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Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 3

August 8, 2009 32 Comments

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico (Part 1) Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico (Part 2) If you’ve been following along, you know that my best friend Eva and I went to Mexico for a vacation, just the two of us. You know that we spent the majority of our week with a Mojito I.V. […]

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 2

August 6, 2009 22 Comments

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 1 Check out Part 1 of this story for the details, but in a nutshell: My best friend Eva and I went to Mexico, just the two of us. We stayed at a beautiful resort and were lazy slugs by the pool for a week. […]

Lucy and Ethel go to Mexico. (The Shark Story) Part 1

August 6, 2009 24 Comments

(This is Part 1 of a three part story. Be sure to check out Part 2 and Part 3 to see what happens when two responsible moms go to Mexico for a Girls’ Vacation and get stupid.) Spurred on by Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, I thought I would share this tale. While it […]

Camping Is Good (Part 6) …How We get Ready To Do It All Over Again.

July 29, 2009 22 Comments

Camping Is Good (Part 1) Camping Is Good (Part 2) Camping Is Good (Part 3) Camping Is Good (Part 4) Camping Is Good (Part 5) We love our time camping, and the night before we leave, I am always a bit sad. Because we have such a long drive ahead of us, we are usually […]

Camping Is Good (Part 5) …Why We Do It.

July 28, 2009 19 Comments

Camping Is Good (Part 1)Camping Is Good (Part 2)Camping Is Good (Part 3)Camping Is Good (Part 4) “Once you do something twice, it’s tradition.” ~ Family Motto My Uncle Chris took a summer job with the California State Forestry Service when he was in college. He lived in Southern California at the time, but for […]

Some pregnancy cravings prove to be rather funny.

July 25, 2009 14 Comments

Scene: the produce section in our grocery store. I am thrilled to see that “Red Lion” Nectarines are in season and on sale. Me: “Oh Grant! Yay! These are so yummy! When you were in my tummy, these nectarines were all that I wanted to eat.” Grant: “I was in your tummy…?” Me: (Oh crap! […]

Camping Is Good (Part 4) …What We Do.

July 24, 2009 20 Comments

Camping Is Good (Part 1) Camping Is Good (Part 2) Camping Is Good (Part 3) In Parts 1, 2 and 3 of these camping posts, I wrote about the traditions associated with our annual camping trip, but also about simple organization tips that make any camping trip easier. This post is completely personal. This is […]

Camping is Good (Part 3) …What We Eat.

July 22, 2009 18 Comments

Camping is Good (Part 1) Camping is Good (Part 2) OK. You’ve done your road trip. You’ve set up camp. You know it’s coming… “Mooooooooom!? What is there to eat?” Food while camping is incredibly important. It’s a vacation, after all. I don’t know anyone who goes on vacation, stays at a nice hotel… and […]

Camping Is Good (Part 2) …How We Live.

July 21, 2009 24 Comments

Camping Is Good (Part 1) While getting to your campground may be half the fun, setting it up properly is imperative if you want the fun to continue. Who wants to crack a cold one after a long drive, but can’t, because you have no idea where a bottle opener is? Who wants to be […]

Camping Is Good (Part 1) …How We Go.

July 20, 2009 25 Comments

~~~~ Updated to take part in Friend Makin’ Mondays. Today’s topic is about vacations. Best? Worst? Top 5 dream destinations? I have had some great vacations, a few that had some crummy elements, and of course there are places I dream of going. However, there will always be a trip to Markleeville, CA on my […]