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Throwback Tuesday: Enjoying Family Time over Museum Time

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*Originally posted April 3, 2013 when my boys were 5, 7, & 8.    I had planned a field trip for us all today.  I really wanted to get to the children's museum but the boys didn't want to.  They really wanted to go visit their great grandmother and how could I possibly argue with that? I try to honor my boys' requests whenever I can and this was one time I was more than happy to comply! I wandered into the living room and found them at the table playing Memory together while watching Wild Kratts; learning all about the three toed sloth. From there, Ian went on to make a saw mill out of Lincoln logs, and Alec tried out his Spiral Art kit he had gotten from Easter.  The boys then asked me to come and play Memory and Sorry with them so I joined them and played a few games.     At that point I told them that if we were going to head to their great grandmother's house that we needed to get ready.  Since Ian was al...
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Talking About it Tuesday #115

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We had another date night on Saturday-- who are we with 2 date nights 2 weeks in a row?! But it was wonderful and I figure with April gearing up to be so busy we should take advantage while we can. How was your weekend? Good I hope!    Thanks for joining in with us this Tuesday for another Talking About it Tuesday link party.     Most Popular Posts from Last Week:    Currently-- April Edition by Coffee & Cocktails at the Casa    Costco Finds & Haul-- Spring Edition by Our Life in a Click    Some Others that Caught My Eye:     The Easiest Oreo Poke Cake That Tastes Incredible by Recipe Idea Shop    Barefoot Luxury- Anantara Koh Phangan by Holidays, Hellidays and the Journeys in Between   This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Anythin...
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What I've been Priming Lately

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I haven't shared a Prime Purchases post yet in 2026 so I thought I'd pull together a list to share for today's post... I am, however, skipping over Evan's dorm supplies that we've primed because I plan to write a whole separate post later on all his dorm things.  Thanks Tanya for the graphic!  Over the last 3 months we've bought:  My husband uses this body wash and it's not always easy to find. We find the 3 pack on Amazon is the best bang for our buck and then I don't have to worry about ordering any again for a long while.     I also like to stock up on batteries through Amazon. We bought this AAA pac k and this AA pack.     My husband only uses this brand and flavor of granola and again we (often) find this 6 pack is a better deal than we can find at any of our local stores.    Our sink drain stoppers were looking so awful and even running them through the dishwasher was just not getting them clean so I decided to order this ...
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Highlights and Favorites: A Sentence a Day in March

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Hmm... January ended with an arctic freeze, February ended with a blizzard, March found us without power for a couple of days. Between all the rain we've gotten and all the snow melting we have been dealing with lots of muddy, boggy ground. But I'll take it!  1.  Just so thankful for a quiet day at HOME after our early morning arrival Saturday.  Sunday morning Ian was off to Vegas and my husband and I headed out grocery shopping, I washed all Ian's bedding and moved Alec into Ian's room (Alec's spring break was the same week Ian is gone and with my brother living in Alec's room this was our best solution), then spent the rest of my afternoon getting caught up on blogging. 4,842 steps. 2.  So thankful for delightful TV shows that just suck me right in. Gym, cleaned the boys' bathroom, finished my latest novel, got some photos from Ian; he toured the Hoover Dam today. 7,071 steps.  3. Thankful that we finally got our tax stuff done so the accountant can begin...
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