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Wisconsin BIG CAT Rescue
I love the month of August even though it precedes something I do not look forward to…summer being over and school starting! I wanted to do something fun that we’ve never experienced before! The Wisconsin Large Cat Rescue was perfect! I should first start with a definition of terms… A liger is the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. A liliger is the offspring of a male lion and a female liger. A tigon is the offspring male tiger and a female lion. A litigon is the offspring of a male lion and a female tigon. A titigon is the offspring of a male tiger and a…
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Boston Massachusetts
June 30, 2023 Our third Ama, Apa, grandchild trip is in the books. We are truly having more fun than we could have possibly imagined! One child to have all to ourselves and indulge every wish. #3 wanted to go to Boston! My husband and I traveled there on our first anniversary and also took our three children there on a family vacation when they were growing up. We could go to Boston three more times and still not see everything. I have always wanted to see the fireworks over the Charles River, so this was perfect. Once again, our mode of transportation was rail. Boarding at Chicago’s Union Station…
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Washington DC
We have our second Ama, Ama and grandchild trip successfully completed. This time we took our very first grandchild, aka #1, to Washington DC. My husband and I took our three children there as a family vacation when they were growing up. I have always wanted to go back in the spring to see the cherry blossoms and that is exactly what we did this past April. Our last AAG(Ama, Apa, grandchild)trip to South Dakota, involved traveling in an RV. We opted to travel by rail this go around and thus our journey begins. Chicago’s Union Station is huge, very architectural and comes with celebrity status. I sat in the…
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South Dakota
This past summer my husband and I decided to go onto a road trip to South Dakota…..in an RV. We have never done this before and the initial reason behind the decision was because we wanted to take Atticus with us. My husband planned EVERYTHING. He did an amazing job and when we were reviewing his plan, we looked at each other and said “we have to take one of our grandchildren with us”! Thru the process of elimination, grandchild #6 was the clear choice! He adores my husband and would literally did a hole with him, if he could spend time with Apa. This whole idea emerged into the…
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Monarch Butterflies
I had no idea at all, of the absolutely incredible journey of a Monarch Butterfly until this past summer. A neighbor gave me a newly hatched baby caterpillar and an egg. That was all it took to start me thinking of a fun summer project for my little people! My quest was to have three caterpillars successfully form a chrysalis, which I could give to each one of my three children, so their children could then watch it hatch into a butterfly. Pretty grandiose idea I know, but I was going to give it a try. First I needed to find out everything I could about this mysterious creature….. Monarch…
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Mr and Mrs
I take as many pictures of my family as I can. Documenting “moments in time”, freezing that memory, to be remembered and cherished years from now. I have been married 42 yrs and have 45 photo books. Of those 45 books, 41 of them are the typical leather bound album, which holds app 300 photos. I have all the negatives(pre digital cameras) and disks, in addition to storing everything on two hard drives. One I keep in a fire proof box, the other in my lock box at the bank. Clearly my pictures are a priority. Several years ago we took a family vacation to Disney World and I stepped…
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Happy Birthday Sweet Girlie
One of our granddaughters, had her 9th birthday this past weekend! For her party, my daughter had a really fun, super easy craft! We made “Frozen” inspired Christmas ornaments! For supplies we needed; Non-breakable, clear ornaments Blue craft paint w/sponge applicators Snowflake stickers Diamond gem stickers Ribbon The girls started with painting their ornaments. After a short dry time, they adorned each one with snowflake stickers and diamonds. Last step was tying on a ribbon…..
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My beauty routine-one month in
One month in and my take is…..I like everything! I chose products based on their ingredients and thought it would be helpful to research “why” those ingredients are important and the role they play in keeping our skin healthy. I am going to give a run down of all the products I use and their significant ingredients. I truly love the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gentle Cleansing Lotion. I ran out and accidently tried the regular cleanser by mistake and will be returning to the gentle version next time. My antioxidant serum is Timeless 20% Vitamin C+E Ferulic Acid Serum. Vitamin C is an antioxidant which speeds up the production of…
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My beauty routine
This being my first beauty post, I thought I should start with a little background. I have long subscribed to a name brand beauty line, which I love. For the past thirty years I have used many products in the line, rarely venturing out to try anything new. This past Christmas my husband bought me an elliptical(another up and coming post under fitness) and I have been watching youtube videos whilst I exercise. My viewing has taken me to dog training seminars, hair tutorials, exercise and alas, beauty videos. My favorite beauty youtuber talks about the importance of vitamin C, collagen, retinol, ferulic acid, glycolic acid, peptides and many more.…
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Bachelorette party on St Simons Island
A magical weekend celebrating my precious daughter-in-law to be. St. Simons Island is absolutely beautiful and our home away from home was spectacular! My beautiful daughter-in-law. Our home for the next four days. Our first day was spent leisurely relaxing between the pool or the beach! Friday night we had dinner out at a local favorite, The Rooftop and it was delicious! Our second day was spent touring the island. With low tide, we were actually able to walk along the ocean to downtown. Our mode of transportation was a delightful “trolley car”. St Simons Island, one of the famed Golden Isles, was aptly called “San Simone” by 16th century…