Vacationing With Kids http://vacationing-with-kids.com Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 en Pot Luck http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/14/pot-luck/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/14/pot-luck/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:21:16 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/14/pot-luck/

Tonight we are heading out to the neighbors for a community pot luck. The kids are very excited cause they get to see their friends. I have made a huge amount of corn bread. We may have corn bread with supper for a week. LOL I am ever so glad that it’s Friday, I miss Cassidy and Jacob and Rachel so much during the week. By the time they get home from school and horse back lessons, it’s time to eat and go to bed. The weekends are my favorite part of the week!

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/14/pot-luck/feed/ School http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/06/school/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/06/school/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:08:41 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/06/school/ School has started, as has the week of transition. It’s amazing how schedules have changed! With Cassidy going to one school and Jacob to another and Rachel to another, we have to start early for everyone to get where they need to go! Needless to say it has been a stressful week thus far. This weekend is going to be for relaxation only. I dare anyone to tell me differently! LOL

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/09/06/school/feed/ Wild Girls http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/29/wild-girls/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/29/wild-girls/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:14:40 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/29/wild-girls/ It is finally silent in my home now, the girls are all asleep. Jacob and Rachel are outside and all I want to do is take a nappy! LOL The last slumber party was so much tamer in comparison to this one. I don’t know if it’s because they haven’t seen each other as much or if it’s because they are excited about school starting soon, but they were rocking the house till all hours. I’m letting them sleep another hour or so then they are getting up and going outside to enjoy this beautiful day! :)

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/29/wild-girls/feed/ Slumber Party Time http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/28/slumber-party-time/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/28/slumber-party-time/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:54:54 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/28/slumber-party-time/ Since we have had such success with our “parties”, Cassidy has planned a slumber party! The girls will be arriving around 3 today and it will be off to the pool. Then we will cook out and move the festivities inside. My job, I have been told, is to keep Jacob and Rachel away from Cassidy and her friends. I think my darling little teenager is growing up to fast! I am proud that she has planned this herself, but when she starts telling me what to do…I think not! We had a lengthy discussion on how to speak to me and ask for me to do things, not tell me to and I think she will be more careful in the future. :)

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/28/slumber-party-time/feed/ Busy Times http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/23/busy-times/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/23/busy-times/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:11:21 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/23/busy-times/ Our little bash went off really well! I don’t think anyone had a less than wonderful time! Since then everything has been busy, busy, busy. This is the last full week before school starts back and everyone is getting ready for their return. We now have our official school supply list, so I will be finishing the shopping and making sure we haven’t forgotten anything. I wonder if I can make squeeze in a little mini-vacation before school starts?

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/23/busy-times/feed/ Summer’s Almost Over Bash http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/20/summers-almost-over-bash/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/20/summers-almost-over-bash/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:09:00 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/20/summers-almost-over-bash/ Since summer is nearing an end, we are having a little backyard bash tonight. Cassidy has invited all her friends and we invited most of the neighbors. We are having a cookout and pool party to celebrate as well as just let the kids have some fun. I am heading to the store to buy food and ice and anything else that may come to mind. Wonder how much it would be to have a bunch of sand brought in so it could be a beach party????

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/20/summers-almost-over-bash/feed/ My Feet! http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/15/my-feet/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/15/my-feet/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:31:03 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/15/my-feet/ We spent Sunday and most of Monday outside playing in the pool. Admittedly, I spent more time lying on a towel beside the pool. I am paying for it now. Did anyone ever tell you to put sun block on the bottom of your feet? Well, they didn’t tell me! The bottoms of my feet got sunburned, it hurts to even stand! Maybe I should have spent more time in the pool instead of outside the pool reading. :( Another lesson learned.

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/15/my-feet/feed/ Our Pool http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/12/our-pool/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/12/our-pool/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:17:03 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/12/our-pool/ Yesterday we went shopping and got a little above ground pool on clearance. Its 4 foot deep and about 15 feet wide. The children are beyond happy! They checked every hour on the hour to see how full the pool was getting and wanted to get in at 8:30 last night when they deemed it full enough. LOL So today we are going to spend the day “pool side” and enjoy a very lazy day! :)

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/12/our-pool/feed/ Fun Inexpensive Outings http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/08/fun-inexpensive-outings/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/08/fun-inexpensive-outings/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:55:43 +0000 Joanne Affordable Vacations http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/08/fun-inexpensive-outings/ I mentioned in my last blog about the state parks nearby. These are “goldmines” as many of them are free to visit. (I have come across a few that require a small parking fee.) The wonderful thing is the state parks are more than just historical site, its forests, lakes, ocean side beaches. These are great for day outings to go fishing or hiking, or even weekend camping trips. You don’t always have to spend a lot of money for a fun day or a long weekend mini-vacation. So look around you, somewhere nearby is a beautiful place that can help you feel as if you have escaped from the everyday!

]]> http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/08/fun-inexpensive-outings/feed/ Almost School Time http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/05/almost-school-time/ http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/05/almost-school-time/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:25:04 +0000 Joanne Family Updates http://vacationing-with-kids.com/2007/08/05/almost-school-time/ As the time gets closer, I keep thinking about how very fast the summer has flown by. There are still so many things I would like us to do. One of which is going to some of the state parks that are close by. Many of which have historical value as well. As a matter of fact, maybe we will go to one or two today. I have also found that sometimes the spur of the moment outings, are the best. :)

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