Hello there! Yes, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything to this blog, but I’m not dead yet! Really! Behind the scenes A LOT has been going on the last few weeks! First off, the Tako family moved 1500 miles from Washington state to Arizona…
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First off, I need to apologize for the lateness of this post — it’s already mid-May! Sorry folks! I’m running *a little* behind schedule on the blog these days. Let’s just say I’ve been a little distracted by this whole moving process. Not only am I doing a ton of work fixing up the house, but I’m also packing up everything and putting it into boxes…
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Wow! Has it been a month already since I last posted an update? Don’t worry, this blog isn’t dead! I’ve just been super busy! While it might seem like nothing is happening on the surface, behind the scenes I’ve been working like an absolute madman these last few weeks.
As I mentioned in a prior post, we’re moving this summer, and I’m doing my best to fix up our home for an eventual sale…
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Is January over already? Some months seem to pass by faster than others, and this January feels like it sped by at light speed. Like most winter months, life was pretty quiet here in the Tako household. We stayed indoors much of the time, avoiding the cold and wet weather…
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December can be a difficult month. On one hand it’s the coldest, darkest, and (at least here in the Pacific Northwest) the wettest part of the year. It can be rather depressing. You also have a great number of “cultural holidays” packed into the month — Christmas and New Years being the primary ones…
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Has it been a month since I last posted already? As you can tell dear readers, I’ve been posting a lot less frequently here at MrTakoEscapes. The truth is, I just haven’t been feeling the blogging ‘groove’ lately…
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Ah, Fall! It’s that time of year when the weather turns chilly and damp, cold drinks get switched out for hot drinks (cocoa, tea, or coffee), and the leaves begin changing all sorts of beautiful colors…
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Don’t look now, but September is already done! Where does the time go? September was a very exceptional month on many fronts — both financial and on my daily schedule.
The most important change was that the kids started school again! In person school! Woohoo!
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Summer always speeds by faster than I’d like. It’s a “blink and you’ll miss it” kind of moment here in the Pacific Northwest. Owing largely to our very short summers…
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