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Keeping Cool on the Courts
Monday meant we were leaving the teens of our Days of Summer and entering the twenties. The temps, however, were approaching 90. A bit hot for tennis? Maybe. Especially if you’re doing real-life...
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Nowhere to be but here
Tuesday was a lazy summer day. The day of summer vacation, exactly three weeks in, that I actually said out loud after everyone slept in until almost 9:00, “we’ve gotta get back on a schedule.” (Almost...
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Shave and a haircut…
One week prior to Wednesday, I was doing wacky hair Wednesday. This week, I had wacky hair to contend with, but it wasn’t the same Hatchling. The morning started out warm and sticky, with a haze...
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The Husband, The Birthday
Yesterday was the opposite of a lazy summer day — it was a great example of me trying to fit more in than is really possible, which The Husband will tell you I do. A lot. One of my high school teachers...
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Packing. And not.
Yesterday was one of those “do what you gotta do days.” You know, those days when you have a list like this: But you just feel like doing this: Instead, we did a lot of this to get ready for our...
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Days turn into weeks
I’ve already written about the week that was almost lost. What I didn’t realize was that it was becoming a thing with this 70 Days of Summer project. Day 55: Swimming lessons, friends over, gardening,...
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Strawberry Pickin’
Click to view slideshow. On the heels of my very boring post, according to The Husband, here’s another one without many words. And without much thought, too, come to think of it. We’re on Day #2 of...
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Frogs, fruit, fun
If you’ve ever wondered what a smorgasbord of fun looks like, this is it. Catching tiny frogs, a(nother) yard with a swing and a dog (or two), finding trees fruiting for their first time, playing bar...
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Our first (and hopefully only) run-in with leeches…
Day 29 And no, I’m not talking about family, I’m talking about honest-to-goodness slimy, blood-sucking, water-dwelling leeches. Luckily, these were tiny ones, not Stand By Me size, but still....
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Saturdays
This us what a typical Saturday looks like for us. Some project for the older Hatchlings (today it’s Legos), oatmeal (meemo as its called around here) and a show (usually Wild Kratts) for the youngest.
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