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Nov
18
Congratulations Mary at Adventures in Mommyland! This is what Mary would do with a weekend to herself:
In a perfect world I would go out to lunch, get a pedicure, massage and go out with the girls!
Sounds like fun to me!
Look for an email from me so I can get this gift card mailed out to you in time for your holiday shopping.
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Nov
10
We are trying to start a new “tradition”, some family time on Sundays, family time involving more than watching football or playing electronic games. I’m pleased to say that we stuck to our plan yesterday. We went to a nature center/hiking trail that’s right outside of our local zoo.
Last week we were in shorts and t-shirts, this week it was a little cooler. I love cool fall weather.
These are my favorite guys. I would tell you that I walked behind them on purpose, to take this picture, but the truth is, I’m just pokey. They walk with me for a little while, indulging me while I take pictures of every little thing, but then they can’t take it anymore and go ahead without me. My youngest son wants to take pictures too, he took most of these today, but even he runs ahead eventually.
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Nov
5
I work from home, so I usually work odd hours, including the weekend. I’ve been trying to take at least part of Sunday off. But normally when I do get Sunday off, we spend the day running errands, or cleaning, which is no fun.
I decided that we’d start doing something when I’m off work. It just had to be cheap, and preferably involve exercise. My first suggestion was to find a fairly local state park, within 40 miles, and go hiking. It was a job just getting my family off the couch, because that’s what they’ve gotten used to when I’m working, but once we got going, everyone had a good time. Even the teenager. Which is a miracle in itself.
It was a lovely day for a drive.
This guy owned the road. We went around him, very slowly.
His friend just wanted to stare.
Ah, now this is what I was looking for.
And another lovely drive home.
Ok, so maybe we did more driving than hiking. We did get out and explore a little, by the lake. Then we took a scenic route home that we’d never driven before. There was no bickering the entire time! So I think these little Sunday excursions are going to become a routine for us. At least I hope so.
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Nov
5
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Nov
4
And it felt good.
Thanks to Robyn for the I Voted graphic.
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Nov
3
I have never been so excited/nervous/anxious about an election before. I’m going to try to take my son with me to vote tomorrow, if we can go early, before school starts. He’s excited to be a part of history, too.
I’ve never talked politics here, this isn’t a political blog. But it’s hard to keep it all inside, when I’m so hopeful right now.
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Nov
2
I’ve moved the giveaway related link love posts to my review blog, so this link love edition will be for great blog posts.
The danger of being overloaded - Conversion Diary
How-To Blogger videos - Robyn’s Online World
22 simple ways for a new blogger to improve - Twenty-two words
Staples- Derfwad Manor
Stand by me, all over the world - 37days
I’m going to do National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) for November, so I’ll be posting every single day. I got sidetracked a couple of weeks ago, life got in the way of blogging, so I’m excited to be back at it full force.
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Nov
1
This guy made his home on our porch, to greet the trick or treaters.
Looks like he made a friend.
That’s Nolan, in his invisible man/zombie costume. He had the brilliant idea that it would be great fun to hide behind the garage and throw water balloons at the trick or treaters as they came up the driveway. What kind of deviant am I raising? I had to veto the water balloon idea. We want our neighbors to like us, or at least not call the police on us.
Judging by the table full of candy, it was a successful Halloween, even without water balloon pranks. Now if someone would please come eat all this candy, so I don’t have to look at it. Or eat it. Cause right now, it’s seriously calling my name.
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Oct
31
Where did October go?? Halloween is my oldest sons favorite holiday, so we’re usually looking for costumes and decorating the house by October 1. Not this year. The whole month just snuck by. We finally got a few decorations out last weekend.
And my son, who loves Halloween, doesn’t want a costume this year. He’s much too old and mature for trick or treating, now that he’s 13. He’s been invited to a Halloween party, so this will officially be the first Halloween I have spent away from him in, well, 13 years. I know, I’m a big baby, but that makes me sad.
Luckily, Nolan still wants to dress up and trick or treat. He’s recycling a costume that is several years old, but I always buy those things big, so it still fits. I’m very happy that he’s ok with an old costume, I hate buying them, and I’m not crafty enough to make them.
If he’ll let me, I’ll post a picture of him in costume. I’ll have to get it before the trick or treating starts, cause once he gets some candy, he’ll be much too busy for pictures. Come to think of it, so will I!
Have a safe and fun Halloween.
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Oct
20
My kids are on fall break. For some reason, this is the signal for my body to break down and get sick. I have so many fond memories of lying on the couch, miserable, while my kids were on fall break. Seasonal allergies wait all year, then bombard me right about now.
As soon as fall break is over, and they’re back in school and I’m back to work, I’ll be well. I guess I’m allergic to having my kids on an extended break from school.
My oldest spent the night with a friend, so Nolan and I were on our own. I prefer to lie on the couch and moan when I feel like this, but Nolan didn’t approve of that plan. So, we did a little pumpkin carving.
I know it’s hard to tell in the bright sun, but that’s a pretty fine looking skull and crossbones. We’ve been carving pumpkins using those store bought kits for years. This time Nolan did it all himself. I sat and moaned supervised, but he is the pumpkin carving master.
After the pumpkin carving, I got a call that Nolan had won something, and we could come and pick it up. My first thought was, woohoo a flat screen TV! But that wasn’t it. He was just as happy with what he won, though.
In case you’re thinking this is an ordinary Sugar Daddy, let me show you the real reason why my son was soooo happy with his prize.
That’s right, it was super mega size Sugar Daddy. A full pound of artery hardening, tooth decaying goodness. You would have thought he won the lottery, he was that happy. He was a little concerned that there might not be enough to share with his brother - seriously. This is one candy loving boy.
So even though I was a sick, whiny baby, we had a good day. And eventually my medication will kick in and I’ll be back to normal. Or I could just eat some of that monster size candy bar, and collapse in a sugar coma. Decisions, decisions.
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