Category: excursions
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As Charlie says, suited up and strapped in, let's "rocknroll!" Paulie likes to have all the things, ALL the things for any activity. Going for a walk might turn into a picnic so of course an umbrella and a bag of sandwhiches is standard. Going anywhere at all, indoors or out, requires a huge fleece…
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Mom has always had a language all her own, usually more accurate and descriptive then the "correct" version. Like Mark Twain and Yogi Berra, her brilliance is both profound and hilarious. The conversations during our annual Spring Break road trip were no exception. "You know that place we were just at in Texas or wherever."…
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Grandma: "Corndog? No, I've never had a corndog. That's "Fair" food, I don't go to the Fair". Viv: "Do you like hot dogs?" Grandma: "Yes." "Do you like bread?" Yes. "Do you like corn?" Yes. "Hmm. I think you like corn dogs." Posted with Blogsy
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(bumper sticker says ‘I choose the obnoxious prick over the corrupt bitch’) Really? Who raised you? If you're daring enough to put this out there (there was also a huge Trump banner inside the garage, right next to a Jesus poster), I give you credit for speaking your mind. Also, you're evil. And not Christian.…
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We grabbed one last weekend of summer at Elkhart Lake this weekend, 50 percent of which was spent loading and unloading crap from cars. Like all parenting, half was hell and the other half was amazing. Viv donned water wings and after an hour let me float her about four feet in to the pool.…
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I can order any item I want—from baby formula to a winter coat, and it arrives at my door the next day. I can read hundreds of magazines, newspapers and journals (enjoying Science!); all of them are now literally at my finger tips. The world enters my home, my work, my life. I can listen…
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I planned a little diversion for Paulie and myself today. I was so pleased with myself for sneaking in some time to look across a table into each others eyes instead of our iPads, when I would hold his hand instead of a baby bottle. And it's Christmas; how nice! He had the day off,…
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After a long, chilly spring weekend out in the grassy fields at the race track, Viv said: "I want to go back to the city, watch tv, eat chips and be comfortable!" Posted with Blogsy
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We have returned from our annual spring break road trip. Our final destination was Berea, Kentucky so there was less road than last year when we drove all the way to Ashville, NC. The weather provided less spring too this year too. But what sunshine there was we enjoyed and the flowering trees were a…
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After a day of walking in quaint Nashville, Indiana: Me: "Did you notice there was a good mix of tourists in town? Kids, seniors, quite a few gay families too, that's nice". Mom: "Well, there are a lot of fudge shops"! Posted with Blogsy
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