The Great Amazing Pumpkin Race

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I’d say we are about due for a happy weekend wrap-up post, aren’t we? Hit it. I had a hard time excepting that fall had arrived until this weekend. I’ll admit, I was a little bitter at the lack of summer weather we experienced here in Chicago and I just wasn’t ready for a change […]

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Christmas in July?

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I spent the better part of the weekend making chili, watching football and picking out pumpkins. Time out. What the heck is up with this weather, July? Apparently we set a record low in Chicago Saturday night. Meanwhile, we had plans to go to the beach. Ok, so I didn’t spend the weekend raking leaves […]

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Weekend Recap: Surf’s Up

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I bet you’re expecting a post about my weekend spent surfing the beaches of California. Or better yet that I caught a big one off the coast of Hawaii and followed it with a delicious dinner of fresh sushi and a fire dance. And perhaps if you strictly based your assumption on my title you […]

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Sad Finn Diary

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Last week I came across this sad dog diary video. There’s a cat version out there too. Take a minute and watch it. Ok now stop laughing. Since I can’t get this out of my head, I thought I would let Finn share his take on this weekend’s activities. That and I realized my phone […]

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Jake and the Captain America Party

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This weekend we celebrated my youngest nephew’s third birthday with a Captain America-themed bash. I can’t speak for your family, but birthdays are big in mine. Whether you are turning 2 or 92, each year your birthday is celebrated with cake, presents and the annual telling of the birthday story. Yes, the story is repeated […]

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>Owen Turns 4…

> While I missed the actual party, apparently lots of fun, sun and water sports filled my nephew Owen’s 4th Birthday Celebration this past weekend. Every year my sister gets the cake from a great shop in Springfield called Specialty Cakes. Here’s an ode to O’s birthday cakes thus far…Something to aspire to perhaps.

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