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Minnehaha Falls

September 30, 2014Dannie, Maddie, Products & Places0
Since I’m doing some catch up to things we did earlier in the year, this was another fun outing we did this summer. I had been wanting to take the girls to Minnehaha Falls, but until this year, Maddie wasn’t old enough and Dannie is a bit easier to take places since she can walk....
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Dannie’s Pigtails

September 29, 2014Dannie1
Back in July, I finally gave Dannie pigtails. Why it took me that long (and why I haven’t done them very often since then) is beyond me. The pigtails themselves are not all that exciting. I mostly couldn’t decide which of her crazy faces to post in a different post, so this one got its...
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Be You, Bravely

September 27, 2014Products & Places0
I decided to register for another year of MOPS. I debated because I am trying not to over-schedule myself or become overwhelmed by feeling I HAVE to do so many things. But since I quit MOMS Club, I took the plunge and joined. I am so glad that I did. I have a wonderful table...
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

September 26, 2014Books0
This was our September book for book club. (We haven’t met to discuss the book yet. We meet on Monday.) First, I’ll give you the synopsis, then I’ll tell you my thoughts. Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating...
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Chuck’s New Site

September 25, 2014Randomness0
Last week, Chuck’s local Microsoft office closed and they laid off about 35 people there. While Chuck is job hunting and deciding what his next adventure will be, he started a new website. I added a link to the right side of my page, but you can check it out by going to MadeByChuck.com. Check...
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Sports Of All Sorts

September 25, 2014Maddie0
Earlier in the summer, I signed Maddie up for a sports class. She went twice a week for a few weeks and got to play a variety of games/sports with a few of her friends. At the end of the session, they played a big round of soccer with the other teams and got a...
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Bluefin Bay 2014

September 24, 2014Dannie, Maddie, Products & Places0
Over Labor Day weekend, we took our annual trip to Bluefin Bay with the Fishers. Our kids are the same age and are such good little friends. We love going up there with them and we have already booked the same places for next year! Trisha did a really long post with a bunch of...
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Dancing Queens

September 6, 2014Dannie, Maddie0
On the way home from dinner one night while we were on the North Shore last weekend, we put on some music and the girls started dancing in their car seats. These are two of Maddie’s favorite songs to dance to. They were making me laugh! In the first video, they are dancing to “Sexy...
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Bread & Wine

September 5, 2014Books0
For our August Book Club book, we chose Bread and Wine. We decided to try a new genre with food and I think it was a good choicesomething a little different. Here’s a bit about the book: As a follow up to her two bestselling books, Bittersweet and Cold Tangerines, author and blogger Shauna Niequist...
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September MOPS Calendar

September 4, 2014Randomness0
Here is the September activities calendar from MOPS. I think some of the ideas this month look like a lot of fun!
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Our Little Singer

September 3, 2014Maddie0
Yesterday I was laughing so hard listening to Maddie singing in her room during nap time. I don’t know where she was in her room, but I took a video of the baby monitor. She was cracking me up. She started by singing “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye. Then she transitioned into...
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Train Ride

August 18, 2014Dannie, Maddie0
Back in July (yes, I’m VERY behind in blog posts), Maddie had been asking a lot about trains. So we decided to take her on a light rail ride downtown. Maddie loved every minute of it! Here are the girls waiting for the train to come. Here is Maddie watching for the train. Dannie and...
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Baby #3 Reveal

August 17, 2014Alex0
I posted a few weeks ago that baby #3 is going to be a BOY! Some days I still can’t believe it. I told my family to come wearing pink or blue for what they guessed the baby would be. The guesses were Girl: 8 and Boy: 6 (A few people couldn’t come, but we...
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August MOPS Calendar

August 16, 2014Randomness0
Better late than never in my book. Here is the August events/activities calendar for MOPS. I really like some of the suggestions for this month!
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Hollow City

August 15, 2014Books0
Hollow City is another fabulous book. I read the first book in the series, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and loved it. So I was really excited for this one to come out. Here’s a little about the book: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011—an unprecedented mix...
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11 Things to Improve Life

August 11, 2014Randomness0
I came across this link in my inbox this morning from MOPS. I had a little meltdown the other day about things I felt I needed to get done and I just felt completely overwhelmed. I didn’t want to ask for help because I thought the things I was worrying about were silly even though...
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Social Media Overload

July 29, 2014Randomness0
The past couple weeks, Chuck and I have been making a very conscious effort to use our phones less. Checking Facebook (Instagram, Twitter, etc.) has started to consume my life. I know I am not alone in this. Chuck commented that in five years we aren’t going to look back and say “I wish I...
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Dead Until Dark

July 28, 2014Books0
First, I love the show True Blood. Second, I was having a terrible time getting through my current book club book, To the Moon and Timbuktu (which I still haven’t finished and we are meeting tonight), so I decided to start a new book. I could get this book from the library right away, so...
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Word Crimes

July 18, 2014Randomness0
I’m admittedly not much of a Weird Al fan, but Chuck said I should watch this video and I’ll admit, I found it funny and laughed quite a few times. If you get upset with grammar misuse, you will definitely appreciate this video.
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MOPS Calendars

July 17, 2014Randomness0
I haven’t been posting these monthly MOPS calendars (because I kept forgetting), but here are the last couple months. I thought you still might be able to find some fun ideas in them if you are looking for things to do with your kids/friends/family.
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A little nod to @kamalaharris with the jacket. A l A little nod to @kamalaharris with the jacket. A little nod to RBG with the black and necklace. Red, white and blue bracelets. Sparkly eyeshadow and some bright red lipstick for today! It’s such an exciting day with this inauguration! I’m so excited for the change in our leadership and even more excited to see a woman as Vice President. Today I am filled with hope and happiness! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙👩🏾
This was a beautiful book. More on @minihaysreads. This was a beautiful book. More on @minihaysreads.
I may have hung out in Dannie’s hammock for a wh I may have hung out in Dannie’s hammock for a while this afternoon. It was so peaceful and relaxing! Definitely going to need to do that more.

#hammock #hammockswing #zen #relaxing #swing
We took a beautiful family walk yesterday. The pat We took a beautiful family walk yesterday. The path was a bit icy and treacherous in places, but we had a great time. The favorite activity was throwing chunks of snow into the stream. 🥰
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I'm @minihays. Book lover📚❤️. Includes 📚 I've read, 📚 read with my kids (👩🏽8,👧🏽7,👦🏼5) & other book related stuff. 1⭐️ to 5⭐️ ratings.

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Today marks an exciting day in history! I am fille Today marks an exciting day in history! I am filled with so much hope and joy and happiness to see a woman as our Vice President. She will not be the last. 📚🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

#madamevicepresident #kamala #kamalaharris #makinghistory #women #womeninhistory #kamalaandmayasbigidea #rootedinjustice #superheroesareeverywhere #thetruthswehold
What a beautiful book. There are so many different What a beautiful book. There are so many different topics that could be discussed with this book. It would make a great book club read. I bet each person would have their own takeaway from this one.

I think it was so well written and the characters were so unique. The way they took different paths and then come back to each other was so well done. She has a magical writing style and I can’t wait to read more by her!

🎧📚⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/60) #minihaysreads2021 #audiobook #audiobooks #book #books #bookreader #booklistener #booklover #bookstagram #ilovebooks #britbennett #thevanishinghalf
We watch The One and Only Ivan movie the other nig We watch The One and Only Ivan movie the other night. The movie was really cute as a stand-alone movie. But my kids were disappointed after reading the books. Some scenes were different, some parts weren’t included and they were kind of bummed it didn’t follow the book perfectly. The book is always better I told them. 😁

Any movies you have seen that didn’t quite live up to the book?

#bookisbetterthanthemovie #oneandonlyivan #movies #booksintomovies #read #books
I’m curled up in my daughter’s hammock chair w I’m curled up in my daughter’s hammock chair with my book and the one I’m reading with the kids. We read 10 chapters of their book and now I’m reading one of mine. 📚❤️

#bookreader #booklover #booklove #books #read #reading #ebook #kindle #bookstagram #hammock #wildrobotescapes #regrettingyou
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The kids had a blast when we grabbed food from chi The kids had a blast when we grabbed food from chipotle and ate it on the floor in the house! I’m guessing there will be a few more times doing this as the build continues. So much fun! 🌮
Here was the final view of the lake from the stree Here was the final view of the lake from the street before the garage went up! 👋🏼
Saw the most beautiful little catamaran on the lak Saw the most beautiful little catamaran on the lake the other night. 🌈🤍
True story of why I’m a nutcase. While sitting o True story of why I’m a nutcase. While sitting on the boat recently, watching the kids play and listening to the house be built, I panicked. Crap! We should have put our house the other way. Left side on the right, right side on the left. That tree will be in our way! WHAT HAVE WE DONE?! 
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So I immediately text Chuck who is working and tell him about how I am worried almost to tears about this. That we messed up.
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It isn’t something we can do anything about even if we maybe should have done it the other way, which is probably nonsense. But we love this tree. And it’s going to add to our amazing view. And I want to plant another one on the other side one day anyway. And that big open spot will have a deck and porch behind the main floor garage. And what...I may have to turn my head slightly to see the lake better?🙄
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Yep. I’m a nutcase. I don’t worry about the things right in front of me. Or even things I should worry about. Nope. Just things that can’t be changed...now that’s where my worry shines! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤪
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