Month: July 2014
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While looking for ice cream…
While looking for ice cream in my dad’s freezer, I found this. South Texas freezer snacks:
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Looking for catfish?
One of the most disturbing things we saw on our vacation was this pile of catfish climbing over each other in the bay. These fish aren’t in a tank or […]
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Tiger Truck Stop
I believe I’ve written about the Tiger Truck Stop before. It’s quite a depressing place located about 2 hours east on I-10 in Louisiana. My husband and I stopped there […]
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Flying with my new Polish friend
My 9 hour flight to London next to a very drunk Polish guy. Each hour, new words of wisdom: Hour 1: “I did not choose this seat. I was pushed! […]
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Ice Tea at Torchy’s Tacos
When I went to get iced tea at Torchy’s Tacos in Houston, I found myself faced with this decision:
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Welcome to Louisiana
Stopping at the Lousiana welcome center, we came across this sign. It’s the first time our kids didn’t want to go swimming.
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Forms for children
I got a hold of some more Life magazines from the 1960s. I like this form for children to fill out. Everything is going along nicely until…… WHAT DO YOU […]
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Cuddle up with a disease
My kids didn’t want these stuffed animals I found. I don’t know why.
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Zydeco church
Sure, if my church had Zydeco dance night, I might go more often as well.
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How to enjoy you family vacation….
…. and keep your kid entertained for hours while you relax with a margarita.
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Straight E’s!
I just realized that I forgot to report how I did in my most recent Swedish class. I got an E! No kidding. The email said, “You have received a […]
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Cheap vacations
My cousin once took her young son to the Lego store at the Galleria and let him play there for an hour. When he was done, she told him that […]
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If I could save time in a …..
The whole family was riding in the car listening to Jim Croce’s “If I Could Save Time in a Bottle.” I was thinking of the beautiful lyrics, the meaning, the […]
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Just a typical Texas morning
Shootin’ BB guns at trash cans. And people ask me why I raise my children in Sweden.
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Visions of the future
My youngest son has decided what the ultimate future should be. He has the common ideas at first, but then it turns into great ideas of a 7 year old […]
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Impressions of Texas
When we were in Sicily last month, a waiter asked where I was from. When I replied that I was from Texas, he said, “Ah! Pistolero!” His stereotype is actually […]
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Slip-N-Slide
When I was growing up, there was a new water toy called the Slip-N-Slide that you could set up in your own backyard for hours of fun during the summer. […]
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Happy birthday America
Today is American Independence day. To celebrate, I give you the greatest thing I’ve seen this summer on our American trip: