucket. We discontinued using a dish to water the dogs and instead brought inside one of the horses’ feed buckets because it … Continue reading →

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Welcome to today’s SAA meeting…

Posted on 01/14/2013 by ashleekiser

I am Mogwai, and I am a sweater addict. I would like to welcome you to the Monday morning Sweater Addicts Annonymous meeting. It’s been two weeks, four days, and twelve hours since my last fashion faux pas. I think … Continue reading →

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Rain Hitting a Tin Roof

Posted on 01/13/2013 by ashleekiser

5:30 am this morning found Ian wide awake and ready to play. His cheery mood and steady stream of chatter pulled me out of bed much earlier than I’d intended. So by 6:00 am I hunkered down in the living … Continue reading →

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Mommy’s Little Helper

Posted on 01/11/2013 by ashleekiser

On top of Ian’s newfound mobility, he has taken an interest in helping Brinn and I complete all of our chores. We’ve found that it’s impossible to convince Ian to eat if one of us is vacuuming. The distraction of … Continue reading →

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Crawling Through January

Posted on 01/10/2013 by ashleekiser

Is he not the cutest little boy you’ve ever seen? We’re still waiting to get back all of his Christmas pictures (especially the ones with Santa), but I love his expression in this one as he thinks that he finally … Continue reading →

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Educating Everyone Takes Everyone…

Posted on 01/08/2013 by ashleekiser

My dad spent his Christmas break organizing his house (a long overdue project), and uncovered this artistic gem while going through some old papers: I designed this in first grade. Even back then I recognized the importance of all the … Continue reading →

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Fa la la la la…

Posted on 01/03/2013 by ashleekiser

Christmas has finally come, and more quickly, gone. This year found us making several pit stops leading up to Christmas as we went to visit some of our close friends as well as Brinn’s family. Our first holiday stop took … Continue reading →

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A Blustery Day!

Posted on 12/21/2012 by ashleekiser

I feel like I should prepare for dreams of huffleumps and woozles tonight. Today’s terribly blustery wind has us all a bit chilled, but the sunshine teased and beckoned me to come outside despite the cold chill. I took Reggie for a … Continue reading →

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A Joy Filled Day…

Posted on 12/20/2012 by ashleekiser

Ian’s had a great week, particularly Tuesday when his Aunt Joy came up and spent the whole day with him. Ian’s Aunt Joy happens to be one of my closest friends in the world. We’ve known each other since 1998, … Continue reading →

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Rub a dub dub

Posted on 12/18/2012 by ashleekiser

Ian graduated from his baby bath tub to the big people bath tub last night. Ian loves taking a bath every night, but since he’s grown so much in the last few weeks, he’s made bath time…interesting, to say the … Continue reading →

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