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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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It’s after bedtime. Will has requested that I sleep in his bed, I’ve told him that I’ll come in and lay down for 5 minutes. I lay down, and after a little bit open my eyes. He’s just laying there, eyes open. Me: What are you looking at? Will: Just you. Pause. Will: I just […]

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first snow to stick to the ground today!  It’s continuing to fall and looks like it will be our first “real” snow since the snowflakes that fell to the ground the other day didn’t stick at all.  🙂

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Will’s pumpkin. It might just be because I suck so hard at drawing, but I’m seriously impressed by his skills!

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Will’s pumpkin. It might just be because I suck so hard at drawing, but I’m seriously impressed by his skills!

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It’s 7:45.  It’s dark outside.  We’re done dinner and stories.  The house is filled with the smell of the pumpkin pie I put in the oven.  And from upstairs I hear squeals of baby laughter. Will is in Ellie’s crib, and they are cracking up.  It’s one of those ‘good old days’ kind of evenings.

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Ellie just sat herself up from laying down for the first time! I went in to get her from her nap and she was sitting up to greet me!

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