One week w/out the boys.
That's what we had.
Cousins Camp comes once a year.
The time w/out them is a bitter-sweet.
We missed them but the time together was
just what we needed.
just what we needed.
:O)
Davis and Dawson headed off to Virginia for one whole week of fun with their cousins Sam and Josh.
Their cousins live in Sudbury, MA. So they, too, travel down to their grandparents' house in Harrisonburg, VA.
Their cousins live in Sudbury, MA. So they, too, travel down to their grandparents' house in Harrisonburg, VA.
Nanna and Bubba (grandma & grandpa Welty) take all four boys (even though our boys aren't technically their grandchildren - they've adopted them as their very own) for a week of adventure (daily field trips), training (the good kind - bible story hour each day) and LOTS of back-yard sports!
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You can say that the annual camp is a marriage builder!
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So what do Dan and Gina do for a whole week?
Well ... when you're in the south ...
you eat what the south eats!
Well ... when you're in the south ...
you eat what the south eats!
The first stop was ...
drinking a hot cup of ...
playing with ...
while listening to ...
waiting for these...
And don't forget the apple butter ... oh my goodness.
Yum!
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Next stop on our road-trip/8-hour date ...
IKEA: Pittsburgh, PA - USA
drinking a hot cup of ...
playing with ...
while listening to ...
waiting for these...
And don't forget the apple butter ... oh my goodness.
Yum!
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Next stop on our road-trip/8-hour date ...
IKEA: Pittsburgh, PA - USA
usually we shop at the IKEA in Burlington, Canada ...
but us shoppers from the states usually end up paying a whole lot more for the retail ... plus you get charged double tax PLUS crossing the border into the states can also be pricey depending on how much you spent at IKEA that day.
So... our plan was to make a pit-stop at Pittsburgh, PA!
Gina's always got somethin' a bruin' ...
this is was the latest brew ...
The farmer's sink ... :O)
Doesn't she rock?
I tell you this
the website for this item does it NO justice!
This is one of those things you must see in-person.
At one point I thought I heard it singing ...
it's just that lovely.
It's even got the old-fashioned soap tray built in on the backside. Sweet.
It is a hum-dinger ... 36" wide ... 27" deep.
After hubby got a view of how it should be installed -- he warmed up to the idea of it because he, too, saw how awesome it is in-person.
But ... I couldn't sell him on this ...
I grew up in the restaurant business ...
my parents owned several in the course of my middle-school and high school years ... so there's something drawing about this fixture. I suppose Dan is turned off by this style due to the fact that he was a "dish-dog" during his restaurant working days ... not fun swimming in all that leftover food-muck. yucky poo poo.
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So ... we left with ...
a really heavy sink.
And Gina was very happy.
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but us shoppers from the states usually end up paying a whole lot more for the retail ... plus you get charged double tax PLUS crossing the border into the states can also be pricey depending on how much you spent at IKEA that day.
So... our plan was to make a pit-stop at Pittsburgh, PA!
Gina's always got somethin' a bruin' ...
this is was the latest brew ...
The farmer's sink ... :O)
Doesn't she rock?
I tell you this
the website for this item does it NO justice!
This is one of those things you must see in-person.
At one point I thought I heard it singing ...
it's just that lovely.
It's even got the old-fashioned soap tray built in on the backside. Sweet.
It is a hum-dinger ... 36" wide ... 27" deep.
After hubby got a view of how it should be installed -- he warmed up to the idea of it because he, too, saw how awesome it is in-person.
But ... I couldn't sell him on this ...
I grew up in the restaurant business ...
my parents owned several in the course of my middle-school and high school years ... so there's something drawing about this fixture. I suppose Dan is turned off by this style due to the fact that he was a "dish-dog" during his restaurant working days ... not fun swimming in all that leftover food-muck. yucky poo poo.
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So ... we left with ...
a really heavy sink.
And Gina was very happy.
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The kitchen-flip adventure continues.
When does the sink get installed?
Are you kidding me?
I'm not asking that question for quite awhile ...
I'm just pleased in our garage and available.
:O)
Hope you are having a summer full of adventures
with your hubby.
As Dan shared that special week ...
"Babe, this is just a taste of what the empty-nest will feel like. Let's enjoy it and prepare for what is to come one day."
I love that man.
When does the sink get installed?
Are you kidding me?
I'm not asking that question for quite awhile ...
I'm just pleased in our garage and available.
:O)
Hope you are having a summer full of adventures
with your hubby.
As Dan shared that special week ...
"Babe, this is just a taste of what the empty-nest will feel like. Let's enjoy it and prepare for what is to come one day."
I love that man.
You crack me up.
ReplyDeleteWe made a stop at the Burlington Ikea, we were on our way home after a week at camp. Only bought DVD boxes, nothing to declare, but it was so much fun to walk around. I love that store. Now I need to plan a trip to the one outside DC.