me • Leaving a Legacy • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on September 6th, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Lasting Memories—My great grandma Trella gave me a journal for Christmas when I was six years old. I took it home and immediately started writing in it. The first thing I did was write down information: the president and vice president of the United States, all of the places…
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mom • family fun & traditions • family fun • family fun-traditions
by Justine Ickes on August 11th, 2011 | No Comments »
Preserving Memories—The following scenarios happens every August. Fresh from our family vacation, I have high hopes — "This will be the year I actually finish that scrapbook, upload all my vacation photos to Picassa, and mail those postcards."
And then life happens. The kids go back to…
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mom • crafts
by Mom It Forward on August 8th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Handmade—Which camp are you in: the crafters or non-crafters? So many people consider themselves of one sort or the other, either creative or not. Able to craft humongous projects in one afternoon, or creatively dead as a doorknob. I, for one, truly believe that all of us are creative…
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mom • family fun & traditions • family fun • family fun-traditions
by Mom It Forward on July 7th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Summer Fun—Summer can be a great time, full of playing with your kids and reunions and sprinklers. Summer can also be a stressful time, keeping ones' kids happy, ones' house clean, and one's blog well-read. But if you can manage it well, summer has the potential for being a…
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mom • family fun & traditions • family fun • travel
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Raise your hand if you have ever felt like you needed a vacation after returning from a family trip? While travel is fun, exciting, and builds lasting memories, it can also be downright tiring.
My family just returned from 7 days at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida. We…
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