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One of my happy places.
Being in the military has its ups and downs, pros and cons… This move has had its share of cons, but the one definite bonus is that we are close enough to home to visit easily—and this weekend we had a...
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Camp Cadillac
We spent the day in Cadillac with Tom’s extended family at a local campground where the kids enjoyed meeting new friends and playing in the pool. Katie liked the animals. (Yes there were animals there....
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It’s Christmas all up in here today.
I love being home with family…and celebrating Christmas in the summer is amazing! (And what’s Christmas with family without a few adult bevvies?)
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Len Christmas in July, Year 5
And the meat festival begins…Of course Timmy brought a ton of his amazing brats…but this year he added smoked brisket to the menu! HOLY WAH! And no, your eyes aren’t deceiving you…that’s a Gummy Bear...
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Amazon makes Katie happy!
Katie has been bugging me for a doll stroller for awhile now. I wasn’t going to get her one because she doesn’t need anything else…but then I remembered she had Christmas money from Grauntie Rose and...
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Maine, I am in you.
I’ve always wanted to experience Maine (and lobsters!) with my mom, so when she and David rented a cottage (in South Thomaston) for two weeks to celebrate their 20th anniversary and invited us to join...
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Maine, Day 2
I woke up to this on the table. (Yes, it was my 45th birthday!) It was tempting to eat right then but I refrained. The view from the back deck did not suck. Then it was off to start sightseeing. Or...
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Maine, Day 3
Unfortunately a dreary day for sightseeing. So let’s go candy shopping! Yummy caramels, toffee, and treats for the kids! And let’s have lobster for lunch. Day 3: lobster #3 — lobster BLT Then it was...
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Katie tiger!
Can you tell the face paints were a HUGE success?! This one was painted by cousin Gabby!
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WHAT U TALKIN BOUT
The cousins were all having a ball playing together and I thought they’d have a blast playing “WHAT U TALKIN BOUT?” (the game where you try to say phrases while wearing dental mouthpieces—there are...
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These woods are for the birds!!
Uncle Doug and Aunt Marie took all the kids to Hartwick Pines and the kids got to hand-feed the birds! Katie got too freaked out but Owen did it!!
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Schwalms and Hudsons
The cousins had so much fun together and we really enjoyed visiting with the adults!!We really need to do this more often!!
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Christmas Eve Day
We spent the day with Uncle Rob and Aunt Dee at their new house! The kids played with Daisy, played in the snow, Owen shot his new bow (and lost an arrow in the snow!), made snowballs with Aunt Dee,...
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Well THOSE are a surprise.
I knew about Poland, the Ukraine, and Germany…but British? Irish? Greek? Interesting. Once you get started in 23andMe, it’s a veritable rabbit hole… See you in a few days. LOL
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I got a huge surprise today!
For the last 18 years we haven’t lived near family since we’re military—so when your mom calls you one morning and says they’ll be there for dinner… WAIT, WHAT? This isn’t a 20-minute drive, y’all—my...
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Vacation house, Day 2
We were sleeping in an awesomely dark and quiet basement room so combined with a late bedtime, we all slept in! I was up at 7:30 (technically 6:30 CST) and just waited for either kid to wake up. Owen...
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And this is why I love technology.
I am on a family vacation in Indiana and for some reason thought about a wine cooler-esque non-alcoholic beverage my cousins and I bought in the late 80s while we were camping. Imagine the exhilaration...
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Vacation house, Day 3
Random pics aplenty! Cousin Gabby made some gorgeous flower crowns. Kathryn and Izzy tried some lipstick! Filipeks made an awesome taco bar for lunch and ice cream bar for dessert!! We spent the...
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