kids stuff
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“Making Sad Things Happy” in Jamaica Plain
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1 min read
Finally got to check out this local brewery outpost of Roundhead Brewing Company yesterday. It has taken over the abandoned gas station with these awesome messages of “Making Sad Things Happy” greeting you as you make your way to the entrance. Making Sad Things Happy is a kick in the A$$ that supports you to…
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Summer in Maine 2025
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7 min read
This was our second summer spent hanging out at Old Orchard Beach. We love to dip our toes into the ice cold New England waters when it’s hot & humid on the sand, return to our favorite spots and discover new sites as well. We also hit up spots in New Hampshire that are along…
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Pixar’s Elio
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1 min read
The kiddo really wanted to go see Elio in the theater and had been asking for the past few weeks. He woke up early this morning to get ready for our 11AM showing. It was…an ok film. I say this because it’s a Pixar film and so I expect to be pulled at the heart…
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My New England Weekend
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2 min read
We had the quintessential New England winter weekend filled with snowboarding and sledding down a hill with fresh snow. Last year, we were hoping to get some snowboard lessons in for the kiddo, but we never made it to the mountain. We had all his gear ready too, most of which he outgrew :/ Snowboarding…
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The LEGO® Millyard Project in Manchester, NH
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1 min read
We spent the Memorial Day long weekend in New Hampshire. On the way up, we stopped by the SEE Science Center in Manchester. It was a small but mighty museum. What I didn’t expect to see is the largest permanent LEGO® installation at minifigure scale in the world. Like, whoa. The attention to detail is…
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Spring Break in Maine
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4 min read
For our spring family vacation, we headed up to Maine for some off-season beach bumming and enjoying the city of Portland. Wells Beach Wells Beach was cold, but not so cold that we couldn’t enjoy some time on the sand. Our Airbnb was right across the street from the beach – we were so close…
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Childhood Trauma
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1 min read
Lady Elaine…<shivers>
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On Summer Camps
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1 min read
Figuring out summer camp for the kiddo…and seeing that it’s about $400-$700 a week. Wut….and that I’m late because I’m supposed to have figured this out in December. Ok…
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Saturday Fun
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Saturday fun at the arcade with the kiddo.