Category Archives: Life

Just Because

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Hawaii – Just a Few (For Now)

Last month I was blessed to get to spend 10 days in Hawaii – 10 of the most beautiful, unforgettable days ever! I knew I would take a lot of pictures, but I have a folder of 2986 photos, can you believe it?!?! I’ve narrowed the number down to 800 ‘keepers’ (still ridiculously high, I...

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Cabin Day

Spent some family time at the cabin on Saturday… Although the leaves were mostly down, it was still beautiful and it was a great way to enjoy this unusually warm weather!

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Creepy Crawly

This guy has made a home on one of the bushes in my front yard, right next to where I get water for the flowers. I’m not super-excited about this… his body alone is about as long as a quarter, and then there’s his legs…. eeeek!!

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Sun, Fun, & Family

Just got back from an awesome getaway with the family! Beautiful weather, great resort, fun pool, and lots of laughs. Doesn’t get better.

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Memorial Weekend 2011

For Memorial Weekend, Andy and I headed north for some R&R… we had lots of family + friends (who are basically family) around us, as well as many, many four-legged family members There were lots of fish to be caught and drinks to be had… it was a great time! (And I have even been...

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Mother’s Day 2011

Had an awesome Mother’s Day this year… we started with a drive over to my mom’s side of the family in Hager City, WI. I snapped some photos of some of the birds that visited while we were there, including a hummingbird, which was pretty neat. Then we drove back to Eau Claire to spend...

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Oh Christmas Tree

I’m sad to have to take you down… I talked Andy into keeping you up through this week, but after that, I can’t promise anything. It would be better if your lights worked 100% of the time! But you’ve been beautiful anyway See you again in just under 12 months.

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The Family Christmas Book

In December 2006, my husband and I received one of the most treasured gifts I have ever gotten – The Family Christmas Book. It was our first Christmas as a married couple, and it was a gift from my husband’s mom. It is a hardcover book that holds 25 two-page spreads — each two-page spread...

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Catching My Breath (and a few fish!)

Gosh I’ve missed blogging! The past 16+ weeks have been so crazy, crazy busy! I have only touched my camera one time since Labor Day weekend, and I miss it. WOW, do I miss it. I don’t know if there’s anyone still here checking on me, but for what it’s worth, I see the light...

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