Last year, my mom introduced the small people to Elf on the Shelf. As I found out, we are probably the last people on earth to have heard of Elf on the Shelf, but in case there’s one more of you out there, Elf is a little creature (with his own book, if you are […]
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Thanksgiving Weekend Beach Football
Hope everyone had a restful, food-and-family-filled Thanksgiving last week. I know we sure did. The boys also got their game on this weekend. Their game of beach football, that is. The weather was beautiful Saturday and Sunday, calling us out to the beach on both afternoons. On Saturday, my younger son decided they were going […]
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Ducks, Egrets & A Question
On my way to the beach yesterday with my daughter, I spotted two egrets close by, and I stopped to take some pictures. “What are you doing?†she asked, in high-pitched voice that immediately scared one of them away. “Shhh!†I whispered and pointed. “I’m taking pictures of the egret.†She stared for a minute. […]
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An Island Living Perk
Yesterday afternoon went something like this: Me: C’mon, guys, let’s turn off the Power Rangers movie and go to the beach. We’ll stop by the park on the way. My Oldest: (with a dramatic groan) No, I just want to watch movies all day. My Middle Child: (having just woken up after drifting off to […]
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All About The Shells
Yesterday, I wrote about how my boys were all about the climb. This morning, I woke up to find this scattered across my island. By my island, in this case, I mean the one in my kitchen. Yes, the one where we do a large portion of our food prep. Try not to think too […]
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All About The Climb
I spent a good part of Saturday inside, cleaning walls. It was a most delightful task, except for the wall part and the cleaning part. Oh, and the part where I had to remain inside on a gorgeous fall day, to my complete annoyance, in order to clean the aforementioned walls. Sunday, therefore, I was […]