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At the Cabin: Baby Elizabeth Has a Bath
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At the Cabin: Evening Pontoon Rides
Oh, this rattletrap pontoon! The cabin would not be complete without it. The fact that it falls apart a bit more each year just adds to its sense adventure and charm. You never know if it will actually start, actually back up, or actually make it back to the dock.…
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At the Cabin: Trying on Her Big Cousin’s Eyeglasses
Cousin Miranda is an appreciator of cat eye glasses as well, and I think the two of us might convince Cousin Katherine that eclectic eyewear is the way to go.
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At the Cabin: The Third Annual Build a Boat Race
Perhaps the most exciting and most hilarious part of our annual family cabin weekend with aunts, uncles and cousins is the tradition of dividing into teams to construct boats out of cardboard and garbage bags. Every team gets a stack of cardboard, eight plastic garbage bags a roll of duct…
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Recent Reading Recommendations
Clearly I need to post about what we’re reading a little bit more frequently, because this list got a lot longer than I had anticipated! It felt like I haven’t been reading as much as I usually am, but I guess maybe that’s not true after all, because I didn’t even…
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Running in a Race
Mr. TOF and The Banana have been having a great time running on the track at Wednesday Night at the Races. Mr. TOF has literally been going to Wednesday Night at the Races his entire life. His first appearance there was as a three week old baby. It’s kind of…
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2016 Sunday Night at the Beach: Edition 9
One Friend. Really warm water (well, it’s all relative, right?). Five swimming kids. One fight that ended up with a towel being ripped. Two towels purchased by two kids with their own funds the next day to replace the ripped towel. Countless cartwheels. One giant sandcastle. Lots of holes dug…
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Measured
Poor first born girl. Even the neighbors three years younger are catching up and passing by your height. I’m so happy that it’s looking like I’m not going to be the shortest person in the family after all.
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His First Ever Soccer Game
Mr. TOF has been looking forward to playing soccer on a real team for months and months. Practices began a couple of weeks ago, and the very first game was last Tuesday. To be sure, he was one excited kid. He woke up Tuesday morning and immediately put on his…
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Late to Bed, Late to Rise
It’s summer! I get to sleep 8 hours every night, and that’s pretty great. I can go to bed at midnight or 1:00 a.m. and get up at 8:00 or 9:00 in the morning if I want. Or I can go to bed earlier and get up earlier, and I…