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• Thanksgiving Favorites.

  It’s the Thanksgiving edition of Friday Favorites.  Hoping you all had a wonderful day yesterday of turkey, family, and fun.  We certainly did! I drove home on Wednesday afternoon with Herbert Butterfield, the inflatable penguin, as my copilot.  We received one pretty intense double-take on I-90.  Worth it. Like predicted, the bake-off competition yesterday was […]

• $11.

  Here is what $11 bought me at our church auction: I bought this portable coffee container for $1.  I scrubbed and cleaned and disinfected and now it looks pretty good.  The colors really go well with my kitchen scheme so it sits on top of my refrigerator.  And now I can take coffee to share […]

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  Bruises, burns, and brrrrrr.

  A timeline of my thoughts regarding the overnight kayaking adventure I had – Before the trip: Holy shit.  I’m nervous.  This could be scary.  Am I ready for this? Going to bed in a tent while it’s raining on an island after paddling all day: This was a good experience but I don’t think I […]

• Day Camp: June Edition.

  Last year’s day camp at Red Oak Grove was a hit.  I loved it.  The kids loved it.  The elderly loved that the kids loved it.  This summer, we organized it so there was not one day of camp but THREE!  One in June, one in July, and one in August. We kicked it off […]

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  The Stolen’s Museum.

  I went home this past Sunday for one quick night after a full weekend of work and a busy Sunday morning.  I went home to join my family at Geep’s.  We gathered at Grandpa Sid’s house to clean it out.  It was not the ideal way to spend time together, going thru Grandpa’s cabinets and […]