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Best Weekend Ever
Day One, Thursday: We had a firm, no exceptions departure time of 9-ish AM and successfully met the “ish” portion of our goal by pulling out of the driveway at 10:30. Our normal 6 hour, one stop drive turned into an 8 hour, four stop trip. Partly because of all the fluids I was drinking…
Read MoreFive (+1) On The Day After Friday
I was on the run all day yesterday and the only chance I had to do my Five on Friday post (3rd edition) was as I was climbing into bed last night, but I would have had to do it on my iPhone and there was no way that was happening. So I’m changing things…
Read MoreLes UnMiserables
Picking up where I left off… Olive Garden – Katie and I stopped here for an early dinner before heading into the city yesterday. Mmm, mmm good! On our way there we followed several school buses with about a thousand kids on each and all their stops were between us and the Olive Garden. I feel certain…
Read MoreIn Which I’m Entertained and Eat
Thursday morning was another lazy morning. But then really. Is there any other kind? My mother isn’t much of a movie goer, but we wanted a girls’ day out that included a movie. So the four of us had a quick lunch at Wendy’s and saw You Again. VERY cute! I had to play bad daughter…
Read MoreAn Island Called Long*
*Thank you to Dan R. for the titleThis past weekend Todd and I took off for a much needed get away on Long Island. It was the first time we’ve ever left the kids home alone and I feel it was a success because: a) they didn’t kill or even maim each other; b) police…
Read MoreExpanding My Mind… Groovy…
Thanksgiving vacation is quickly coming to an end. Five days in a row of sleeping past 8:00 will be a thing of the past until Christmas break. Tomorrow will be the beginning of just another week and life will resume its routine. Our friends, the Stenmans, invited us to share Thanksgiving with them since we…
Read MoreGirls’ Day Out
Katie starts school on Monday so today we had a Girls’ Day Out. What a great day it was! First were Sunflower Spa Pedicures which were divine. We sat in massage chairs with heated pillows around our necks. Our feet received a sunflower scrub followed by a green tea mask and then wrapped in hot…
Read MoreThe Party’s Over…
Last night I caught the red eye out of SeaTac for a non-stop to Philly where I landed around 7:00 this morning. Which was 4:00 AM to my Pacific Time Zone adjusted self. Thankfully I have nothing to do today other than sleep, readjust and download over 1200 pictures Precious blessed me with. Not 1200…
Read MoreHow Do I Love Thee, Church? Let Me Count The Ways…
Now that school is out we’re gearing up for Kids’ Camp and Stretch at CCV. Kids’ Camp is for kids 4-years-old through 6th grade and Stretch is for 6th through 8th graders. There’s a lot I could say about these events; how much fun the kids have, what great lessons they learn, all the work…
Read MoreMaking Memories
Friday was one of those days I’ll remember for a very long time. The kind of day that wasn’t terribly uncommon when the kids were younger – back when we could say, We’re going to go see this movie or hike that trail or go on a picnic, or whatever and the announcement would be…
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