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We Made It!

in Uncategorized on 08/31/11

We fought the malls for back to school clothes. Fought the temper of my darling pre-teen size 0 daughter; who was sure there was “not one pair of pants in the entire mall that would fit her perfect body.”  Fought the car that did not want to contain a cat, a dog, two kids and all of our crap.  We fought the traffic …..and we won! 

We made it to the beach. 

Yipee

Yippee!

If you don’t hear from me for a while…it’s because I don’t ever want to go home.  Enjoying a couple of days with the babies before the reality of school starts. 

See you in September!

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    Comments

    1. Emmy says

      September 1, 2011 at 3:36 am

      Have fun! Enjoy

    2. Lee-Ann says

      September 1, 2011 at 1:28 am

      Enjoy your time!

    3. Mighty M says

      September 1, 2011 at 12:11 am

      Enjoy the time with your kids!

    4. Debby@Just Breathe says

      August 31, 2011 at 11:07 pm

      Enjoy!

    5. The Blonde Duck says

      August 31, 2011 at 10:32 pm

      I’m all about avoiding reality!

    6. Lady Jennie says

      August 31, 2011 at 7:32 pm

      oh yay – that sounds just heavenly. So you Canadians start on Sept 5 too, huh?

    7. Carol@TheDesignPages says

      August 31, 2011 at 5:57 pm

      It’s so strange but I think I dread back to school more than the kids. The monotony of it all! Enjoy the last hoorah.

    8. Randi Troxell says

      August 31, 2011 at 3:57 pm

      oh!
      have tons of fun.. wish i were at a beach somewhere!!!

    9. Busy Bee Suz says

      August 31, 2011 at 3:45 pm

      You took the cat too??? You deserve a medal! enjoy.
      xo

    10. Kristina P. says

      August 31, 2011 at 3:23 pm

      I wish I had that reason to not be blogging.

    11. Secret Mom Thoughts says

      August 31, 2011 at 3:03 pm

      Enjoy!

    12. Brian Miller says

      August 31, 2011 at 2:01 pm

      nice…have a blast at the beach!

    13. Danica says

      August 31, 2011 at 12:34 pm

      Have a super time!! Our little one is already back to school. The oldest goes back to college in 22 days. ::sigh::

    14. Fragrant Liar says

      August 31, 2011 at 12:33 pm

      One last fling before school? How can you resist the beach for that endeavor?

    15. Polly says

      August 31, 2011 at 11:13 am

      Teen Angst, adorable! Enjoy your break.

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