Two guys

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For DIY Guy, celebrating Father’s Day often means sharing the day with his son — who was born very close to Father’s Day.  He doesn’t mind a bit. On Father’s Day, Baby Girl bought her daddy a dozen doughnuts — she knows that he loves doughnuts almost as much as she does. After eating the entire box … Read More

Remarkable

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Remarkable hydrangeas.  Everywhere.   Remarkable parks and scenery. Remarkable buildings. Remarkable people.

One weekend. Six states.

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 Baby Girl and I took a trip this weekend to:  to visit our Wild One  We traveled with some VIPs in Cara’s life . . . her best friend of 18 years and her BF’s mom. and we also spent time with another VIP in her life  . . . It is pure joy spending … Read More

Moving

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Last Friday we moved Baby Girl into her new apartment at college. BF Mike, Nate and Baby Girl and I moved the belongings of two college girls from a storage unit to this cute house apartment. The girls have the UPstairs apartment so we had a good workout on moving day. Let’s face it, moving … Read More

A new ride

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DIY Guy saved his money and bought himself a new bike! He’s been saving and talking about buying a recumbent bike for a couple years now.   He found the bike on Craigslist — and though it isn’t new, it is pretty dadgum close to being new. The bike has been in our garage for a … Read More

Beauty salon

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Tonight the girls are playing beauty salon They have chosen to skip the Palmolive soaking session and are moving right into the attachment of store-bought acrylic nails Kate asked Danae to apply the acrylics — because as we all know, Danae is a perfectionist which gives you the best chance for a job well done … Read More

Mothers and Sons

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If you had told me before I had kids that I would give birth to a boy, I wouldn’t have believed you.   Until I had that 9 lb 3 oz. bundle of all boy in my arms — it seemed impossible. Even with him in my arms, I clearly remember thinking, “A boy came … Read More

A good attitude

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We really didn’t plan for this to happen, but it did. Although we laughed and joked during our girl’s ordeal on the bridge, we all felt sorry that this happened. We also felt very proud of our Wild One —  her good attitude, physical strength, endurance,   and ability to literally “hang in there” was … Read More

good kids

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These are good kids. They watch out for each other. The older”kids” look out for the younger ones. While perusing my rope bridge photos, I noticed the guarding of the young-uns taking place on the bridge. Younger kids in the front.  Older “kids” following. Once the young-uns were safely on the other side the perilous … Read More

Just Dance

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We got our dance moves on last weekend dancing with Wii remotes and the Just Dance game for Wii This is one fun way to get some exercise whether you have a Wii remote controller in your hand or not — you can  –  and will still dance. Definitely an activity for all ages and … Read More