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If You Give a Teacher a Summer Vacation…
Last Friday, I had to go to the grocery store. Simple enough task, right? We had a ton of food leftover from the Fourth of July, and our family had been eating hot…
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Sideline Momma
Last week, I took the kids to the Downtown Disney splash pad. It’s one of our favorite summertime places. We went early in the morning (before 9:30) to avoid the summer Disney traffic.…
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Rainy Summer Afternoons
We have entered that time of summer in Florida when afternoon thunderstorms are part of the daily routine. Every afternoon around 3:00, the heavens open up and rain down on us. I actually…
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A Hypothetical Playdate
Let’s say – hypothetically – that there were two families who lived in Orlando and were tired of their own pools and had OD’d on the beach the week before. And so –…
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Summer Supplies at the Dollar Store
We are still actively using our game closet on a daily basis around here. Never more so than in the summertime. The trick to maintaining this closet, I have found, is to keep…
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But, Oh, Those Summer Nights
Summer days around here are pretty awesome. The pool, the beach, splash pads, ice cream trucks, skipping naps, library visits, play dates, movie days, Disney adventures, playground afternoons, swimming lessons, imagination camps… and…
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At the End of the Day
At the end of the day, Chris and I are drained. Work has taken a ton out of me. If I go to the gym, that takes more out of me. Cooking dinner,…
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If You Give a Boy a Swing Set
If you give a boy a swing set, chances are he’s going to ask for you to turn the sprinklers on so he can swing in the “rain.” And if the boy gets…
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Dunkin’ Munchkins.
Gracie is not one for jumping into the swimming pool. She prefers the dunking method. Wait for it… Wait for it… VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
