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three, six, four, and five

Posted in the ones about friends, the ones about our travels on July 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The ice cream lovers have left the city in search of the perfect cone. We packed the four scoops in Heather’s van with HungryMan, baby Ilsa and more than our fair share of luggage. We’re headed south to more lake county in search of new adventures. Preferably adventures that end with a crispy cone and [...]

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emergency vehicles call for emergency posts

Posted in the ones about ava, the ones about friends, the ones about hungryman, the ones for fun on July 3, 2008 | 14 Comments »

Remember when little Rapunzel was locked in the bathroom tower? Thankfully, the Great Knight was on hand to scale the ladder and rescue the frightened princess. Today, the nefarious bathroom captured another young victim and there was no Great Knight or even a ladder to help the poor, distressed child. So, I did what any [...]

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croc bites

Posted in the ones about ava on July 3, 2008 | 15 Comments »

Do you see anything wrong with this picture? Besides the silly foam shoes that have overtaken feet of every generation. How about now? Before the mosquitoes made their appearance on the first night of our northern adventures, Ava’s new Crocs were chewed through by an aggressive pair of teeth. I was not a happy camper. [...]

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wordless wednesday

Posted in the ones about ava on July 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »

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extendo-trip

Posted in the ones about friends, the ones about merriment on July 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Back in the day when I rode northbound for twenty-four hours in the back seat of my parent’s station wagon to visit my Minnesota cousins, my Aunt was always looking for ways to keep us here a little bit longer. And she was brilliant at it. My dad would have just finished playing tetris with [...]

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