I’m feeling a little guilty that I backed out of a Girl Scout trip to the Isles of Shoals today with Sophia. Today is the only day in a 12-day
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This is my second year working a paid job at a summer camp. I’ve volunteered at Cub Scout day camp for 3 years, and last year took a paid position
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Last weekend was our last visit to the Westview Healthcare Center. While I don’t have a lot of experience with rehabilitation hospitals and nursing homes, this place was great! The
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We made candles!
We made candles!

Last weekend we made candles. Jacob really wanted to make them, and I wanted to experiment with some of my essential oils. The past 2 weeks I’ve been enjoying Oil
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The problem with getting busy is, well, I get really busy. And I get behind on things I enjoy doing. As much as this is just a family journal type
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Hidden Valley Camp
Hidden Valley Camp

A few weeks ago Jacob attended his first week at Boy Scout camp. I will honestly admit, we were a little nervous. How would he do? He’s never been to
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So I haven’t specifically posted about my mom in a while. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster. Several weeks ago she was so sick. I actually had to
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Yes, they have 2 songs for a quarter!
Yes, they have 2 songs for a quarter!

We have discovered a really awesome place to eat when we are down visiting Grammy at the Rehab home. Zip’s Diner. It is the quintessential 50’s railcar diner. Breakfast served
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We are super fortunate to have friends with a cottage on Crystal Lake. They offered it to us to use last year during our summer of college touring family vacations.
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It hit me the other day. My kids did not have formal or dress clothes to attend a funeral. We’re not attending a funeral tomorrow, Grammy is doing a bit
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