As the end of school approaches, I’m taking advantage of the quiet in the house, and the not-yet-too-hot screened porch sitting, and finally finishing and hitting publish on this post I started writing weeks ago. Thoughts that have consumed my mind and feelings that have gripped by heart, but felt too personal to share for a while. And, honestly, some…
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Easter and an Update
Say Hey, May! Yep, April went right on by and with it spring break, my favorite boy turning 8 and Easter. And on that note… I was hoping to get my Easter decorations up, take some photos, and do a post before Easter, but life events got in the way and that didn’t happen. So, while I’m not here to…
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Thoughts on travel…
I finally got those Chicago posts up and, as I started to hit publish, I wondered…all that work. All that time it took to compose these posts. Why? Why did I just spend so much time on that? What is the point of blogging about our trips, anyway? Is it to share our family experiences? Or a way to document…
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Buck family adventures: Chicago – post-race playing (part 2)
{You can read what we did on day one/two (the marathon) here and on day three here.} Tuesday, our fourth – and last full – day in Chicago, was another beautiful day, albeit a little warm for fall. We were hoping for cooler weather but it’s ok; we are used to warm fall days. We ate breakfast at the hotel…
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Buck family adventures: Chicago – post-race playing (part 1)
After the marathon, we spent the next three days seeing all the sights. Of course, one of our favorite parts of any big city adventure is… The subway, metro, underground…or, in this case, the L. The kids love riding the trains, going up and down the escalators, using the ticket machines, and all things public transportation. They also love taxi…
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Buck family adventures: Chicago – Race Day
Back in October (yep, that was a while ago), we traveled to Chicago for the marathon. If you aren’t into the whole marathon/running thing, the Chicago one is a pretty big deal. It’s hard to qualify for and get into. As you may know, my husband is a big runner. He’s also a big goal-setter when it comes to his…
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