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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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Our house is boring. Will.  Who spends a great deal of time discussing whether or not his house is boring or “the neighborhood friends’ house” is “cool yet.”  The 6 year old next door is to thank for this.  He has told Will on numerous occasions that our house is “cool” and his is “boring” […]

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two cups of tea and a 10 minute nap later… I’ll say something nice about Will.  One of my favorite of his phrases is “nice and cozy and snuggly.”  He says it so nicely, too.  Just hearing him say it makes me want to take a nap.  (Although that doesn’t say much.  At this point […]

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Is having one of those days of limited patience where I desperately wish Will didn’t have to say “Mommy?” requiring a “what?” before he says whatever it is he wants to say every 2 minutes.  Who else would he be talking to?!  I’m right here—just SAY WHATEVER NONSENSE YOU WANT TO SAY.  Because it’s all […]

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Will has friends over.  I love that he’s not too old to come to me for a hug when his feelings are hurt.  In a few years I know if I even LOOK at him he’ll be all “MAAHHHM.  Stop.  Embarrassing.  Me.”

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