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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

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Yearly Archives: 2010

Boo at the Zoo – Halloween part one.  Ellie’s Momo still needs wings, and Will The Avatar’s staff wasn’t dry enough to make the trip, but here’s a sneak peek at their Avatar: The Last Airbender cuteness!

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I had a blast with Will tonight. I took him out after bedtime to run a few errands and we closed Cold Stone Creamery.  I love that kid so much.

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times, they are a’changin’

I finished Will’s car quilt today.  I took it to him and said “Look—your car quilt is finished!” And he said with Wii controller in hand “Cool.  Cool.  I like it a lot, Mom.”  His eyes never left the television screen.  I knew I didn’t have much longer to enjoy the little boy who was […]

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