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Platform Nine and Four Nords

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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1M ago

Reading Machines

April 23, 2012 While Christian and I were frantically getting ready for church yesterday morning (with a whopping 10 minutes to spare), I suddenly noticed that the boys were quiet. This generally means bad things. Like emptying out the refrigerator. Coloring on things I care about. Or sneaking the e
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 4M ago

Fact or Fiction

January 17, 2012 A typical weekday evening in the Nord household sounds something like this: Mommy/Daddy: “Wyatt, how was Kindergarten today?” Wyatt: “Oh brother. Fine.” Mommy/Daddy: “What did you do?” Wyatt: “Ummmmm…we went outside one time and we played in the warehouse two times.” M/D: “Oh, yeah?
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 6M ago

Freedom

October 30, 2011 Christian and I went on a kid-free bike ride on Friday afternoon. We’ve been trying to do this for approximately 5 years—ever since parenthood staked its claim on our mythological “free time.” With a few hours of relief from our hectic work lives, and with the boys safely tucked awa
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 9M ago

Gone in a Flash

August 14, 2011 Ah, summer is here. That wonderful time when we kick back, relax, and enjoy a cool glass of lemonade while swinging lazily in a hammock, reading an emotionally stirring best seller. Birds are singing. Lawn mowers are buzzing. Children are playing contentedly in the sandbox, taking tu
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1Y ago

Tough Sell

April 22, 2011 After six years of happy residence in Santa Fe Hills, we put our first home on the market yesterday. This action was coupled with all the usual feelings of excitement, anxiety and uncertainty that come with selling…or attempting to sell…a house. But for me, there’s also a great sense
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1Y ago

Thank You for Coming

February 13, 2011 After 97 years of a life well lived, my wonderful Grandma has gone to Heaven. We celebrated her life yesterday in Caldwell, Kansas and laid her to rest next to Grandpa in the Czech Cemetery. It was a tough day, of course, but also a joyful one as we remembered Grandma’s terrific [.
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1Y ago

A Year in the Life: Grammy Turns Two

January 29, 2011 I must admit that I’m nearly a month late in paying tribute to my wonderful Graham Henry, who turned the big T-W-O on New Year’s Eve. January 2011 has been a very busy month, and I’ve been neglectful in my blogging duties. But as I always say: Better late than never! I [...]
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1Y ago

A Merry Christmas with Our Mischievous Elves

December 26, 2010 Another Christmas season has come and gone with the usual flurry of activity and snow. The Nord boys are stuffed to the gills with cookies and candies, and our living room is awash in new toys—so much so that there’s hardly room for living! But while Christian and I may be tripping
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1Y ago

Escape to Merry London

October 24, 2010 My lack of an English accent is my lifelong sorrow. Given the time I’ve invested in reading Jane Austen’s complete works (and re-reading them more times than I care to admit), I feel that I deserve an accent fitting my love of all things English. But alas, I’m an American, and I’ll
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Platform Nine and Four Nords · 1Y ago

A Lot Like Me

September 18, 2010 If you’ve read any number of my blog posts, you may have noticed several references to music by Sara Groves, a wonderful singer whose lyrics seem meant just for me. I’ve been thinking lately about a song of Sara’s called “A Lot Like Me,” which explores a topic of parenting that mo
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