Jul
3

Lost my connectivity…ack!

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My internet has been horribly spotty the last few days, so rather than risk losing a big blog post, I thought I’d just upload a silly video of Lucy (taken via BB, hence the crappy image), who’s apparently been watching too much Backyardigans. Still – kind of suited for a beach vacation. 🙂… Read more
Jul
1

Beach, Day Three

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I seem to have become that which I most detest…a tourist. Never mind that most people are tourists when they go places. I was raised here on LBI, more or less – at least, during the summers. My grandmother had a tiny Cape Cod on Beach Haven Terrace, approximately 7 houses from the beach. During the big storm in the 60’s, the ocean washed away every house in front of hers, stopping only to let the waves lap over the front stoop. I spent nearly every weekend there for as long as I could remember, and honestly, if you’ve never fallen asleep to the sound of the Atlantic hitting the sand, then I am sorry for you. Some time later, my parents bought the house I’m in right now – a slightly bigger Cape Cod, all for the low, low price of $70k- probably about 25 years ago. They rented… Read more
Jun
26

Raining and Pouring

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It’s the little things that add up sometimes, I think. Lucy has been running a temp of about 104 for a few days now (and we just got back from the doc’s – all tests thus far are negative for strep, flu, etc, so we’re assuming it’s just a virus at this point). I stayed home with her yesterday, mostly curled up on the couch with her, watching Noggina and eating soup. A fairly quiet day, punctuated only by the fact that the AC decided to die at 5 minutes after 6. Guess when the HVAC company closes? Yes, that would be 6 pm, thanks for playing. *grumble* We ended up calling a 24 hour place and for the low, low price of $400 and several hours of waiting, it was fixed. And truthfully, had it just been the AC busted, I would have had us suck it up until… Read more
May
27

Winged Pigs and Strawberry Fields Forever

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So we went strawberry picking on Sunday. It’s actually been a very long time since I’ve been fruit picking of any type – although maybe I got my fill in 8th grade. (I packed blueberries for a summer at a farm for the whopping amount of $3.87 an hour – w00t!)It was humid in the fields, but the kids really had a good time. Lucy in particular only wanted to sit there and eat the strawberries right off the vine. (“Can we eat now? Can we eat now?”). It’s an organic farm so except for a little dirt, there wasn’t much to worry about as far as pesticides and the rest. Connor also had fun – he brought his bug zoo box and tried to catch butterflies. No success that day, but we caught praying mantis babies on Monday, so that evens out. The farm itself (Great Country Farms) also… Read more
Apr
15

Pictures of Lucy

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Heh. For some reason I only managed to snag pictures of Lucy at Easter. (Probably because Connor wouldn’t stand still long enough to get his picture taken.) On the other hand, Lucy loves playing dress up and wore her little dress all day. Thought I’d share a few of them here. 🙂… Read more