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Weekend Recap: Grimes Canoe Base
This past weekend was another troop camping weekend. We left Northport around 6:30 pm and made it to Grimes around 11 pm. Grimes provided tents, so we didn’t have a lot of work to do to set up our site — a good thing in the middle of the night after a long drive. I…
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My Storm Prep in 15 Steps
Step 1: Watch & read weather reports until you’ve grasped the storms’ timelines. Step 2: Make sure all necessary communication devices are fully charged. Step 3: Gather supplies, including water, batteries, flashlights, non-perishable food, whistles, bike helmets. Step 4: Check the weather report one more time. Evaluate maps and data. Make sure your people are…
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I’m a little excited
For the first decade of our marriage, my dear husband refused to agree to take our family camping. In fact, this conversation became a running joke between us: Me: Hey! You know what would be fun? Karl: Let me guess…CAMPING? Me: Yes! Karl: NO. I grew up with many wonderful camping experiences with my grandparents,…
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Pretty Pine
(crappy iPhone pic) As I was hiking Sunday afternoon, I glanced up to look at the sky. The clouds had cleared to reveal a robin-egg blue. I was thinking about what a nice day it was when something happened that I never expected: I was struck by the beauty of a pine tree. Never before…
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Thankful Thursday
And before I know it, it’s Thursday again. Time to share a few things for which I’m thankful. * We’ve enjoyed a fun week of school. And by “fun week” I simply mean that we’ve done all of our work for the week. It makes me unhappy when we get behind in our schoolwork. SO,…
Leslie Wiggins 