School Lunch – What Are You Packing?
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School Lunch – What Are You Packing?

School’s in session, Princess Nagger is on Day 3 of her 3rd grade year.  Amazingly enough she hasn’t been as resistant to getting up and getting ready for school like she has in years past – having some familiar friends in her classroom this year really does make a difference. It’s more fun to eat…

Family Movie Night – Aloha Friday Fun
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Family Movie Night – Aloha Friday Fun

Did you hear?  P&G and Wal*Mart are bringing back Family Movie Night – starting tomorrow night!  I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy when we have Family Movie Night together – Princess Nagger really gets into it, too, by making sure we switch all the lights off to “Make it feel just like…

Vacation End and Laundry – Aloha Friday Follow Fun Free-For-All
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Vacation End and Laundry – Aloha Friday Follow Fun Free-For-All

Our vacation is finally coming to a close.  Tomorrow morning we hit the road to head back to PA from Iowa.  It’s been a fun 2+ weeks, but now it’s time to get back to reality and the dogs.  We’ll once again be splitting our 17-ish hour trip between two days, just to maintain what…

Cooking Out – Aloha Friday Follow Fun
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Cooking Out – Aloha Friday Follow Fun

Today is the first day of July!  Where’s the summer going already?  We’re still enjoying our fun vacation in Corn Country with my sister and her family, along with my parents who joined us here from Seattle.  Princess Nagger is in seventh heaven, pretty much being the center of attention.  We have a fun-filled weekend…

Pack-Rat Mode: Aloha Stalk Hop Friday
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Pack-Rat Mode: Aloha Stalk Hop Friday

Thank goodness it’s Friday!  Well, OK – almost…this post is going up early for those that want to link up for tomorrow early.  Anyone else have a really long week?  I’ve been getting quite the workout moving piles’o’stuff and boxes up to the attic trying to get a good chunk of my normal deep spring…

The Eyes Have It: Aloha Friday Follow Fun
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The Eyes Have It: Aloha Friday Follow Fun

My mom is considered ‘Legally Blind’ – she has to get within inches of the big “E” on a vision chart before it comes into focus.  Which, of course, means us kids were ‘blessed’ with bad eyesight as well.  I’m lucky, though, I favor more towards my dad’s clear vision – his only issue is…