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Category Archives: adventures
“Go Gold” Zipper Pulls
If you read my post from yesterday, you already know why I made gold zipper pulls for the hooligans. If you didn’t read it, you should! The pulls are to show support for Childhood Cancer Awareness in September, and yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Are You Going Gold in September
…in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness? In this household, we certainly are! And here’s why, in the words of my friend, Leigh, a long-time friend and fellow Army wife and mom of the most courageous boy I know. My kids … Continue reading
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Goodbye, Wisconsin!
We’re almost outta here, hard as it is to believe. When we arrived two years ago, those 24 months seemed to stretch forever into the future. To put it mildly, I was not enthusiastic about moving here, mostly because we … Continue reading
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How We Kick Off Summer Break
Today I’m sharing our fun first day of summer break tradition…string mazes! I posted this last year, but after school was out, so this year you can plan ahead and be ready (assuming your kids are still in school, as … Continue reading
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Spring Break Mania
My goodness…what a whirlwind spring break turned out to be! Our kids had a full ten days off, starting with Good Friday. With our continued cold, damp weather, I was a bit worried about being able to keep the hooligans … Continue reading
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Vacation Memory Flip Books
For Valentine’s Day this year, I made flip books for the hooligans with photos of our Florida trip. I ordered them when photobooks were buy 1, get two free from Snapfish, and it couldn’t have been easier. I chose a … Continue reading
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Our 2012 Photobook
Here it is…our Family Adventure Book for 2012! I’d been procrastinating on putting this together, but decided one Sunday afternoon a couple of weeks ago that TODAY WAS THE DAY. I already had all my photos edited, organized, and … Continue reading
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The Happiest Place on Earth
I know you’ve all been on the edge of your seat, waiting to hear about our family vacation. I bet you wish it was 1960 and I could invite you over and force you to watch an hours-long slide show, … Continue reading
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One-Line-a-Day Family Memories
Here’s a phrase I bet you haven’t heard…in at least ten minutes…I saw this idea on Pinterest. It was just a photo, uploaded by someone, with no way to track it or give credit. So I apologize if it’s your … Continue reading
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Count Your Blessings
I hope you’re enjoying a blessed Thanksgiving with friends and family. I find myself humming “Count Your Blessings,” one of my very favorite hymns, throughout this season of gratitude. I know, it should be year-round, but I’m doing my best! … Continue reading
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