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Weekend at the Cabin: Jump!
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Weekend at the Cabin: The Funniest Greeting Ever
Every year in August we spend a week with my husband’s family at the lake cabin in the middle of Minnesota. It’s one of the most anticipated events of summer for all the kidlets in this house: long days of pure fun with cousins. However, going to the cabin requires…
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A Look of Disdain
He’s got a withering look nailed down, this cat of mine with a mind of his own. It’s that point in the summer when the days are perfect and filled with summer goodness here in Northern Minnesota: berries to pick, friends to spend time with, jam to make, grass that’s…
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The Great Porkapalooza
After the Fourth of July pig roast, my wonderful husband and his neighbor friends went to the Boundary Waters for their annual canoe trip. Perhaps they spent too much time in the sun because they came back with a hair brained idea to roast an even bigger pig. This time…
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Nice and Cold Milk
He loves his milk as much as I do. We especially like to drink it from tall jars. Yum.
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Adventures with Faraway Friends: Part 3 — The Rocky Beach
We explored. We climbed. We posed. (Could you get any cuter? She loves to be cute!) There was a great search for sea glass, and many treasures were found! She loved throwing medium sized rocks in the water. The Lake was as still as could be, uncannily still. …
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Adventures with Faraway Friends: Part — Visiting the Sandy Beach
This is just a smattering of a few images to show you how much fun we had enjoying the beautiful evening at the sandy beach. (I have even more to send you, Rhonda!) It was a perfect summer evening. The Lake was calm, perfect for trying out the kayak and…
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Adventures with Faraway Friends: Part 1 — The Aquarium
I’m very, very behind on blogging. This is because I have been out and enjoying all sorts of wonderful summer activities. I’ve been away from my computer because something has been going on nonstop, and although I am behind, my camera has been busy at work documenting everything that I’ve…
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Conversation Snatches: Quick Dry
We are in the middle of swimming lessons. They started last week and finish at the end of this coming week. Each morning the smallest 3 kidlets head off with Dr. Peds or me to the university pool in swimming attire, and each morning they arrive back home in time…
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In Lists: A Few Favorite Things
Here are just a few things I’ve been loving this summer: Poetry by Billy Collins Herbal Armor Bug lotion. We are a non-DEET bug spray family, and by chance I ran across a container of Herbal Armor while on vacation a few years ago and bought it. This lotion is…