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Losing track of days…

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Leah
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Rob slept in today. He actually woke me up (or so he thought) at 7:00 and said “Hey, we slept in”. I had already been awake at 5:30, but since it was cloudy saw that the sunrise wouldn’t be so … Continue reading →

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Heading South

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Leah
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I think Rob is going to kill me if I wake him up one more morning at 5:45am to go and see the sunrise. But it was pretty spectacular this morning. And since he was up, he might as well … Continue reading →

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Wild horses could not drag me away from you…

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Leah
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I think I sometimes get up a little too early. Actually, I think Rob thinks I sometimes get up too early. I was up at 5:30 this morning and peeked out the window onto the beach and saw that the … Continue reading →

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Outerbanks – Day 3

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Leah
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A perfect day. Woke up early and went for a run on the beach with Zach. I love these early morning runs. Although, it turned into more walking with Zach stopping every few minutes (seconds) to look for shells, or … Continue reading →

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Outerbanks Day 2

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Leah
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We woke up and quickly left our hotel this morning. I figured since we were staying in a hotel that didn’t quite meet our expectations, what was the harm in letting the kids drink from a pop bottle at 7:30 … Continue reading →

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Roadtrip to the OuterBanks! Day One

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Leah
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Our goal was to leave by 5am and we weren’t too far off the marker. It is way easier waking kids up to go on vacation than it is for school. As I said in the last post, it’s sort … Continue reading →

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And We’re Off!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Leah
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I. Love. To. Travel. Have I ever mentioned that before? I don’t even care where we go! I love the thinking about where to go, planning and researching, the anticipation, the airport (if we fly), the plane ride, the arrival, … Continue reading →

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Acting in Life vs. Death

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Leah
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When my Dad passed away 8 years ago, there were a lot of people who attended his funeral. Hundreds I want to say, but it was a pretty big blur. The emotion of it all, giving a eulogy, worrying about … Continue reading →

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Menus

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Leah
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I have come up with a menu planning system that works for me. I have always been a planner, so I used to plan our meals every time I went grocery shopping. Then, as life got busier, I became even … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Leah
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Although I’m not going to do a quote of the week for our kitchen bulletin board this week as the kids are away and we are ramping up for our vacation and there will be no time to discuss it, … Continue reading →

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I am a Mom, Stepmom and wife who by day also doubles as a Speech Language Pathologist in private practice. I started this blog because I want to document our journey as a family as we grow, change and continue to “blend” into our blended family. This is the place where I share the amazing adventures of raising my flowers and skids. Click Here for more.

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