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Best Tent for Family Camping: The One We Love!
In general, I spend a lot of time thinking about something before I spend money on it. I debated for a long time about what we wanted to do about our tent situation. We finally landed on what feels like the best tent for family camping!
Before Matt and I met, we each had our own tents. We consolidated down to just my tent because it was in better condition. But my tent didn’t comfortably fit all four of us. So we debated about whether to get another 2-person tent or to get a bigger tent for all of us to share.
In the meantime, we borrowed a friend’s tent … Read More
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Halloween Picture Books: Our Favorites
It’s time for the Halloween picture books! Honestly, I was afraid the boys had outgrown them. If you know me well, you know that I obsess over our children’s “lasts” because you never know when they are coming. Was that the last time you will ever strap your child into a carseat? The last time you will ever wipe their butt? I get teary just thinking about it.
When September 23 rolled around, we pulled out the Fall books. And they were a big flop. Books about leaves just couldn’t compete with their current obsession. I thought we might be retiring our annual ritual of bringing out seasonal … Read More
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How to Host an Easy Halloween Party
Since Halloween is right around the corner, I wanted to share our formula for how to host an easy Halloween party. This event will be our 7th annual. This event is different from our monthly Saturday Suppers. For those, we invite people from our neighborhood, as well as our friends. For our Halloween party, we try to stick to just people in our neighborhood.
We cast the invitation far and wide throughout our neighborhood. I post a description of the event on our neighborhood listserv (without our address) and invite people to email me if they want me to add their email to the evite.
We live on a … Read More