Category Archives: Misc

Put Acadia National Park on your bucket list

It was AH-Mazing!  Now I know why it tops so many lists for most beautiful national park.  Wow. A couple of weeks ago Jared and I took a “babymoon.”  We dropped the kids off at my parents and flew to Maine.  We rented a convertible, stayed in a hotel on the water, hiked everyday and...

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trust me on this one

I tried a recipe for lunch today that was delicious!  The kids and gobbled until it was gone and then asked for more.  It’s an interesting combo, but really fabulous. One package frozen raw deveined shrimp (14 ounces) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp paprika 1 bay leaf 1/3 large seedless watermelon, diced 1...

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not the way your house should smell when you to return from vacation

We were gone for the past 9 days. We came home, put the kids to down for naps and Jared went out to wash the car and work out. I went into the basement to get something and noticed a nasty smell. I opened the freezer to find it full of rancid decaying meat. I’d...

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Sometimes it’s time to say goodbye

And last week one of those days came for Jared and his 79 Sachs Westlake moped.

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Wake up call

Last night Jared and I tucked the kids in the stroller for a nice long evening walk.  We were walking on our quiet street about 5 houses down from ours when we saw a little boy, about 1 1/2 or 2-years-old.  He dashed across the street right in front of a car.  The driver slammed...

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It’s a boy!

My friends Matt and Heather just adopted a little boy!  We are sooo super happy for them.  I got to swing by and visit little Nathaniel on Saturday when he was exactly one week old.  He is sweet, sleepy and snugly.  Congrats!!!

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