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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 .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

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It’s okay, Mommy. It’s really hard to make beautiful things. You just have to go slowly. Will, running to comfort me yesterday after I accidentally sliced through the dress I’d spent many hours on for Ellie and let loose a string of curses.

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Can I get you a glass of water or something? Will, every morning in the middle of my workout.  He is so sweet.  Or genuinely concerned that I’m going to have a heart attack.

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Me: Willie, can you grab me a diaper? Ellie pooped. Will: AGAIN?! My thoughts exactly.

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Do you want to snuggle on the sofa and watch a mommy show with me? Will, in an incredibly well orchestrated move at 8pm.  It worked, of course!

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I couldn’t figure out why Ellie likes Rugrats so much (when she normally is only moderately interested in cartoon-only type shows) until I realized that Angelica is her idol. 

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