And We're Back (Maybe)
This may be another sign that I'm not meant to resume the blog.  More problems but you can read it by clicking HERE. I had to post through DropBox again.  You do not need an account/login to read it....
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Let's Try This Again
If you are reading this on the regular blog than I guess it worked. Â I had the same problem with my last post as what made me give up before. Â I was able to put my pictures into the blog but then it...
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Wild Kratts!
A few weeks ago I came across a notice on my Facebook that Wild Kratts Live was coming to Lakeland. Â If you don't know what Wild Kratts is, well, you must not have a small child. Â They are two...
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Potty Training?
I discovered about six weeks ago that on our cruise, only children that are potty trained are allowed to go into any of the swimming pools on the ship. Â They can't even go in while wearing a swim...
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Cruisin'
The big Brace family trip finally arrived! Â All fifteen of us in the immediate family - - my parents, their three children and those children's families were able to go on a cruise together. Â We had...
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More Cousin Time
Sure, we had the week of the cruise to enjoy time with all the family in town but they were here at our house for a week surrounding the cruise which presented lots of other opportunities for fun. Â I'm...
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School Days
With the cruise and cousin time over, it meant one thing - - back to school! Â A break can be a blessing and a curse. Â It's good to have the break but on the other hand, the kids (more specifically,...
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"You Should be Ashamed of Yourself"
Have you ever had these words spoken to you as an adult courtesy of another adult? Well, neither had I until last week. Â I will expound.Last week we went on a field trip to the Wycliffe Discovery...
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Camp Kulaqua & Yard Sale Fun
Last weekend we were at Camp Kulaqua for church retreat, hence my lack of a post (hey, at least I have a good excuse). Â Since we now have retreat for Adventurers at Camp Kulaqua we were there in...
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Mother's Day, etc
Things have quieted down here on the home front after our slew of visitors coming through. Â The next big thing on the radar was Mother's Day! Â As is my typical fashion, my activity of choice on such a...
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Birthday Week
Last week we had two birthdays to celebrate with Calleigh turning nine on the 17th (Tuesday) and Aubree seven on the 19th (Thursday). Â As is becoming our new tradition, we did not have a traditional...
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Homeschool Convention
Last weekend marked one of the things I look forward to all year - - the homeschool convention! Â It is the pinnacle event of the year for those of us homeschooling in Florida. But actually getting...
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Happy Birthday Brady!
My oldest boy, the one whom I initially wanted to be my third girl, turned five on Wednesday (8th). Â Oh, do I love that boy and oh, how I want him to just stay little forever. Â I can still pick him up...
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VBS 2016 - Cave Quest
Since I am pressed for time and have a lot going on, I'm going to try to keep this short and sweet and hopefully do mostly pictures. Â So here we go...Vacation Bible School was last week at our usual...
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Utah (Part 1)
A few months ago Duncan took a new position at Adventist Health System (AHS) as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Florida Division. Â AHS is the parent company of Florida Hospital, just as an...
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Utah (Part 2)
Not Moab.Still in Moab...Sunday morning was our Hummer adventure. Â Amy and I had been talking before the trip about what to do and she (or Karis) had come up with going on a 2-hour Hummer tour....
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Vacation Part 1: Campmeeting 2016
The kids and I left for campmeeting on Wednesday, July 13 which meant that we had ten days between getting back from Utah and leaving for up north. Â It felt like it was just long enough to get laundry...
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Vacation Part 2: Nova Scotia
With campmeeting and Nova Scotia back to back that meant we left campmeeting and drove straight to Nova Scotia. Â Fortunately, campmeeting is already a good two hours north from my parents' house so it...
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Catch Up
We have been back from vacation for nearly three weeks and I've yet to write anything about being back. Â So I will try to make this quick, mostly with pictures (hopefully) so we can get to the present...
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Kids and Family Expo
On Sunday, we hit up the Kids and Family Expo at the Orange County Convention Center like we did last year. Â Not that it was expensive ($7 for kids) but it was funny that you had to pay for kids three...
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