I took one look at the hotel brochure, and saw this picture of the pool and said ahhhhh. My husband had a conference to go to in Tampa — it’s not too far from Disney. So, after seeing this picture, we decided to take the boys and enjoy ourselves.And, did I mention the hotel had [...]
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I saw Joe’s post earlier, and it reminded me of this. I have few regrets, but there is one thing I wish we had done that we didn’t do at the lake, it is this: I wish we had played card games. Maybe it was all of those camp fires, and the s’mores that stood [...]
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This guy acts all shy, and quiet and buries his face when he sees a girl he likes. His latest “flame” is a babysitter around the corner. One day, I was taking him for a walk, pushing him in the stroller, when she appeared from around the corner and started walking on the other side [...]
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Spin the bottle is a party game in which several players sit in a circle. The game starts by one player spinning a bottle. Whomever the bottle points to, the spinner must kiss. The person being kissed becomes the next spinner. Traditionally, the spinner may spin again if the bottle points to a player of [...]
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This books holds a picture of children jumping off a rock into the lake. This is the picture that captivates my boys. It’s not the drawings of the hurricane that rolls in across the lake. It’s always the rock. Mesmerized by the freedom to jump off such a high cliff. Great classic books like this [...]
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Getting help from his brother. And who couldn’t help but notice that pair of legs in the window? Wordless Wednesday
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With no running clothes in my closet, I wore yoga pants, and my husband’s team fleece pullover and shirts to train for the race. Race day. I felt a bit self-conscious wearing that fleece pullover, emblazoned with the triathlete’s badge of honor, Swim – Bike – Run. Only triathletes can wear that badge; and I [...]
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