The Active Family

It is no secret amongst my friends that I don’t like taking the kids out on NYE, and there isn’t really any place else I’d rather be than with my kiddos ringing in the new year. Although Boston has a kickin’ First Night, I just can’t see taking a three year old, a seven year [...]

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Woohooo! I wasn’t going to buy the silly things anyway, but at least now I have a reasonably valid excuse as to why. On the news and in various publications is the story that a San Fransisco company found dangerous levels of toxic chemicals on the nose and fur of the ZhuZhu Pets they tested.
While [...]

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It is a rainy Saturday night, and we are on a self imposed spending freeze. It’s warm out, but pouring rain, so a walk is out of the question. Around 10 this morning I had a lightning bolt! A movie night! Perfect.
Since we have the little ones only tonight (oldest is at a confirmation sleepover [...]

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I am in the process of planning our next Disney vacation! I have a few tips to save money, and have a wonderful time. We haven’t been since 2007, so we are really looking forward to this vacation!
We are planning on going for 10 days in August 2010. People look at me like I’m crazy [...]

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What a year. I’ve gone back to work full time, miss my kids and had to miss out on my kick ass twice weekly workout sessions with my friends. I didn’t realize how well I was doing until I stopped doing it! Since January I have gone from a size 8 jeans back [...]

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I’m not a doctor, but I look like one. I pull on scrubs every day and I wear a nifty white coat. So while I don’t command the salary of a doctor, I do most of the “dirty work”. I’m also in charge of sanitizing the op room in between patients, as well as sterilizing [...]

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This weekend was a busy one for the active family. Aside from Mother’s Day yesterday, we alternated between driving around to the various scheduled activities, food shopping, and one doctor visit! When I was able to dig a few hours out, I began to organize for my yard sale, coming up in June.
My first step [...]

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Seven short weeks. That is all that is standing between me and summertime. The heat, the sweat, the pools, the beach.
Oh yeah…forgot to mention the kids. The summer starts for them soon too. Darn it.
My parents will be going to Maine again this year, for 3 weeks. Somehow they thought going the week the kids [...]

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I know, stupid title. I’ve been sitting at my desk trying to think of an appropriate title, and decided to just plop it on there before I run out of time.
This weekend was beautiful here in Southern Mass, 80 degrees, sunny and with a light breeze. My family spent it the way we love, OUTSIDE!! [...]

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Hoo Boy. This is a big year for me.
December 16th will be my 30th birthday, and I am surprisingly looking forward to it. I don’t (yet) get why people freak out over getting older. I suppose if I didn’t have my kids already, I’d be getting antsy. We are in the process of planning to [...]

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