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July 2025
In July things kicked into overdrive and we had lots of overfilled weekends and late nights. We spent the 4th of July weekend with the Powers clan. We went to the Legoland Castle hotel for three nights. We spent the majority of the month managing the construction workers. It was a very painful month but…
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June 2025
Another busy month for the Russins West. We’ve transitioned from school to summer break. The kids finished the school year with their end of year presentations on different US states. We took a family trip to Sequoia National Park. Our first adventure in our old-new pop-up trailer went well. While we were up in central California…
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May 2025
May was full of activity, especially focused on house reorganization and renovation preparation. We rearranged the kids’ rooms in preparation for the bathroom remodel. Anthony moved rooms and got a new loft bed. Cordelia moved into the larger room and is sharing with Lydia until the remodel is complete. The construction team started with the…
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April 2025
April has been somewhat temperamental this year, and isn’t quite sure if it’s spring or winter come again. We’ve had both warm days and cold rainy days. This month was mostly normal, aside from spring break where the kids visited Grandma and Grandpa, and Tim & Alicia spent a week away. AWANA is approaching the…
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March 2025
March has turned from winter to spring. We have had more rainy days this month and flowers are blooming. This month we had mostly a normal routine with some bonus activities. Cordelia and Anthony participated in the AWANA bible quiz and games. We celebrated Cordelia’s birthday at the end of the month with lots of…
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February 2025
February had a lot of big events and decisions for us. We enjoyed a nice variety of weather and finally got our first rain storm of the winter. We also enjoyed some days in the backyard doing camp fires. The kids had their president’s week break from school. Tim took them to a local campground…
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January 2025
The first month of the year has come to a close. This month started off quickly and seemed to pick-up right where things left off before the holiday break. We busied ourselves with a pantry remodel for the first two weeks. Cordelia participated in her first Synchronized skating competition. We celebrated Anthony’s birthday over a…
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December 2024
Another year has come to a close. We finished off the year with an eventful December. The kids played piano Christmas carols for the Salvation Army bell ringing Christmas collection. They all participated in the school Christmas play. Tim ran a half marathon and we enjoyed a date night at the company holiday party. We…
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November 2024
Hoping you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. November seemed to speed right by as we head into the last month of the year. We had lots of school related activities. We went and toured three private schools for next school year, two of which we applied to). For one of the schools, Cordelia got to…
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October 2024
We’re in the full swing of the school year now. We have been having busy days and full weeks keeping us very active. We met with two contractors for our home renovations. We’ve signed with one of them and have started the process of reviewing our plans with the architect so we can get drawings…