• Good Times

    Staycation: A Good Time for All

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    In my most recent newsletter, I mentioned that we were heading to the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch for Spring Break in Colorado. And then a Snowpocalypse threatened the area and we had to cancel our plans at the last-minute. I put in a valiant effort to find an AirBnB somewhere else (South Padre Island, Galveston, Wimberley, rural Louisiana, Arkansas, etc.). But in the end we opted for a Staycation.

    I went back to my own advice about how to plan a meaningful and memorable Staycation.

    Our Staycation Week

    1. We decided to stock up on junk food that we don’t normally eat. Doritos. Ruffles with onion dip. Pringles. Candy. Fanta.
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  • Good Times

    Hipcamp.com: Have you given it a try yet?

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    We were really up a creek when bad weather forced us to cancel Henry’s birthday party a couple weekends ago. I had booked the camping site six months in advance! Luckily, I found a back-up site the week before. But then the back-up site got canceled because of damage from storm Uri. With only two days notice, I needed a solution fast. Thankfully, hipcamp.com came to the rescue.

    Hipcamp.com is like AirBnB for camping. You can use it for tent camping, glamping, treehouses, cabins, places to park your RV, etc.

    With only two days notice, I was able to book a camping spot for four families. Phew!

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  • Podcast

    Podcast Episode: Stuff that Matters

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    Katherine and I released a podcast episode today! I’m having so much fun having these conversations with her every other week.

    We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., getting ready for Spring gardening, Hawaii trip planning, and plumbing problems). Then we shift into Today’s Topic focused our physical environments. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (like throat spray for preventing infection and recommendations for gardening with children). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make true in our lives in the next two weeks as we work to cultivate lives full of joy, purpose, and community. 

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