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Archive for August, 2009
And then there were some…
The staggered start to school has officially begun. I’ll spare you the part where I bang my head against the wall and ask out loud why can’t all of the area schools get it together and begin at the same time? We all know the answer to that question: It would be too easy. ... »
Vacation…Rainy Day #3
Yes. Three. Ahh, the best laid plans, I guess. I will say though that being stuck in the cabin for several days with five kids, a sick husband, and the Dr. Dolittle collection on DVD has pushed me farther towards a peaceful place with school starting… I am so ready... »
Vacation…Rainy Day #1
We headed out to WI yesterday to start what should have been Day 1 of our final vacation before school gets started. This was our rockiest run, as our 14 year old decided that he was too cool to go on another family vacation and would rather spend his last week of freedom hanging... »
The final countdown…
Andrew starts back to school on Monday. In a final act of summer, we decided to go back to Wisconsin one last time. In an hour we’ll be back on the road headed to our favorite family destination one more time this season! I finally am feeling at peace with this... »
YeeHaw!
I’m late with my update, yet again! It seems to me that as the summer winds down time is moving faster and faster. We are already in the final countdown of the kids going back to school (and true confession: I still haven’t turned in all of the forms and made... »
We’re Back!
And…since I haven’t been very good about updating my blog lately, that needs to be explained. We spent this past week as a family on our annual trek to Jellystone Park….and this trip…surely…will go down in the family legend as one of the most memorable yet…for…many reasons. It’s probably best if... »
