Four Future IU Candy Stripers?

Kentucky Wildcats are partying as National Champions, but IU Basketball is in my blood.  I grew up watching the candy striped warm-up pants on our Zenith color television waving my pom poms in front of the screen (much to my dad and brothers’ annoyance), and reciting player names since I could talk. This weekend our …

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Section 7. Row 17. Seats 1-6.

I can’t even fathom how much it would cost to take our family of six to a NBA Indiana Pacers game with lower level tickets. I’m thinking it could pretty much pay for a vacation somewhere warm. But when six tickets were offered for FREE through a friend of Brad’s in his professional organization, we …

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40 Things To Do Outside With Your Family Rather Than Hibernate

I’ve been reading Fifteen Minutes Outside: 365 Ways to Get Out of the House and Connect with Your Kids , (Thanks for the recommendation Emily!), and it’s been a great motivator in continuing to enjoy the outdoors with the boys as it gets late in the fall.  It gives ideas for each month of things …

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A “Wheely” Fun Bike Ride for Six on the Indy Canal

How does a family of six ride one bike?  In style via a surrey, of course!   We recently rented this set of wheels from Wheel Fun Rentals at White Water State Park and leisurely explored the canal downtown Indy.  We weren’t sure if we could squeeze every one in to a single surrey, but we …

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Fall Bucket List 2011

Do you like lists? I do simply for the pleasure of checking something off!  {Confession:  Sometimes I even write down things I’ve already completed just to check it off!} Although it was quite a memorable and enjoyable summer, it slipped away so quickly that I wasn’t able to do everything that I’d planned in my …

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Fresh Apples and Apple Cider from Beasley’s Orchard

Last week we had a crisp fall day, just perfect for visiting our favorite apple orchard.  We visit Beasley’s Orchard at least once a year for fresh apples and other goodies.  Our favorite treat is their fresh apple cider.  Yummmmzzz! We also love that there’s plenty of space to ROAM… EXPLORE… and RUN!!! And who …

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Washington D.C. Sightseeing by The Seat of Our Pants

Most people plan an organized trip to our Nation’s Capitol filled with tours, sightseeing, museum visits, and other Kodak moments. However, when we faced with a less than 2 day trip to plan in a little over twelve hours, we were forced to sightsee by the seat of our pants.  We didn’t have time to …

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White House Tweetup Event with Press Secretary Carney and Other Members of the Obama Administration

  What a whirlwind of a trip to our Nation’s Capitol! If we didn’t have the pictures to prove it, we might have thought it was all a dream.  In less than 24 hours, we booked airline tickets, hotel, arranged a night in Annapolis with a friend, and found 3 sets of babysitters for our …

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