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This week all our kittens are going to their new homes. First to leave us was Gus Gus. I loved this big boy. If I was going to keep one... he would have been it. He's off to live with 4 college dudes. He loved laying in short
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We made it home just in time for a blizzard. 7"+ fell on Tuesday. On Thursday we had freezing rain and the weirdest color sky I've ever seen. Olivia said it looked dirty. She wasn't wrong. I don't know who is happier to
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We got an early morning start to head home on Sunday. So early that the girls didn't even get out of bed by the time we hit the road. That was a first... It wouldn't be a road trip without at least one Icee. Have I
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We spent the last couple days in Georgia with 100 other Blue Bird buses. We had the perfect spot for some pretty incredible sunsets. Right down the road from our campground was the most amazing drive through wildlife park. We had a rough start with the first animal. It slobbered
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On our way to Nashville we stopped at the Kentucky Welcome Center. The historic part of it is still closed, but it was still fun to stretch our legs, look in the windows and smell all the pretty flowers. We love the campground in Nashville so much that we decided
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Every October a bunch of people get together with their Blue Birds buses in Georgia. Braden has always wanted to go, but a road trip in October really doesn't work for our schedule. Since school is a lot different this year we were able to swing it with
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Since the dance studio couldn't have a traditional dance recital this year they recorded each dancer and made a DVD of all the dance routines. Back in June the girls got in their costumes with hair and makeup done and danced their dances in the basement. Last Friday
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Emma had her second (of 4) cross country meets this morning. It was chilly and wet, but the race must go on.
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If someone would have told me Emma would love cross country I would have never believed it. I had to basically twist her arm to even sign up and try it this year... but she LOVES it. For the last month she's been running 1.2 miles twice
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A couple months ago the MN State Fair announced they were going to do a food parade since there couldn't be a fair this year. It took me 45 minutes to buy tickets online the moment they went on sale. Luckily I got some, and in 2.5
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The girls slept until 9:30 AM! 9:30 AM! That hasn't happened all summer. I guess that is what 5 hours at the beach does to you... so why not do it again? I have a feeling its going to take a couple good washings to get