a dormant night — by Cloudy Day Gray on Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Every Thursday I look back at a specific day and time that was spent with my daughter Matilda as she waited for, received, and recovered fr...

on motherhood — by Cloudy Day Gray on Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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There is nothing I love more than my children. They have defined me. All my life I have searched for a place to fit in, a place to shine,...

banana nut campfire s'more — by Cloudy Day Gray on Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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I think this summer is the perfect summer to get creative with our s'more making skills. I have put together this series of six new opti...

another late night in the er — by Cloudy Day Gray on Monday, July 28, 2014

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Things started going downhill on Thursday. We were on our way to take Matilda to a nearby town to have her labs drawn when she started vo...

junior s'minty campfire s'more — by Cloudy Day Gray on Friday, July 25, 2014

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I think this summer is the perfect summer to get creative with our s'more making skills. I have put together this series of six new opti...

a quiet storm — by Cloudy Day Gray on Thursday, July 24, 2014

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Every Thursday I look back at a specific day and time that was spent with my daughter Matilda as she waited for, received, and recovered fr...

sprinklers for two - parker boy — by Cloudy Day Gray on Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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The pre-excitement over sprinklers was lost on Matilda. She didn't know what I was up to and honestly would have been happy eating bl...

salty strawberry campfire s'more — by Cloudy Day Gray on Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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I think this summer is the perfect summer to get creative with our s'more making skills. I have put together this series of six new opti...

sprinklers for two - matilda — by Cloudy Day Gray on Monday, July 21, 2014

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Sprinklers were always a favorite summer activity of mine. I can remember begging my mom to let me. Bribing my brothers with coins to joi...

bringing the beach home (part three) — by Cloudy Day Gray on Sunday, July 20, 2014

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When we were 25, we put everything we owned in storage, packed one bag each, and headed Down Under for a year. Of course, we came back with ...

bringing home the beach (part two) — by Cloudy Day Gray on Saturday, July 19, 2014

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When we were 25, we put everything we owned in storage, packed one bag each, and headed Down Under for a year. Of course, we came back with ...

bringing the beach home (part one) — by Cloudy Day Gray on Friday, July 18, 2014

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When we were 25, we put everything we owned in storage, packed one bag each, and headed Down Under for a year. Of course, we came back with ...

the adirondack campfire s'more — by Cloudy Day Gray on

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I think this summer is the perfect summer to get creative with our s'more making skills. I have put together this series of six new opti...

superstorm sandy — by Cloudy Day Gray on Thursday, July 17, 2014

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Every Thursday I look back at a specific day and time that was spent with my daughter Matilda as she waited for, received, and recovered fro...

soccer champ — by Cloudy Day Gray on Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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We signed Parker up for a soccer league towards the end of the summer. It is safe to say that he is excited about it. My worry is that he...

what obesity looks like — by Cloudy Day Gray on Tuesday, July 15, 2014

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If you have been following along with me on Facebook , then you know I have been challenging myself to run a 5k a day for 30 days. I ran ...

love the place you live: the apple farm — by Cloudy Day Gray on Saturday, July 12, 2014

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When my husband first came to me with the idea of moving to Upstate New York, I had this fantastic idea of what life would be like. We wo...

a painting picnic — by Cloudy Day Gray on Friday, July 11, 2014

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Sometimes summer days are hard because the sun and heat is too much for Matilda (some of her medications make her extra sensitive to the ...

a different perspective — by Cloudy Day Gray on Thursday, July 10, 2014

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Every Thursday I look back at a specific day and time that was spent with my daughter Matilda as she waited for, received, and recovered fr...

backyard date — by Cloudy Day Gray on Wednesday, July 9, 2014

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Matilda was napping and Parker asked me if we could go on a backyard date. Of course I said yes! So, hand-in-hand, he walked me outside. ...

an anniversary and fireworks — by Cloudy Day Gray on Tuesday, July 8, 2014

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Today is our 8th wedding anniversary. Tyler and I have grown together. We have changed together. And we have endured together. We are ver...

first library visit — by Cloudy Day Gray on Monday, July 7, 2014

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Parker was at a play date, so Matilda and I decided we best tend to important things. Like conquering my fears of germs in the public lib...

happy fourth! — by Cloudy Day Gray on Friday, July 4, 2014

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As a kid, this was always such an exciting holiday. We would race up to the family-shared cabin and watch fireworks over the lake. My gra...

okay — by Cloudy Day Gray on Thursday, July 3, 2014

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Every Thursday I look back at a specific day and time that was spent with my daughter Matilda as she waited for, received, and recovered fr...

swim lessons — by Cloudy Day Gray on Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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When I signed Parker up for a weeklong swimming class, I didn't expect to see him evolve in the way that he did. From excitement and ...

ice cream craft pack with cricut + small fry — by Cloudy Day Gray on Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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With the help of Cricut and my friends at Small Fry , I was able to make and donate 15 Cloudy Day Craft Packs to the parents in the PICU...