Yes, I said days. I had an unexpected day off on Valentine’s Day so Hubby and I went out. Then I took the boys out on Friday which is a rare occurrence now that they are older.
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How has life changed in 5 years?
If I could have had a crystal ball of what life would have been like now in 2019, I would not have expected how much but how little my life has changed.
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Beginning of the School Year Photos (7th and 9th grade)
Every year, I love to take photos of the boys on or near the first day of school. I took some before they headed out on their first day. Then 2 days later, we took the official photos. I love seeing how much they have grown in a year. Continue reading “Beginning of the School Year Photos (7th and 9th grade)”
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Mom’s Visit to Golden Lamb | Lebanon, Ohio | Part 2
The Golden Lamb is known as the oldest continuous running inn in Ohio. Operations began in 1803 and still continue today. In fact, there was only 4 vacant rooms left on the day we visited the Golden Lamb.
Here is the link to part 1 of our visit.
I smelled orchids around around his room.
Here are photos of the fire board my Great Uncle painted in 1971.
Until next time, have a magical day,
Traci
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Mom’s Visit to Golden Lamb | Lebanon, Ohio | Part 1
The Golden Lamb is known as the oldest continuous running inn in Ohio. Operations began in 1803 and still continue today. In fact, there was only 4 vacant rooms left on the day we visited the Golden Lamb.
The Golden Lamb is also known for their ghosts. One of the famous ghosts is Sarah. Sarah’s family moved to the Golden Lamb when she was 5 years old. She grew up at the Golden Lamb. However, there is stories of a young girl haunting the inn. Some say it’s Sarah. (I did not take photos of Sarah’s room.)
Our reason for stopping at the Golden Lamb was because my mom’s uncle had been commissioned to paint a fire board in 1971. I had been to the Golden Lamb previously so I had seen it in person. Mom had not seen it.
I guess they have not had the fire board out so we lucked out it since it was on display when we visited.
Enjoy the photos I took of the Golden Lamb.
I smelled orchids around around his room.
Since I have a lot of photos of the Golden Lamb, I’m going to share more of the photos in another blog post. I’ll have photos of the fire board in the next blog post.
Until next time, have a magical day,
Traci
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Saying Good-bye to Folly Beach and Hominy Grill – Day 10 Part 2
After we said goodbye to the beach house, we returned the keys to the house. While we were in downtown Folly, we hunted for a new Folly Beach shirt for me. Even though I already had a Folly Beach shirt that had been bought in 1999 during my first trip to the beach, I desired an updated one. We finally found one that had a sea turtle on it.
I made one more stop in downtown Folly at the coffee shop before our long 20-minute drive to downtown Charleston.
Earlier in the week, we decided that our last stop in Charleston was going to be at Hominy Grill, one of our favorite restaurants in Charleston.
The Wee One decided he wanted to try the yogurt and granola which totally surprised me. He ate most of the yogurt and granola.
All the Imaginative One wanted was French fries. He is so picky about what he eats.
Hubby had eggs with chicken while I had a veggie omelet with potatoes.
After we were finished with our brunch, it was time to hit the road for the first leg of our trip home. On the next blog post, I’ll share our adventure on the way home.
Have a magical day!
Traci
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Fourth of July Parade – 2018
This year I decided to sit at the beginning of the parade not realizing I was going to miss all of the cool floats. Our town’s parade begins in 4 spots – a church and 3 entrances of a shopping plaza. If a float or group started at the church or the one entrance of the shopping plaza, then I got to see it. Actually I saw the fire engines/ ambulances take off from one of the other spots but that was because they had been parked behind where I sat for the parade. I missed the floats, etc. . . that started at the fourth spot. Now I know.
Oh, and the heat index was ridiculous. It was in the 90’s and so very humid. I had a shady spot to sit in but the end of the parade, my shirt was moist. The Wee One, the Imaginative One, and I stopped at Burger King to get frozen drinks afterward because we were so hot.
Enjoy the photos I was able to get of the parade. I think I got some good photos.
Every year, there is a fly over. This year, I was able to capture that fly over.
The two dogs are therapy dogs. Their names are Spirit and Hairy or Harry. They go to a local hospital twice a month to help people recuperate from surgeries, etc. . .
I got a few shots showing you some of the floats that I missed seeing. After a while, it was pointless to try to get a photo of all of them since I could barely see them even with my telescopic lens.
My boys walked in the parade holding the big flag. (Only the Imaginative One is shown in the photo.) They started at that fourth entrance. The people who were sitting next to me at the parade were kind enough to watch my stuff so I could run/ walk fast to get a photo or several photos of them before they started marching in the parade.
My niece was rollerblading with the Girl Scouts. She went past me but was waiting by the Boy Scouts for the parade to move. The Imaginative One had to take a photo of her and heckle her. She responded back. They have such an interesting relationship. They are only 2 months apart in age. She’s going to be a sophomore while he’s going to be a freshman.
I absolutely love how this collage turned out. They had a group of Marines and some trucks that were with the Marines. These decals on the truck window were awesome so I took photos of them.
You can’t forget the street cleaners.
I hope you had a magical 4th of July!
Have a magical day,
Traci
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Fourth of July Fireworks
This year some kind soul paid for the fireworks display in our little city. So we had a bigger and better fireworks display this year. When the fireworks display was over with, you could smell the sulfur and see all the smoke.
I was able to get a lot of good photos of the fireworks. My plan was to bring my tripod but I had forgotten it in my haste to leave my house when my mother-in-law came to pick the boys up. The tripod would help with long exposure shots which would have been cool.
However I love the shots I got of the fireworks so it all worked out in the end.
Without the further ado, here are the collages I created of the fireworks.
The sunset – It was gorgeous plus the boys waiting patiently or not so patiently for the fireworks.
The fireworks
It was 10:30 pm. I was attempting to get a photo of all of the smoke.
The first video is from sometime in the middle of the display.
The second video is from the finale.
I hope you had a magical 4th of July!
Have a magical day,
Traci
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Saying Good-bye to the Beach and Beach House Tour – Day 10 Part 1
Today I’m sharing multiple videos.
One of the videos is us saying goodbye to the beach and 2 are tours of the house. One is multiple videos that I combined together to create one video while the other is a video of the photographs I took of the house. We were in the middle of getting ready to leave so there is going to be piles of linens laying around and the beds are going to be unmade. When we got to the beach, they were finishing cleaning up so I did not get a video of the beach house while it was neat.
Join me next week for the video of us saying goodbye to Folly Beach and then our final breakfast in Charleston. We ate at Hominy Grill once again.
Have a magical day!
Traci
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An Ode to My Grandpa
I’ve been de-cluttering my house. While I was cleaning up, I found many photos of family and friends.
One of the photos I found was of my grandpa in his favorite chair.
1. The mug probably had coffee in it.
2. Near the coffee mug is a white dish. That is his ashtray for his pipe. The smell of pipe tobacco reminds me of him.
3. He probably had a Reader’s Digest somewhere near his pile of books. He loved the Word Power section of the Reader’s Digest.
4. There was chocolate hidden near his chair. Grandpa enjoyed his chocolate and sweets.
5. The photo looks like it was taken in the winter. During the spring and summer, Grandpa would look out the window to watch the birds that flew to their bird feeder.
6. The dog on his lap is Dusty. We got her when I was 11 years old. The other dog was Dallas. Dallas died a few months after Grandpa’s death.
I love and miss this man everyday. Thanks for being a hero to me.
Have a magical day,
Traci
