Simple Purposeful Living

4th of July is nearly tied with Christmas as favorite holiday in my book!  I have been spending the 4th of July on the lakes of MN since I was a kid!  There is nothing quite like sitting in a boat, cuddled up in blankets, watching fireworks burst out of the sky right above your head.

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In the blink of an eye, you went from a wish and a hope and a prayer to a beautiful baby girl swept into my arms and deep into our hearts and in another blink you have blossomed into the sweetest little gal we could have never dreamt of but God is a good God full of creativity and wonder and He made

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SUMMER is slipping by and we have been enjoying it to the fullest.  It takes on a whole new meaning when we are bound by school schedules an the reality that there are only a handful of these left that my little people will want to be with me...We have had more busy days than non-busy days but

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Solon's 1st Day of Kindergarten......and his last day (it was PJ day ;)!He lost 3 baby teethGot a new pair of glassesWore out one pair of tennis shoes and grew 1 shoe sizeAte mostly cold lunch but did like the cheeseburger, mozzarella sticks for hot lunchGrew 2 inches at leastMade lots of new

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After arrival, it took Grandpa about 5 minutes to ask the kids to jump into the hot tub and a few seconds later they were all in enjoying the inaugural swim of the year!  The lake is meant for late nights and lots of fun!  It also results in good sleep ;)!The next morning it was pancakes

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