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The Paper Dress Craze

The Paper Dress Craze

So, i’m an instagram addict. That’s probably not surprising because of my love affair with photos, fashion and shoes. My most recent muse, Jacqueline Harbin, writer of The Polka-Dotted Truth posted an image on her feed of an adorable little girl in an amazingly constructed paper gown mock version of a designer gown. Everyone in the … Continue reading

Palmetto Islands County Park

Palmetto Islands County Park

Park entrance $1/person Paddle boats $6 family of four for 30 minutes. There are nature trails, paved paths, play grounds, dog parks, bike rentals, and even a water park in the summer months.

Four day weekend.

Four day weekend.

This past weekend we had a four day weekend, with Friday and Monday off of school for my six year old. He has been so good lately that we wanted to reward him. So we sent him off on his own adventure… two states away. To grandparents house we go. When I was a child … Continue reading

Fort Fremont

Fort Fremont

Sometimes you take a road you’ve never taken beforehand to see where it goes. Sometimes you find nothing but empty houses for sale, which is fine because an empty lot can house so many day dreams. But every now and then you find something real, and you keep coming back. Fort Fremont is out on … Continue reading

Third Birthday/ Christmas

Third Birthday/ Christmas

A little late, but I finally installed WordPress on my new phone. So hopefully I will be making posts every Wednesday. This Christmas/ C ‘s third birthday we had my in-laws here to celebrate with us. While my husband’s work schedule differed from mine, Christmas was one day we both had off together. We didn’t … Continue reading

Patchy lawns on both sides of the fence.

It’s November and I’ve yet to make a post. I have been working outside of modeling, like an actual job where there are clocks instead of creativity and bosses instead of agents, oh and my favorite, customers instead of onlookers. All the time I have been a SAHM for the past six years, I had … Continue reading

Labor Day Camping

Labor Day Camping

Last week we celebrated the “official” end of summer. Labor day weekend we reserved two camp sites at Myrtle Beach State Park and our little family  of four met up with my husbands two younger brothers. This was the first time really camping with our kids (as a family… the boys went last summer), and it … Continue reading

Sixth Birthday Sleepover

Sixth Birthday Sleepover

This year we were strapped for cash between my son’s birthday, back to school shopping, just getting back from vacation and so forth. The idea of planning and paying for a big party this year didn’t seem doable.  We figured we could do a simple at home get together/ sleep over. Don’t really exchange gifts … Continue reading

Congaree National Park

Congaree National Park

We are explorers. We like to drive. So last Sunday we got up and got in the car by noon and headed northwest toward Congaree National Park. It didn’t seem overwhelmingly hot or humid but I had done some reading prior and they warn that the park is extremely humid. So I packed the back … Continue reading

Don’t forget the Blue Star Museums!

Don’t forget the Blue Star Museums!

It summer, and summer is almost over! Have you taken advantage of any of the FREE family fun options that are offered to military families? Blue Star Museums These are many types of museums, (history, arts, children’s, discovery) that are free for military families during the summer. Labor Day is fast approaching (the last day … Continue reading