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Carrie D'Anna
austin, tx
I am a wife, a first-time mom, an older sister, an aunt times two, firstborn child, firstborn grandchild, twice a sister-in-law, one and only daughter-in-law, who publishes bits of her life on the web. carrie d'anna
Interests: creating, photography, rich conversation, dr.suess, sign language (asl), God and the depth of His Word, rollerskating, jr high kids, theology. texas. literature. jeeps. fibers & fabrics.
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7th Birthday: Surprise Party
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This year I opted for not having a big birthday shin-dig. Kate chose to go to the carnival with family and our days were packed with youth and other events that were boxing us in. Then the unfortunate happened. the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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God made dirt...
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Brad is filled in the garden today with this beautiful rich dirt. Kate decided to help. Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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Easter 2012
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Easter started with a couple of church services and the inevitable "easter egg hunt" which is not accurately titled since there is no hunting involved. The mass quantities of eggs are literally rolled on to the field of dirt. Then... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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Field Trip 2012: Inner Space Caverns
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**I am back-blogging. Written 3/2013 but actually happened 2/2012 ** Our favorite field trip this month was Inner Space Caverns. It was one of those trips that you rememeber vividly from your own childhood and get wrapped in nastagia as... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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True Story
Today. 9:15am from the mouth of Kate: "I hate being an only child, There is no one to help me clean up. Your the meanest mom ever! I can't believe your making me clean up EVERYTHING!" 4:30pm from the mouth... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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Family Dinner: Picking Acorns with Poppi
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Posted Mar 22, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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1st Grade: Day One
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Posted Mar 22, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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spring is here.
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Posted Mar 22, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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Foster/Adopt Shower: Gifts
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My best friend is throwing a Foster Adopt Shower for us! I am so overwhelmed by the amount of support and encouragement surrounding our decision to adopt via domestic foster care. It's truly amazing. Since foster/adopt showers are not as... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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The Goat Farm
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Last summer I met this crazy fun mom and we have become great friends. It's been such a wonderful experience to teach each other's kids in our co-op and swap our kids out over the last year. One day she... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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the making of a family photo.
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i have a giant 'to do' list right now. 90% of those items are focused on meeting our Foster care requirements for licensing and at the top of the list is....a family photo. i dreaded this above all other tasks.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2013 at The Kate Effect
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leaves.
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Posted Apr 22, 2012 at The Kate Effect
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Birthday: Family Edition
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The only thing better than having a gaggle of friends to celebrate with ...is having all your family close by to celebrate with! Kate is completely spoiled by having uncles, aunt, cousins grandparents... all in town! ...and willing to dress... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2012 at The Kate Effect
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Birthday: Friend Edition
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I am writting this months after the birthday party and looking back I am overwhelmed with the friendships represented in these photos. I am so thankful to have a church family and neighbors to share our lives with. Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2012 at The Kate Effect
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Birthday: SIX
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Posted Apr 22, 2012 at The Kate Effect
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Book Crush: Draw.Write.NOW
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Today's crush is on a series of book that SHow how to DRAW an animal, then WRITE about that animal. It's awesomeness is blew my mind. Kate and I already have a journal page we do on a semi-daily basis.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 27, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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Book Crush: America's Women
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This book crush is for the adults. This THICK book is filled with stories, antidotes and facts about American history beginning with the first woman to step off a ship in the 1600's. The joys... the misconceptions... the horrors unspeakable... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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Book Crush: Emily's Everyday Manners
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Mind your Manners! - I find myself wanting to say this lately but slightly frustrated because Kate seemly oblivious about what I am talking about. Sure she know what generally is polite and not. We have had to work through... Continue reading
Posted Oct 20, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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Artsy Fartsy
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I taught Kate the phrase Artsy Fartsy. Definitely regretting that one. She is using quite often. Mostly to refer to me. This is a little portrait Kate did of me and her...adorable. Below is my watercolor picture of my orange... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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lemonade stand
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it was neighborhood garage sale day and Kate was up bright and early to man her lemonade stand. there is only a tiny bit of chocolate on her lips bearing witness to the sprinkle donut she scarfed for breakfast. kate... Continue reading
Posted Oct 18, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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a texas girl meets the rain.
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I ran across these pictures from our Florida trip in September - Kate is dancing in the pouring rain during our vacation. I remember watching her and feeling so torn. I was laughing at her joy and excitement for the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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the thinking sombrero.
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Posted Oct 17, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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All fun and games.
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Brad asked Kate how her day was and Kate said "Great, we didn't do any of that boring school work!" I came to a full stop and Brad looked at me quizzically while I mimed that we DID do school... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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Vacation Jar
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It's been just over a month since our vacation to the Florida beaches and I finally sat down to put our Vacation Jar together. I saw this idea on Pinterest and I could not wait to make one for Kate's... Continue reading
Posted Oct 14, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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Book Crush: The Perfect Pony
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I am not sure why I do this to myself but I do. I go to the library, stumble upon a book that has ponies or horses and slide it into our book basket. My first thought is: Kate will... Continue reading
Posted Oct 13, 2011 at The Kate Effect
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