vacation

Back to life, back to reality

The holidays are over which means vacation time is over. Toes in the warm sand, drink in one hand (Did I just quote VanHalen?), smell of suntan lotion, waves lapping…just a distant memory. Sorry to leave that, friends and family. Happy to leave the traffic, overwhelming stores and too common pissiness.
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All I ever wanted was a place in the country

Not really, but I love(d) AdamAnt.
Being a Florida girl at heart, I actually always imagined living on a tropical island so imagine my surprise to find myself here, on a “farmlet” in the country. As you can imagine, but just like anywhere else you choose to live in the world, there are pros…and cons.
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Back to life, back to reality

After exactly one month of family visits back and forth, we are on our own again. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and goofing off, but now it’s back to every day life. We have one week before Jett starts kindergarten. We have a choice of two schools: 1) a traditional, small … Continue reading »

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Home again home again jiggity jig.

We’re back from Fort Lauderdale. We brought reinforcements: my mom, niece and nephew. They stayed a week and just left today. I now have 3 days to restore my house to some semblance of sanity before my in-laws arrive.Fort Lauderdale was fun. I got to do all the things … Continue reading »

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Beach time

So the spinach has been pantyhosed and is on its way to the big spinach garden in the sky.  It didn’t die of embarrassment from the ill-fitting and baggy hosiery.  It successfully fulfilled its spinach bearing duties, flowered and is slowly and peacefully becoming compost.  The pantyhose is to catch the seeds which will hopefully … Continue reading »

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