My son had his 12 month checkup at the pediatrician the other day, and all is well! It was kind of strange though, when the doctor asked my husband if I snored a lot. My husband admitted I do, and then the doctor proceeded to make me breathe for him. What the heck – is […]
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Once a year, like many around the nation, our small town has a festival complete with carnival rides, games, and fried foods galore. Upon seeing how quickly our money disappears year after year, we vow to never return to our town’s festival, called the Jubilee. But somehow, we find ourselves back there year after year,
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We were playing in the back yard yesterday when we saw something furry laying on the ground. Thinking the dog had gotten an animal, I put the dog inside and made myself scarce while my husband investigated – I’m sensitive about animals, and if the dog had killed a furry little creature in the back
If you think this is a weight-loss blog post, click again! Recently, I’ve noticed a huge bulge appearing in the floor of our downstairs bathroom: Ok, so it’s difficult to see in the picture – it’s a few inches above that rectangular green carpet, but believe me when I say it’s getting bigger, seemingly by
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As you might have read in my blog before the impromptu camping trip, we’ve been putting a lot of effort into a bunch of home improvement projects lately. Here are a few of the latest pictures: Backyard, before and after the new fence: Not from the same angle, but hopefully you get the idea. We
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… happened just the other night. It’s really frightening and a huge reality check to know that you could be sitting somewhere (camping and enjoying the beautiful outdoors in my case), totally relaxed, and the very next minute, there is a life or death emergency – literally. Before you fret, let me disclaim that everyone
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Now that school is out, we decided to take a last minute camping trip with the kids and dogs, and it’s been wonderful. More on that later – I am in a cabin, “roughing it” in the great outdoors (so to speak – we do have beds, running water, a bathroom, a/c, even a little
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In honor of fallen US soldiers on MEMORIAL DAY 2009 The dead soldier’s silence sings our national anthem. -Rev. Aaron Kilbourn ————————————————————————————————————————————– Despite the seriousness of Memorial Day and what it signifies, it is a day that is also known for kicking off the summer season in much of the United States – the season
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My daughters are having a garage sale today. They’ve been working it all by themselves (along with their older friend), and it’s fun to peek out the window and watch them. They’ve gotten a lot of customers, and people are buying our old junk and popsicles and some have even donated money just because the
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So much for my blogging break – I had a pocket of time and blogged like a maniac the other day! I knew that would happen, as soon as I wrote about how blogging is going on the back burner, I would find time for it again. That’s actually part of the reason why I
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