Monday, August 30, 2010

top summer activities: win a $100 visa card



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this summer was the summer of staying home and not really going to far to have fun.
normally we go to san diego for a few weeks but with all the travel i and jake did right before summer we decided it would be best to save that till later on this year.
so here's my top 5 favorite summer activities:
5. reading time at the library. we have the cutest librarian who works extra hard in the summer time to make reading in the summer fun. the summer program ended with a magician. i had a blast. pretty sure my kids did too, but i was to enthralled and kept wondering how the heck he did it to care pay attention to see if my kids had fun.
4. family coming from california to visit us here in the middle of nowhere. no matter what it's hilarious to watch all your family that is used to living in sea level, come up to 7000+ feet above sea level. they kind of act a little drunk... or hard core smokers who run out of air fast. which kind of makes me think...i probably should look at running a 5 k in california, i'll probably kick some A!
3. swimming at grandma and grandpa's in the big city. cousins, cookouts, and no schedule...nuff said.
2. hiking and camping and spending time with the family. finally being able to say we had a successful camping and hiking experience!
1. and the #1 best summer activity this summer.
going to the pool every single freakin day. this summer i watched my 6 and almost 4 year old who neither would go into the water at the beginning of june...to having my almost 4 year old able to swim and float for hours with her floaties, and a 6 year old that learned how to swim, and get this jump off the high dive.
i got to talk to friends every day, and i got a rockin tan. best one i've had in years. not only that but i managed to jump off the high dive and managed to get the whole dang pool up my nose and into my brain. well okay maybe not the whole pool...but at least half.

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252 comments:

  1. i think my favorite memory from this summer was going to family camp all together (a very pregnant momma, a dad and 5 excited kiddos!). it was a great week.
    thanks,
    shana
    kirbyandshana {at} gmail {dot} com

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  2. My most favorite thing about this summer was eating popsicles with my little guy every day! I will be sad when summer ends!

    emilysarnold@hotmail.com

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  3. Just the lazy days of swimming and playing outside (mostly in the water) made me happy this summer!
    allisonwaken[at]gmail.com

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  4. We had a great week in Vermont with my husband's family.

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  5. Uh, we didn't do anything particularly special this summer, but we did go to Belgium in April. We're in Texas, so April is hot just like the summer - that counts, right? :) cltrash at ymail dot com

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  6. We visited my parents in St. Louis and went to CityGarden-- huge splash park with lovely wading pools for the kids. It was so beautiful-- large, sculptures all about-- and the kids had such a blast. It's going to the topp of our to do list in the summer with grandparents! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  7. I had two really great vacations with my husband and son. It was such a treat that my son was able to join us at Walt Disney World for a week and at the beach for a long weekend. He is a college student and works nights during the summer, thus I don't see him too much. So to have two vacations where he was there to spend time with and talk with was a true treat for me!

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  8. Best part of this summer was giving birth to baby boy #4!

    thequiltingbee2003 at yahoo dot com

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  9. Sun dresses and long lazy days of reading outside listening to the kids playing in the water.=)
    godslilbookworm@hotmail.com

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  10. I posted about it on my blog!=)
    http://katysuepillsbury.blogspot.com/2010/09/give-away.html
    godslilbookworm@hotmail.com

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  11. My favorite thing about this summer is simply feeling warm. When you live in Idaho, any warm day is a good day:) daniellephillipp@gmail.com

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  12. We took our kids to ride Cass Scenic Railroad and spent a very relaxing weekend at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in the mountains of our home state, WV. So beautiful, and a much-needed getaway in the middle of summer.

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  13. My favorite thing about the summer was just hanging out with my kids playing the in sprinkler in the backyard. Pure, simple joy!

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  14. Though most would think it was the trip with the family that would make me happy... it was actually a fairly common day at the beach... my daughter and son and I went out to our favorite restaurant at Cannery Row in Monterey then to a tiny little beach in Pacific Grove that we love to hang out on. The kids are teens and still don't mind spending time with me there. We found a hermit crab and my son got surprised by a wave and I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.

    jewelsarmcandy at gmail dot com

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  15. We live in a tiny, old New England town. My favorite activity this summer was going to the general store, getting an ice cream and then sitting on the swings with all 4 of my kids. Such a welcome change of pace!

    craftyNHmom@gmail.com

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  16. I went to the gym more than I ever have. Having gym buddies made it so much more fun!

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  17. My favorite activity this summer was taking a week long road trip to Montana then back home. Road trips are the best for newlyweds!

    lds.dark.family{at}gmail{dot}com

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  18. I got engaged. My honey proposed as the fireworks went off on the 4th of July :)

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  20. My favorite thing this summer was gardening and playing in the water with the kids. What a nice, slow, yummy summer! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  21. Going to California to see family. We only get there every 3-4 years so it is always a special treat. :) It was the first time for our two youngest children!

    mmdapelo@gmail.com

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  22. My favorite thing I got to do this summer was visit my sister and too cute niece and nephew in Tennessee this summer.

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  23. The best thing this summer was our homemade waterslide. We stuck our $7 inflatable pool at the bottom of our slide, filled it up, sprayed the slide and the kids had hours of fun everyday. Awesome.

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  24. I'm so sad summer's over! My favorite summer memories were the times we got to spend time as a family! Family and the sun=perfect!

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  25. My favorite memory this summer was going to the beach with a friend's borrowed jet ski. This thing seats 5 people! We got ourselves and 3 kids on it, and cruised the ICW for hours, and our kids are 6, 4, and 2! It was so fun to see the beach and marshes from the sea point of view!

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  26. My favorite memory this summer was taking my daughter to the pool and watching her swim under water for the first time. She had been so afraid to try for so long, then all of a sudden, she turned into a mermaid!

    sallybway at suddenlink dot net

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  27. Our family trip to Myrtle Beach was the highlight of our summer.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  28. It was fun for my sixteen month old to meet my husband's side of the family for the first time. I also had a fabulous time when my best friend/roommate from college came to see us. We laughed a lot, consumed many burgers and pears, and watched Step Up 2.
    emmillee(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. My favorite part about the summer was being with my husband. At the end of July he left for work and will be gone until January. My two little girls miss him so much and we can't wait till he gets to come home!

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  30. Having friends come and visit us for two weeks.
    lmgardunia@yahoo.com

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  31. My favorite part of this summer was taking the kids to the farm and picking fresh fruits then playing in the beautiful new play area they built. All for under $10! Not bad for four of us!

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  32. I went to Maui...it was a little before summer, but it was my vacation.

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  33. Warm Sunday mornings with loved ones in the back yard with bees buzzing around the rose bushes and table piled high with blueberry pancakes, ripe strawberries and fresh squeezed orange juice.

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  34. My favorite activity was a trip downtown to the historic society's log cabin and then across the street to the 57th floor of the Chase building! I love my city!
    encutshall at gmail dot com

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  35. We got to take our little girl to Disneyland! She loved it!

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  36. Watching my daughter play on the beach.

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  37. This July, my daughter turned 3 years old and I had a brand new baby boy! It's been a very exciting summer! :)

    ricki_22@hotmail.com

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  38. Summer - fresh veggies just picked from the garden and putting extras in the freezer Summer - sitting in the swing feeling the breeze and watching the boats go by on the river Summer - quilting in the cool house during the heat heat heat mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  39. I went boogie boarding for the first time in 20 years!! It was the most fun and my kids thought I rocked!
    :-)

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  40. Seeing my 16 month old explore our yard. She was fascinated by flowers, weeds, rocks and the neighbors dog. It was fun seeing her be independent.
    reggity at sbcglobal dot net

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  41. switching to part time employment and spending more time with my girls ...woohoo

    taralbird@yahoo.com

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  43. pool days with my little girl! and finishing my very first sewing project. :)
    tracihealey@gmail.com

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  44. I think the best thing this summer was our little weekend family getaways, whether it was camping or staying in a hotel, the kids didn't care as long as water was involved!
    kristenmadson@gmail.com

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  45. By far, spending a week at the beach with just our family! It will definitely become a yearly tradition. I love the beach!

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  46. The best part of this summer was walking to the parks around our house and letting the kids run and play and then take fantastic naps! Or that we stayed in our bathing suits almost all summer and had a sprinkler on all day. But I have to admit, that I am so over summer now and ready for cool weather! kelseeandzoe@gmail.com

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  47. Bike riding with the kids all over the place!
    heidialdercox@gmail.com

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  48. My favorite part of summer is hot dogs and smores around the campfire in the backyard!

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  49. the best part of my summer was our vacation to yellowstone!
    mandydow at gmail

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  50. We met a previously unknown neighbor from down the street, and then spent many happy afternoons in her pool!

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  51. I absolutely love running through the sprinkler with my girls!

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  52. My hubby was finally employed this summer after a long stretch of unemployment! Yay!

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  53. Watching both of my children zip down their first water slide and then want to do it over and over and over again.

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  54. This year we took our kiddos to Disneyland for the first time. It was totally last minute, and we just decided to go for it. We wanted the kids to have a magical day, and they LOVED it! We also did cheap movies at a local movie theater every week with a friend. The kids were happy, and since there were lots of young children there, no one minded the extra noise our kids were making.

    dianaccroft@hotmail.com

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  55. It made me happy to see my two nephews and my niece turn 1 this summer! deserae (at) gmail (dot) com

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  56. Being in the pool made me happy this summer. It was the first summer with my son inside the pool and it was great!

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  57. My top favorite thing was camping at Garner State Park this summer.

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  58. My favorite part of the summer was making my family complete! We went to China and picked up our daughter Lily and brought her home to be with us forever! It is like she was never not a part of our family! Our family is complete now and we are all in love with each other! nkmeldrim at hotmail dot com

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  59. My favorite thing about this summer was going to the local farmers market on saturdays!

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  60. Spending time with my grandkids this summer was my favorite activity. Love all 5 of them bunches!

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  61. My favorite thing we did this summer was our road trip to Santa Cruz. When we go on vacation we usually go as a family, but this short trip we went with friends. We had a blast with good company and got to see the beautiful California coast. Couldn't ask for more!

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  62. Seeing the Grand Canyon and dragging my husband to what he called 'every Indian ruin in Arizona!' It was a fun trip!

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  63. Gave birth to my first baby on 4 Sept! My husband walked into my hospital room from Iraq 2 hours after I finished delivering!! Best. Day. Ever!

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  64. Board games with my kids. Reminds me of summers when I was growing up.

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  65. We had a busy summer so I have many favorites. Watching my 4 year old learn how to swim and ride a bike without training wheels. Taking a road trip to Oregon. Swimming. Flying. Exploring water parks. Airport Days. The list goes on and on.

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  66. having no schedule and going to the pool almost every single day!!!

    trinajonas@gmail.com

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  67. OH fun! This summer we did a lot of fun things. A week in Park City, Lake Powell, Idaho...but the thing that trumps it all was my husband and I bought our first home after 9 years of marriage! It feels great and we love it! m@melissadavisphotography.com

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  68. I went to go visit my family in NY and went to the beach in NC. :)

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  69. A week with my DH alone, camping with the kiddos, and making lots of s'mores!

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  70. Although going to California and hanging at the beach is always fun (we did that) the favorite this year was our church campout the DAY after we moved into our new home. It was a huge mess and leaving it and the hot desert sun to enjoy the mountains was the very best ever. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  71. My favorite summer memory was sitting on the back steps while watching my 2 year old play in his kiddie pool. He just stands in it and scoops water out and over the edge . . . and he does this for over an hour but won't sit down or do other things. It's cute to watch.
    serena.gerke@gmail.com

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  72. My favorite summer activitiy was hanging out with dad for longer periods of time. The kids love having him home--although he was ready to get back to work by the end of it!

    mattvaleiler at gmail.com

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  73. Swimming with my 18-month-old, and having some quality time with my teacher husband! :)

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  74. My favorite summer activity was our weekly library story hours at the park- it was so fun seeing the little ones sitting together on blankets under the shade of a giant oak, listening to stories. We often had a picnic lunch after too just to extend the fun!

    karadotvedderatgmaildotcom

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  75. June - had a beautiful new baby girl
    July - learning to do life with beautiful new baby girl and beautiful two year old
    August - getting out and enjoying summer things (ie. farmer's market, parks, beach ) with above mentioned beautiful girls!
    heidijoy78 at gmail.com

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  76. My husband and I had a two night vacation without the kiddos! We stayed local and really went all out...it was so much fun!

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  77. Going to the doctor and finding out that I'm pregnant! Yay! mwoodall701@gmail.com

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  78. My favorite thing that I did this summer was to go paddling in my kayak along the Cape Breton coastline and to hike the barren beaches along the way! Being out of doors and awakening the senses by getting in touch with Mother Nature is the greatest experience of middle age! (Aside from becoming a grandmother, which I am NOT!) ~karen

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  79. Mine was all the hours at the park! My twins started walking so it was so fun to watch them go from Franken-baby walking and falling, to zooming around from the swings to the climbing wall to the splash pad, etc. Such a fun summer!

    jesslyns AT hotmail DOT com

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  80. Camping at the lake...we do this every year, but this year my niece and nephew got to go with us...special times!!!
    nettecan@hotmail.com

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  81. We loved camping at the lake. We also loved swimming.

    leahforlove(at)aol(dot)com

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  82. Beach, BBQ, BEACH, Camping, Beach

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  83. Family camping trip to the red woods...much better looking back as you can begin to forget the throwing up kids and the consequently grumpy husband...but we really did have a lot of fun!

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  84. I don't have favorite "activities" but here are my five favorit ethings about this summer.

    1) walking, anywhere, everywhere, to work, to the park, around the local lake, on the mountain (because what we did was NOT strenuous enough to be hiking)

    2) eating outside at the picnic table in the back yard

    3) pools, sprinklers, hose playing in the back yard

    4) the breeze through the house durring a thunderstorm, (while praying no fires are started)

    5) the fact that preschool starts tomorrow for the oldest, and she's excited about it.

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  85. This summer was a crazy hot whirlwind... but my favorite things we did were going out with the family, whether it be to the crazy Japanese mall or going out for a "small hike" and returning almost 7 hours later!

    CraftedByAuntyEm at gmail dot come

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  86. I learned to sew. I'm 30 years old and I learned to sew. I was so excited and I haven't stopped since.

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  87. My favorite thing I did this summer was My hubby and I went jeeping in Silverton, CO with some of his family. It was an all day excursion and was tons of fun!
    kkwhipple@msn.com

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  88. The best thing about my summer was giving birth to the most amazing beautiful baby boy in the entire world. Avery was born June 27th and he has dimples! =)

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  89. The best thing about my summer was playing with my twins girls in the pool.They both LOVE water and we spent the summer soaking up the sun :)
    We also took alot of early morning walks before it got to hot, and when the heat turned up we walked the mall in search of great deals..

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  90. The best thing I did this summer was finish a quilt for my FIL. I actually finished something, which is a MAJOR accomplishment for me! :)

    Sandy A

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  91. Spent a large amount of time hanging out with my family - quality nothing time. It was heaven.

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  92. My favorite thing this summer was seeing my family, I recently moved back from Germany this summer and hadnt seen my family for over two years, so it was really nice to spend a whole month at my parents house. My kids loved getting to know Grandma and Grandpa.

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  93. I sat on my front steps while the kids played and enjoyed hearing their laughing.

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  94. church, camping, beach time, first time new york trip...to many things but the best thing about this summer was spending time with the boy and watching my now 21month old girl learn and grow.

    ryleeroo13@gmail.com

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  95. All the time spent running through the sprinklers with my girls!

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  96. My favorite thing from the summer was seeing all of my family, and having 2 months off from work! (I'm a teacher)

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  98. The day before her 4th bday one of my twin girls decided to finally jump off the side and into our pool. This from the girl who wont get her hair wet. ha! Great memory

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  99. We hiked 25 miles through the Grand Canyon and it was amazing!

    lmr3683 at hotmail dot com

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  100. We went to the beach and to the library a lot..

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  101. I watched my kids swim and swim and swim. They are awesome!

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  102. We went to my home state to visit my family and swung down to my BFF's town to meet her precious miracle baby! That was the best 24 hours of the summer.... I really wish I could have stayed longer!

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  103. The beach. Sitting on the beach, watching the kids and the waves and eating yummy italian subs.

    suzymcq@comcast.net

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  104. Seeing my two grandsons together for the first time!!

    ljeannej@yahoo.com

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  105. I had the chance to go back to the beach! Hadn't been in over 3 years and I so love it.
    nutthse at bellsouth dot net

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  106. The 5 of us in the car from NY to Ft. Lauderdale and back-car bingo, singing Queen, Billy Joel and Beatles, reading out the travel guide on the way. 8 great days!
    ~Nancy

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  107. Top 5 ~

    5. Lot's of time at the pool!
    4. Lot's of time at the splash pads that dot Southern Utah! Free entertainment!
    3. Girls Camp
    2. Meeting Cjane!!
    1. Spending 2 glorious weeks in Marysvale, Utah!

    Thanks a bunch!!
    bdotydoty@yahoo.com

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  108. My favorite thing this summer was going with my hubs to Chicago for our 10 year anniversary trip! I got to go to CHA! It was lots of fun!

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  109. We took my youngest to her freshman year at college, 1400 miles (give or take) away (NH to FL). Well, that wasn't exactly my favorite thing, but my two older daughters took vacation time and met us there the week before youngest had to move in. Now that they are working and living all over, it is rare these days that we are all five together and I loved it.

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  110. Moving to a new place at the beginning of the summer made it a bit tough for big fun, but I think just blowing bubbles in the back yard with my boy are some of the best times.

    Vivian
    vivian-crafts@live.com

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  111. My favorite thing this summer is a poignant and silly one for me. After homeschooling for 3 years we decided to enroll our son in a private school. I had to go have him fitted for uniforms early to insure they would be ready for fall. My little boy was not so little anymore. But the best part is that to celebrate this new adventure we stopped at 3 McDonald’s on the long drive home and got ice cream cones, each time! If you knew me you'd know this was shocking and he was shocked and thrilled all at the same time. He said, "Mom you're awaesome can we do this all the time." Noooooo! But I'll come up with something special for your next big adventure. My big boy is off to school and doing fine: )

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  112. my faves were two family weddings! Seeing my sisters-in-law become Mrs.'s was so wonderful.

    chelsealexander at hotmail

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  113. I think my absolute favorite time this summer was when we had an indoor campout. The four of us piled all the pillows from around the house on the carpet, blankets galore and then stayed up late watching Star Wars. It was great!

    bandy.angelique@yahoo.com

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  114. My favorite summer activity is picnics at the park. I could do that every day!

    inthedirectionofdreams at gmail dot com

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  115. S'mores around the campfire!

    pioneergirl@embarqmail.com

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  116. hmmm To think over this last summer and try to pick one day was a little hard. We have many. I would have to say my most favorite was the moment I saw my younger sister again after a year of not being with her. I cried and hugged her and we were both laughing with tears. My favorite moment of all.

    I would be thrilled to be entered into the giveaway, may I please have a entry?

    Ann Flowers
    flowerscrazyq@gmail.com

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  117. My favorite summer memory was our first week long family vacation to Myrtle Beach. It was hot, humid and a lot of great memories were made.

    Jennifer
    jlkojis@hotmail.com

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  118. My Most favorite time of Summer this year was definitely volunteering at The underwear Affair @ Woodbine beach and nearly having a heat stroke then going straight to CNE with my 2 year old daughter and fiance just to win a huge lion and a pocket bike ...fyi: deep fried butter at the CNE is GROSS! :)

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  119. Swimming on the nice summer days, and sewing on the not so nice, I don't want to go outside summer days!

    singer.jen at gmail dot com

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  120. Spending time outside with my kiddos and watching them enjoy summer.
    mandijwaters@hotmail.com

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  121. I enjoyed my first ever summer of not working by spending time with my daughter and short trips to visist family and friends.

    mnifye@yahoo.com

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  122. My favorite things this summer:
    G-sales with the hubs!!
    Going to the beach
    Starting an art journal at 60 yrs old!!

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  123. Do I have to pick just one favorite thing? 'Cuz I've got more than that... so here goes: camping, laying by the pool, lazy days, taking a nap in the hammock, spending endless minutes with my son, grilling, ice cream bars, etc.!

    Ahhh... how I long for just a few more of those summer filled days!

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

    Jen
    gordostyle@knology.net

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  124. I love summer and I am happiest just hanging out at the pool. The best was watching my 4 year old turn into a fish and no longer rely on floaties.

    alinicandy@yahoo.com

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  125. We went to a new zoo that you can actually drive through and pet and feed the animals! I think we had more fun than our 3yr old. :) switchlaser@gmail.com

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  126. My favorite summer event was taking my kids to their first swimming lessons. They both liked it. YES! An activity we don't have to fight over. Priceless. kkoszegi at neo dot rr dot com.

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  127. My favorite thing this Summer was just spending time with my husband and daughter before the birth of our second daughter. Lots of trips to parks and lots of walks!

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  128. My favorite part of summer was setting up the pool for my little ones and sitting at the side to watch them play or read my favorite summertime novel.

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  129. Family Vacation to Idaho - we enjoyed biking, kayaking, swimming,backyard BBQ's and Reeds Dairy Ice Cream. The weather was beautiful and time slowed down as we enjoyed the outdoors together.
    rmstod@yahoo.com

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  130. My favorite summertime activity was spending time at the lake with my family and my sister's family. Sweet!
    maparker64 at yahoo

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  131. Jumping off the pier and swimming in Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago - best day ever! snowboarder815 (at) hotmail.com

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  132. First summer after moving here to Alaska so we were tourists this year...and it was the best.

    1. Gold Panning
    2. River rafting...more like river floating (it's a slow river)
    3. Parade 1 and Parade 2
    4. Riverboat tour
    5. Plane tour of the Arctic Circle

    It's now fall here, summer is over...looking forward to winter fun in below zero temperatures

    kc6@mac.com

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  133. My favorite part was meeting my new nephew who was born just a few days ago! Happiness!

    Genevieve
    jenny(at)ykwc(dot)net

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  134. favorite memory of the summer was eating my way through the organic farmers market at the Ferry Building (San Francisco) to celebrate our 10th anniversary, and then hitting bike shops and quilt stores all over the city. Alone. With no kids. :)

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  135. Did I mention that it was my husband and I eating our way through the market? And learning that maple bacon donuts really are as gross as they sound.

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  136. This was one of the best summer's I've had in a while! I watched my son turn that all important age of 13 (pre-teen...yikes!!!). Spent many nights watching him play baseball; one of my very favorite things to do. We spent at least 2 days a week soaking up the sun at the beach and hanging with the best family ever :-)

    meghanne.lopes@gmail.com

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  137. My favorite things about this summer were: having a new little redhead to love and adore, playing with the two older wild redheads in our mini pool and eating countless otter pops, and gardening-oh how I love green.

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  138. I blogged about my fun summer...http://theredheadbunch.blogspot.com/2010/07/fun-in-sun.html

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  139. PS my email is arerickson@gmail.com

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  140. The favorite thing that I did this summer was go on a family vacation to Las Vegas and Utah.

    emilou84037@yahoo.com

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  141. I had major surgery this summer so my favorite thing was realizing how much my family loves me when they all took such good care of me :)

    email: homegrownmom@verizon.net

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  142. I loved taking my baby on walks. Also, hiking and camping, basically just being outside and enjoying the nice weather.

    alli38@juno.com

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  143. I had my fourth baby and we love him to pieces!

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  144. This was our first summer as a family of five. I guess my favorite "thing" was making memories together and starting new traditions.

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  145. after 3 years, I finally made it back to the beach (just before all the oil spill hit the sand). best part was I got to go with my bffl since 1st grade and my mom. great girls trip right before moving 2 states away.

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  146. My favorite thing was having my second daughter! It made the summer go soo fast!

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  147. One of my favorite memories were going out for walks with my husband, enjoying our quiet time together!

    jenn14_85 at yahoo dot com

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  148. tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/jennjp0518/status/23979767701

    jenn14_85 at yahoo dot com

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  149. Swimming! It was so hot this summer that's about all we could do
    disintegratingstarr@hotmail.com

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  150. My favorite thing was our beach vacation with the kids and my SIL - relaxing and fun!

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  151. Our trip to Ft. DeSoto!

    bnlsmommy04@msn.com

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  152. Bonfires in the canyon, roasting marshmallows. mbchurch2@gmail.com

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  153. We took our 10 month old and 3 year old on a 3 day backpacking trip. Crazy? No way! Best time EVER!!

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  154. My favorite thing this summer was watching my daughter learn how to ride her bike without training wheels. She was so proud (as was I)!

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  155. WOW! This summer was the BEST! We did all sorts of things we haven't done before in the interest of saving money. It is amazing what you can find to do if you are forced to be creative - and how FUN it is!!1

    #5: Visiting the pool and watching those "chicken-airplane-zoom" moves learned in swim lessons.

    #4: Making SMORES every week with our good friends next door in their front yard. They have one of those little portable fire pits. Amazing what chocolate and marshmallows will do for little ones' smiles - and hands, faces, hair, etc. The pictures are priceless.

    #3: Planting and harvesting our garden! Who knew the best treasure hunt would involve finding the most ripe strawberries or peas that were ready for the snacking! Now, onto the tomatoes!!

    #2: Cleaning and organizing our house - NOT as boring as it sounds - especially when you add Dad into the mix (lost his job) and music and auctions where kids get to spend their hard earned points on treats and special coupons for mom or dad time (with 5 including a new baby - this is coveted time)

    #1: Taking a road trip (yes with 5 kids and a little financial help from those who love us) to California and Oregon to see cousins, play with chickens, go to a cabin and visit a grandma and grandpa we haven't been able to go and visit since they moved almost 7 years ago.

    All in all - DANG fun - and my kids learned to do their chores to boot! This equals one happy mom!

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  156. Okay, so I am a little under the weather. I (anonymous of September 9, 2010)can be reached at missinator@gmail.com

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  157. Watching my little girl in swimming lessons having a ball.

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  158. Watching my little boy learn to LOVE the water as much as I do. :)

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  159. This summer I got to take my boys to my parents summer house for the weekend and we had a ton of fun. We went blueberry picking, fishing, boating and swimming. It was great time to spend with my both my kids and my parents.

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  160. tweeted
    http://twitter.com/fairydancer35/status/24052791097

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  161. I got to sleep as late as I wanted and STILL be up before the kids. That was WONDERFUL!

    Email address is in blogger profile

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  162. My favorite memory from summer is trying to find the Big Red lighthouse in Holland, Michigan!
    kmassman gmail

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  163. I tweeted http://twitter.com/bsw529/status/24053728564

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  164. My favorite moment was taking our daughter and son to the new city pool and watching our 3-year-old daughter develop a love of the water. She started out a bit timid at first, but after a few times, she was swimming under water.
    nbalogh522 at gmail dot com

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  165. tweet
    http://twitter.com/maybaby522/status/24057796133
    nbalogh522 at gmail dot com

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  166. we made lots of parfait with berries and melons, they're so tasty in the summer.
    songyueyu at gmail

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  167. i tweeted http://twitter.com/syytta/status/24058870297

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  168. My favorite memory of this summer is about to happen next week when we head down south to Lake Powell! We love it and are super excited...we like to extend our summers as long as possible.
    jevanorman@gmail.com Thanks!

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  169. What made me happy was having a BBQ and eating BBQ baby back ribs!!! O so yummy!

    livelovelaughwithleslieblog at gmail dot com

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  170. tweet.

    http://twitter.com/laughwithleslie/status/24068216765

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  171. Teaching my girls how to build a sand castle. There is just something about toes squishing in the sand and building the 'castle' of their dreams while listening to the waves crash on the shore. It's been several years since I've been to the beach and I. just. loved. sharing it with my girls!

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  172. The best time I had this summer was spending it with my cousins. We told family stories and laughed.


    scoopster(nospam)at yahoo dot com

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  173. Tweet http://twitter.com/LuigiFranco/status/24075853758

    scoopster(nospam)at yahoo dot com

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  174. I was so blissfully happy this summer hanging with my family for my sisters birthday up in big bear. I didn't even have enough time to stay, but only for an evening but I really tasted a piece of heaven that evening with my favorite people :)
    annemolino at hotmail dot com

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  176. This summer I volunteered at Hanger Prosthetics to actively pursue my dream of creating limbs for people with limb loss. After years of feeling lost in my personal and professional life, I've now found where my passion lies! hlhonp at gmail dot com

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  177. We spent weeks with our grandson here...swimming in the lake, hiing, fishing, camping at a fire lookout, going to the water park, roasting hot dogs and making s'mores in our fire pit, painting, building a well house, and so much more!!

    someluckydog at gmail dot com

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  178. shared this on facebook (Cindy Brooks: http://www.facebook.com/SomeLuckyDog)

    http://www.facebook.com/SomeLuckyDog?v=wall&story_fbid=143144482393972&ref=mf

    someluckydog at gmail dot com

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  180. Finding out that we are going to be grandparents for the first time, and spending another summer taking care of mom from having masectomy & fil w/ surgery from cancer. That I got to spend quality time with them, these are my summer happy moments!

    bearabledeals@gmail.com

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  181. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bearable-Deals/106465763587
    Contest posted on facebook
    bearabledeals@gmail.com

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  182. Our summer trip to Gatlinburg was loads of fun.

    rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

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  183. We took the day off and went to the State Fair. So much fun!

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  184. What made me happy, believe it or not was going to the movies.

    MCantu1019@aol.com

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  185. watching my kids grow and change made me happy this summer. i have an 8mo old and a 3almost 1/2 yr old so they are changing all the time.

    hancoci_s at msn dot com

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  186. My summer is always happiest when my grandkids come to visit. I enjoy having them a week or so at a time and being able to have time to interact with them

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  187. Having my grandkids come to visit is the best part of my summer

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  188. We got out in nature as much as possible! We got Jenna (4) a pair of binoculars, and we went to parks, botanical gardens, forests, lakes, etc. She collected rocks, leaves, & pine cones everywhere we went, and we all collected memories.

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  189. tweet
    https://twitter.com/Grandma3710/status/24134218037

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  190. My favorite summer activity was taking my little brother and his dog to the river. Wading and swimming and throwing sticks and sunning ourselves on the rocks!

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  191. Spending time with the people I love, and celebrating a big birthday this summer made me happy! :)

    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  192. Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/lipstickncandy/status/24145643140

    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  193. Stayed up way too late....slept in everyday!
    Hung out with the world's COOLEST teenagers! Went camping!
    Visited with faraway grandparents!
    Partied at our favorite waterpark!
    Fun times!

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  194. I started "school" with my oldest. He's having so much fun learning the alphabet and is so proud of his "cool" book. He loves showing it to people. :-)

    ~ Carrie ~

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  195. The highlight of my summer was camping with my family. Breakfast in the early morning by the cabin and tent was fabulous.

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  196. http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/24163811137

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  197. I enjoyed spending time with family and allowing my daughters to develop their relationships with their grandparents!
    sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com

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  198. We had lots of great moments at the beach.

    kristisdeals1 at yahoo dot com

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  199. Sitting around the fire, drinking coffee and talking with my dear husband! These are a few of my favorite things!

    ~eunice b
    tigergal01 @gmail .com

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