Well, I survived! 10 weeks of camp, dozens of kids, endless sunshine and fun… And I. Am. Exhausted. But one thing after a long last day made me incredibly happy. See, we’ve been watching my mom and stepdad’s goldendoodle, Stella, for the last week. That means 3 happy dog faces when I get home!! I [...]
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The last Wednesday of camp can mean one thing and one thing only: we pile into busses and head to Six Flags Great America! Let’s get to the numbers shall we? 220: Campers in attendance today 11: Campers in my group today 2: Parents that came with my group 1: Assistant counselors that gave up [...]
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Are you sitting down? This is going to be… a RECIPE post! I know, shocking. Over the weekend when we had our pint-sized overnight visitor, she requested one thing as soon as she got in the car. “Mara, when we get back to your house, after I say hi to the dogs, can we make [...]
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Things have been fairly quiet around here these days, with the hot weather and camp winding down thing… but my Sunday is sensational for a few reasons today… Fun photos with campfires More fun manicures Amazing companies like EasyCanvasPrints.com who offered me a free canvas print of one of my photos to hang on my [...]
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Happy Friday! As of 7:30 this evening, I’ll be on an airplane, Tucson-bound, for a mini-vacation with my friend Kristin! I’m unplugging a bit while I’m there, but I’ll be taking plenty of photos (you know me!) and will be back with recaps on Tuesday. I’M SO EXCITED!!!! Gina, we’re on our way! In the [...]
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Much to my dismay, we went to a Chicago White Sox game today with camp. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good baseball game, but I definitely prefer to go to Wrigley Field and see the Chicago Cubs play. In any case, it was a fantastic day at the ball park, full of all [...]
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Oh what a week! I’m tired. I’m drained. I haven’t smiled this much in weeks… my campers are just adorable and HILARIOUS. I’ll be bringing back the quote of the day, and to start it out, one from a very fun tiny little camper: “GULP I’m eating your eyeballs! Yumm… they’re um… hazel…HAZELNUTS!” I don’t [...]
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Two years ago, out of sheer laziness and exhaustion, I did the first Wednesday in Numbers post. I had no idea that you, my loyal readers, would love it so much and look forward to it! I even have camp parents (Hi Sharon & Kim!) who regularly read and asked if I’d be doing the [...]
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Well, the time has come… this will be the final Wednesday in Numbers for the summer. I’ll be back to regular near-daily cooking updates come Monday. Where has the summer gone? I’m amazingly exhausted today, and you’ll see why in a minute. 251: Campers in attendance today 11: Campers in my group today 7: Campers [...]
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I really can’t believe there’s only one week of Summer left… where has the time gone?? I know I’ve skipped a few Photo Fridays, but there have been some great images this week, and I have to share. Have a great weekend, and if you’re in Chicago for the HLS, I’ll see some of you [...]
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