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Most Smartest Mommy ITW (In The World) - kellimwheeler's Blog - SacMomsClub.com http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler Tales from the Frontlines of Motherhood Tales from the Frontlines of Motherhood en-us Parenting Disney Style http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10562 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10562 <div align="left"><font size="3">This week on </font><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="4">Momservations™:<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></div> <div align="left"><font size="3"></font></div> <div align="center"><font color="#0080ff" size="4"><strong><em>Parenting Disney Style</em></strong></font></div> <div align="center"><a title="http://blog.momservations.com/" href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><font color="#800080" size="3">http://blog.momservations.com/</font></a></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Just got back from Disney World, an it's official - I think Disney should rule the world. Check out my <strong>Tips For Better Parenting Disney Style</strong>! Have a magical day! Zippity do da, zippity ay, my oh my what a wonderful day...</p> </font></div> Top 10 Uses of B-List Halloween Candy http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10539 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10539 <p><font size="4">Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Egg Die and Other Uses for Halloween Candy:  </font><a href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><font size="4">http://blog.momservations.com/</font></a></p> <p><em><font size="4">Chocolate related products not included</font></em></p> Striving to be My Best Possible Self http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10515 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10515 <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="4"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Momservation: </strong>The most significant gift I can give my children is to be an example of a life well lived while being my best possible self. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="4">Visit </font><a href="http://www.blog.momservations.com"><font size="4">www.blog.momservations.com</font></a><font size="4"> to read about The Women's Conference hosted by First Lady Maria Shriver and possibly become inspired to be your best possible self!</font></p> </div> God Bless America and Other Expletives http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10476 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10476 <div><font size="3">Here's this week's <strong><font color="#ff8040">Momservations™</font></strong> blog:</font></div> <div><font size="3"></font> </div> <div align="center"><font size="3"><img id="MA23475045-0002" style="WIDTH: 170px; HEIGHT: 107px" height="107" src="aoladp://MA23475045-0002/Summer%20'08%20035.jpg" width="170" vspace="5" name="5F67E44D-26AE-4BF8-A9BB-15DD9B5A1F46" comp_state="speed" datasize="8340" alt="" /></font></div> <div><font size="3"></font> </div> <div align="center"><font color="#004000" size="3"><strong><em>God Bless America and Other Expletives:</em></strong></font></div> <div align="center"><a title="http://blog.momservations.com/" href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><font color="#800080" size="3">http://blog.momservations.com/</font></a></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="3"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">You have not earned your stripes as a mother until you utter the ridiculous, over-used, eye-rolling phrases your mother used to say.</p> </font></div> I Won't Be Denied a Fashion Trend http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10458 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10458 <div><font size="3">Here's this week's <strong><font color="#ff8040">Momservations™</font></strong> blog:</font></div> <div><font size="3"></font> </div> <div align="center"><font size="3"><img id="MA23858505-0002" style="WIDTH: 170px; HEIGHT: 107px" height="107" src="aoladp://MA23858505-0002/Summer%20'08%20035.jpg" width="170" vspace="5" name="5F67E44D-26AE-4BF8-A9BB-15DD9B5A1F46" comp_state="speed" datasize="8355" alt="" /></font></div> <div><font size="3"></font> </div> <div align="center"><font color="#004000" size="3"><strong><em>I Won't Be Denied a Fashion Trend:</em></strong></font></div> <div align="center"><a title="http://blog.momservations.com/" href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><font color="#800080" size="3">http://blog.momservations.com/</font></a></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="3">If you haven't heard about my Famolares, here's your chance. Anyone got any Dittos they want to sell me to go with them? </font></div> Name That Inappropriate Tune http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10437 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10437 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="4"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Momservation: </strong>Preparing for the moment when my kids realize the true meaning behind Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Kid Rock’s lyrics to “All Summer Long.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="4">☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺</font></p> <p><font size="4">I can't be the only one who has had to explain why Katie Perry kissed a girl and she liked it. </font></p> <p><font size="4">Check out the entire entry for this week's Momservations™ at </font><a href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><font size="4">http://blog.momservations.com/</font></a></p> (Not So) Proud Parenting Moment http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10424 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10424 <p><font size="4">Check out my not so Proud Parenting Moment (PPM):</font></p> <p><font size="4"> </font><a href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><font size="4">http://blog.momservations.com/</font></a></p> The Blogger Formerly Known as Most Smartest Mommy ITW (In The World) http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10388 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10388 <font size="4"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Momservation: </strong>Change is inevitable. Just make sure you brought your camera, your battery’s charged and your SIM card is empty.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="3">☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="4"></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">Elvis has left the building - and I'm chasing after him.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">I'm also making like The Artist Formerly Known as Prince and changing my name. Hopefully, unlike Prince, I won't have to go back to my old name because it made me obsolete.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">So, if you'd like to continue to follow my blogs, you can now reach me at my new name and electronic address - </font><a href="http://www.Momservations.com"><font color="#800080" size="3">www.Momservations.com</font></a><font size="3">! (For now it'll forward you to my website </font><a href="http://www.Kellimwheeler.com"><font color="#800080" size="3">www.Kellimwheeler.com</font></a><font size="3"> where you can click on <strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Momservations™)<o:p></o:p></span></strong></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">It's been a great ride here at SacMomsClub and I'd like to thank them for providing a forum for my very first baby blogging steps.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">I'd also like to thank all my SacMomsClub friends and fans who took the time to find me, read me, make a comment, and generally make me feel like I had something interesting say. You guys are the best!<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">Now, get on out of here and over to Momservations.com and read my first post:<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><a href="http://blog.momservations.com/"><span style="COLOR: purple"><font size="3">The Blogger Formerly Known as Most Smartest Mommy ITW (In the World)</font></span></a></span><u1:p></u1:p></strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">Enjoy the journey!<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font size="3">xo Kelli<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"> </p> <p> </p> </font> The Circus, State Fair and Flu are in Town http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10363 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10363 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Momservation: </strong>Why is the arrival of a much anticipated fun family event a virtual guarantee your kids will come down with the flu?</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="3">☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">I want to know what I did to upset the universe so that my kids come down with some sort of ick the first week of school. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">I’ve been a good mommy. I played with them all summer and executed fun family trips and events from June to August. I kept a smile plastered on my face and didn’t let on when I’d had about enough of togetherness even when the long days of summer began to drag on.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">I deserved that first week of school and the glorious empty, silent, puke and diarrhea-free house that I should’ve had.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Alas, it was not to be.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">On top of that, we had two much anticipated fun family events to coincide with Back to School. We were going to celebrate the end of summer with our annual trip to the California State Fair and Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus. Both happened to be in town the first week of school.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">We go every year to the fair and circus (though not usually in the same week) and had bought our discount passes well in advance. The kids had been talking up what rides they wanted to ride first at the fair (the Giant Slide and the roller coasters) and what their favorite part of the circus would be (interacting with the clowns before the show and the human cannonball).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Then Whitney, 8, comes home barfing the first day of school. With fingers crossed, rest, chicken soup, and manic hand washing we tried to nurse her back to health and keep the rest of us well for the fair on Wed. and the circus on Thurs.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">We got Whitney back on her feet Wed. and though not ready for a deep fried Twinkie, we headed with much anticipation to the fair. After the first three rides, she was done. Too much, too soon, and we were just grateful she didn’t puke in the car on the way home.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Ah, but then the barf baton was passed to brother and early Thurs. morning Logan, 9, was now in charge of holding the toilet down.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Though he hoped he’d make a miraculous recovery and be ready for the circus that evening, it ended up just being me and Whitney while Hubby took over doctor duty.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">As usual it was a great show. Ringling Bros. and B & B do something every year to keep it fresh, and this year it was magic. Literally! Made elephants disappear and tigers appear. There were amazing horse tricks, dog tricks, elephant tricks, and tiger tricks. We saw more people flying through the air than at an airport. It was equal opportunity ooh and ahh for adults and kids. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">But it was sad to have my son miss it. So I brought back pictures, a clown nose, a stuffed tiger and a keepsake program. I know it was overkill, but I felt bad that he’d have to wait a whole ‘nother year to see someone shot from a cannon and a tiger poop a pile as big as his head (if you have boys, you get this). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">So, I just bought plane tickets to go to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Montana</st1:place></st1:state> for Thanksgiving with Gammy. I better go get the kids their flu shot now or hope Delta airlines has those barf bags stocked and ready. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="3">●●●</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font size="3">Tickets for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Zing Zang Zoom circus are still available. The show is in town through Sunday at Arco Arena. Get discount tickets at the box office or through Ticketmaster.com with Promo Code: MOM. Four tickets for $44 – not a bad seat in the house.<o:p></o:p></font></strong></p>

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I Survived Summer Vacation http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10347 http://www.sacmomsclub.com/home/Blog/kellimwheeler/10347 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Momservation: </strong>It is a beautiful sight to behold watching your kids head back into the halls of knowledge after summer vacation.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font size="3">☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺<span style="mso-tab-count: 1">        </span>☺</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">My kids started school today and I’m really feeling the need to get a T-shirt made that says, “I survived summer vacation.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Don’t get me wrong, I had a blast with the kids this summer – a bonus of being a work-at-home mom and being able set it aside long enough to play with my kids while they still want me to. But I am a firm believer in too much of a good thing.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">It’s also not that I was looking forward to resuming homework battles, realizing too late there’s no bread for lunches, fending off a PTA relentless for my volunteer blood, frenetic mornings, and overbooked schedules. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">I just couldn’t keep up anymore. Wiped out and tapped out. Sucked all the fun right out of me making me wish for deadlines and writer’s block.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">So, if I’m going to get this T-shirt made I might as well put on the back a checklist of all the things I did this summer that either qualifies me for the coveted Mother of the Year Award or as legally<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>insane (a fine line distinction).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Sacrificed summer down time to swim team and All-Star baseball</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Organized 11-week Fun Wednesdays that included Raging Waters, bowling, Sky High, Folsom Lake, roller skating, miniature golfing and a Jelly Belly Factory tour</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Filmed a kitchen remodel commercial in one week that is currently running on the Food Network, DIY Channel, HGTV and FLN.</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">British soccer camp</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Buzzardball basketball camp</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Sac</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place> soccer camp</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Saw every 3D movie possible (and could now outfit a small country in 3D glasses)</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Family trip to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ventura</st1:city></st1:place> (where I picked up a national award for best online column – yay me)</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Hosted a 4<sup>th</sup> of July/40<sup>th</sup> birthday party extravaganza for Hubby complete with Taco Guy and fireworks that lasted 8 hours</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Shaver</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Lake</st1:placetype></st1:place> multi-family camping trip</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Union Valley Reservoir multi-family camping trip (complete with bear invasion)</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">Hosted annual extended family rafting weekend</font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><font size="3">A tortuous week of Back-to-School shopping</font></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">I, of course, saved the best event for last. My friend Becky’s Redneck Wedding - a kid free party of epic proportions in tasteless and out-of-control fun. You’ve never seen such a group of responsible and respectable parents, in desperate need for school to start, cutting loose before they lost it.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Thus, I leave you with two pictures as evidence of how I survived my summer vacation – getting to have fun with my kids and getting to act like a kid having fun. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><font size="3"> </font></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3">Enjoy the journey.</font></p>

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