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Kate’s Escapades – Do you believe in the Vacation Fairy?

I am away on vacation this week…woohoo!yeehaw! While I’m away I’ve left a few of my favorite summertime posts for you this week. Enjoy! ~Kate Okay guys (and by guys, I don’t mean people in general, I actually mean guys, as in the gender laden with testosterone) this post is basically meant for you.  But if you fit within the estrogen half of the population, I think you might just want to read along for kicks. Guys, do you believe in the vacation fairy?  You must, right?  What other explanation could there possibly be for magically getting from point A, where you pick your vacation destination, to point B, actually arriving at said destination with everything you need for an enjoyable, stress-free trip? That’s all it takes, right?  Just pick a location, drive  … Read entire article »

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Kate’s Escapades – “On the news, a family dies”

“On the news, a family dies…” That is an actual quote from my then 7-year-old son during a vacation in Arizona.   It’s one of my favorite quotes from my family’s vacation quote book.  Yep, we actually collect random and ridiculous vacation quotes taken completely out of  context,  just because we say so many dumb things  while traveling together.  Reading through them helps us remember fun times and makes us  laugh at ourselves. Here’s the story of “On the news, a family dies…” Two years ago we took our whole family (9 of us all together – 7 kids, 2 adults) to Bison Ranch, Arizona for vacation.  One afternoon we drove to a nearby mountain to go on a hike to a beautiful vista that promised us an amazing view.  It was hot … Read entire article »

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Kate’s Escapades – Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.

My family and I are ridiculous lovers of Disneyland. We make the trip to sunny southern California every other year for our family vacation, with the in between year vacations just serving a filler trips until we can once again return to the magical kingdom. We have a trip planned for this June, and to say we are already getting excited would be a bit of an understatement. In fact when daughter #2 was home from college visiting this past weekend, she led us in  a “How many days until Disneyland?” paper chain making activity. m m m m m m m Just imagine our excitement when we found out about Disney’s Give a Day/Get a Day volunteer program this year. All you have to do is give a day of service through a participating organization, and you … Read entire article »

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