Posted in Community, Family, Food, Friends, Home, Life, New Hampshire, Nostalgia, tagged 4th of July, Bocce, July 4th, Mike's Red Barn, Salem High School, Salem New Hampshire on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
The United States of America is 232 years old today! Growing up this was my favorite day during the summer. I remember going over our friend’s house, Jim and Robin’s, to swim, eat lots of food and play games. Jim used to grill sausages, hamburgers and hot dogs while we’d be swimming and then we’d all eat [...]
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Posted in Books, Family, Food, Home, Jackson, Molly, Pets, Pregnancy, tagged Belly Laughs, Elizabeth Kostova, Jenny McCarthy, Lazy Saturday, Rainy day, The Historian on June 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Becks has been exhausted and asked me to let her sleep late. I woke up early this morning and quietly crept out of bed. I then grabbed both the mutts and with one under each arm slid out of the bedroom. I was able to close the door without it creaking and quietly made sure [...]
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Tonight the kids and their parents came to say farewell to Cactus Canyon. The night started off with the children singing the songs they learned during the week for their parents. The teachers and volunteers were then recognized for their help and Kara passed out little handmade bags with pralines inside for all those who [...]
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Tonight was the last night of Vacation Bible School where the kids went to classes, made crafts and had recreation time. For our activity Dan got four large pots, two ladles and divided the kids into two teams. The game was to see who could move more water from one end of the field to [...]
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The end of Vacation Bible School is right around the corner and tonight we played two games with the kids. The first consisted of them grabbing a rock, forming a large circle and placing the rock at their feet. One person would then get into the middle and say something about themselves in cowboy speak [...]
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As we sat eating dinner before Vacation Bible School kicked off for its third night the skies opened up as a thunderstorm moved through the area. The prospects for having recreation outside were looking slim so some room was made in the choir practice room. With the limited space the nights activities were going to [...]
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Following church Becks and I met her parents at Cafe Marmalade for lunch. It was pouring when we got uptown so I let Becks off at the door and parked around the corner. Walking to the restaurant I noticed that the old coffee shop had been renovated and a paper sign stating “Brick House Cafe [...]
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