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winter break: day 9

erin

Jan 3, 2023 — 1 min read

I can't remember the last time Emma took a nap. She's taken at least one a day since the day after Christmas.

Since we're still just hanging around the house I decided today was the day to take the lint catcher off the dryer. I've been wanting to clean that thing out for a very long time.

You know when you lose something and you always wonder what happened to it...? Well today I found out where my debit card went that I lost 2 years ago. It went into the lint catcher. I must have had it in my coat pocket when I washed it. I just have no idea how it squeezed through the little crack and made it down in there.... but after years the mystery is solved.

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family time

family time

The girls and I took a detour on our way to Puerto Rico and stopped in Florida to visit my family while Braden headed to the boat a couple days before us to try to knock some projects out. The last time we were in Jacksonville was in March 2023.

the long days

the long days

Putting the boat back in the water is always a mountain to climb. I always underestimate my capacity - so I add time to my estimates and start with the intention to knock everything out in a shorter time frame that I estimated. Since I overestimated, it should be pretty

wrapping up

wrapping up

The leaves are changing. The weather is getting colder. That means our time in Minnesota is coming to an end and it is time to get back to the boat. I mean... just look at this weeks forecast. 80 on Tuesday to snow on Thursday. Before we can get back

washington, dc

washington, dc

A day and a half is nowhere near enough time to see DC, but we tried our best. On Saturday we took a break from the boat show and took the girls to the children's museum. On Monday we hit the ground running early to try to squeeze