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Memorial Day Weekend
Let's see, where did I leave off? I might break this into a few posts... When I left off, little miss had graduated Elementary School and we were heading into Memorial Day Weekend. The Dreams in...
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Spring Sports
This past month, we have been spending a lot of time at the soccer fields and the baseball fields... Both Seasons are now at an end, though we have one baseball tournament left this week. Little man's...
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Knitting, Bees, Gardening, and Miscellaneous
In between games and tournaments and swim lessons and orchestra camp, I have been working on projects :) I've finished a few pairs of socks, I worked on some patterns/samples that have been sent for...
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Thomas Mitchell Park
The minions and I joined forces today with our neighbors and their kiddos and headed to Thomas Mitchell Park to enjoy the day. It started a bit rocky - little miss had another one of her migraines so I...
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Happy Birthday Little Miss!!!
You have gone through so many changes this past year I can hardly believe it. I am so proud of you and the person you are becoming! It's amazing how fast time is flying by... Happy Birthday, we...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 1 of Many (Sat am/early pm activities)
The DiF household has had a busy couple of weeks, starting with the fourth of July weekend. We took our neighbors down to the in-laws' lake house and met up with my SIL and her family and my MIL and...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 2 of Many (pool time)
The temperatures were starting to heat up so the minions et al were looking to cool off in the pool. The water was very cold so it took them a bit to get used to it. Once little miss dove in for the...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 3 of Many (blowing stuff up)
After dinner, it would seem that most of the people in attendance were in the mood to light things on fire. There was a close call up on the hill (after the first shell went off it tipped and shot...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 4 of Many (birthdays, lake time, and a toad)
Needless to say, we crammed quite a bit into our Saturday, so when Sunday rolled around it was a bit more low-key. My neighbors had gone back home so the rest of the weekend was my SIL's family, the...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 5 of Many (lake shenanigans part 1)
Now that the minions are getting older, they really enjoy their raft time. Here are some photos from part of the outing. I decided that my FIL should get his own post ;) The ladies started things...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 6 of Many (lake shenanigans part 2 - H's Wild Ride)
Up until this point, H had been driving the boat and had done a good job of keeping everyone between the boat's wake so their rides weren't super exciting. Then the hubby took over and gave H quite the...
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4th of July Weekend - Part 7 of Many (lake shenanigans part 3 - the last one...
I know, I know, how many photos could she have possibly taken? I'm almost done, I swear! Once the rafting was finished, everyone jumped in the lake for a bit more fun before my SIL's family headed...
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Mark Twain Lake - Camping Excursion - Day 1
Well, we got back home last Tuesday and headed out again on Friday to Missouri this time to go camping with my SIL's family and the in-laws at Mark Twain Lake. It was hot, I'm not going to lie and I...
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Mark Twain Lake - Camping Excursion - Day 2 - The Caves
Saturday was a busy day. After a quick breakfast we drove to Hannibal, MO to check out the Mark Twain Caves. I grew up reading Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn so it was fun to walk around the area...
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Mark Twain Lake - Camping Excursion - Day 2 - Back to the Woods
Once we got back to the cabins everyone else changed to swim at a different part of the lake. I needed to get my daily walk in and since a) I don't like swimsuits and b) I don't like swimming in...
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Annett Nature Center Outing
The minions and I wanted to take advantage of this mini window of slightly cooler temperatures so we headed South and meandered around the Annett Nature Center. This is one of our favorite places to...
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Happy Birthday, Little Man!
A few weeks ago, little man was asked what age he could be if he could choose and after a bit of deliberation, he decided that 12 was his "best year". Well buddy, I hope your 13th year is just as...
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Catching Up. Again. - Annett Nature Center Outing
Here it is, January 2018 and I haven't posted since last July. I seriously doubt anyone is surprised by this fact. I have thought about just posting photos to Instagram and Facebook (which is where I...
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Thomas Mitchell Park - July 2017
Thomas Mitchell Park is another place that the Dreams in Fiber household likes to frequent. There is a playground and area where the kids can play ball, a pond for catching frogs and things, and some...
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New Shawl Pattern
Once upon a time I had an idea for a giant worsted weight shawl using the natural shades of the Au Naturel wool/alpaca blend that I had blended at the mill not far from where I live. I knew I wanted...
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The Great Cicada Molt and Other Creepy Crawlies
Let's face it - Summer is loaded with all sorts of creepy crawlies and they are all so fun and different to check out. The Cicadas were incredible this year in the sense that we were able to see so...
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Eclipse and other August Odds and Ends
August 21st was the solar eclipse. Everyone was going mad for this eclipse - you had to get the glasses and find somewhere to be, people were coming over from other countries to check it out, you...
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At the Fair
The minions and I took our annual walk around the Fairgrounds shortly before they opened for their 2017 season. We got in just as they were putting up a fence around the entrances so I'm not quite sure...
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Reiman Gardens - Part 1, the Butterflies
I have posted about Reiman Gardens before but it is truly a great place to spend an afternoon. The butterfly section is fantastic and each time you go (when you go once or twice a year like we do) is...
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Happy Birthday, Little Man!
I can't believe little man is turning 14! Where does the time go? Here are some photos from his most recent trip around the sun :) In no particular order...b
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