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Happy Campers |
Friday, July 26, 2024
Week in Review: Another Teenager, Summer Fun, and Tropical Weddings
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Rest in Eternal Peace, Jean
Friday, July 19, 2024
Week in Review: Sad News, Good News and New News
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
On Prime and Now It's Mine
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Monday, July 15, 2024
Summer Bucket List - Check!!
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A + D |
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E + E |
Friday, July 12, 2024
Week in Review: Captains, Smarties, Shows and Food
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When your toes match the flowers :) |
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Happy Birthday Grandpa and America!
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Week in Review: Minions, Mopeds, Microscopes, 'Merica
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
How to Be the Perfect Summer Mom with No Boredom, Complaints or Fights From the Kids.
I have no idea how to be one, that was supposed to end in a Question Mark not a Period.
Sometimes we're thriving and sometimes we are just surviving.
Camp starts next week.
Phew.
Hang in there moms :)
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Week in Review: Smiles, Servers and a Softie
Friday, June 21, 2024
Week in Review: Adulting, Retreating and Praying
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First Day |
Monday, June 17, 2024
A Quick Getaway and Happy Father's Day!
Last Friday, Phil and I played hooky from work (ok we used our Personal Days) and took the littles to Great Wolf Lodge for a night. On our way, we had to stop by one of our favorite ice cream places for professional purposes, obviously:
If Mocha Chip is on the menu, mocha chip is what I get! The kids all got mocha chip as well because I've trained them right. Phil had Chocolate Mint Oreo. We had Kiddie sizes which were huge and cost $5.95 (The Cottage charges $4.50 for a similar sized small...just saying!)
These are the only two photos I got of our stay but just know that they had a good time :)
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Hey guys, stand awkwardly next to each other. |
I think it may be our last stay at a waterpark of this size because the kids are getting a little too old to enjoy it like they used to, which is a sad ending to that chapter of life. They all still have tons of fun at huge outdoor waterparks, so the book is not quite finished. Phil and I were thinking that the next time we go to GWL might be when we take our grandkids which is craaazy to think.
On Saturday after the Vigil Mass, we had our Father's Day dinner with lots of good food that I knew the fathers in particular would love.
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Father's Day minus two offspring (one was scooping and one was gallivanting). |
We had to say goodbye begrudgingly to our priest friend (and Maggie's godfather) who is taking a new assignment as a professor and chaplain at Ave Maria Law School. Maggie packed him up some food and wrote a message:
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The brussel sprouts did not convince him. |
Sunday came and it was Father's Day! Phil got some nice cards and gifts and felt all the love he deserves. I thought Declan's 4th grade school-made tool box card was quite cute and clever: