family – Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

Family, Writing Workshop

Fashion Styles in the Early 80’s

04/11/201904/11/2019 traci

Over Labor Day weekend of 2017, I went to Pittsburgh to visit my aunt and cousin. My friend Molly also came along.

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Ark Encounter, Family, photograph, photographs

Ark Encounter – Part 1 – The Ride Down

03/30/201903/19/2019 traci

Early December, my church decided to travel 2 hours south to the Ark Encounter in Williamsport, Kentucky. During the Christmas season, they had lights that were absolutely beautiful.

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Family, Hubby, Imaginative one, photograph, Wee one

My Valentine’s Days

02/16/201902/15/2019 traci

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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Family, Writing Workshop

How has life changed in 5 years?

02/15/201902/15/2019 traci

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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Family, Imaginative one, photograph, Wee one

Beginning of the School Year Photos (7th and 9th grade)

08/26/2018 traci

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)” →

Family, local sights, photograph

Mom’s Visit to Golden Lamb | Lebanon, Ohio | Part 2

08/12/2018 traci

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

Family, local sights, photograph

Mom’s Visit to Golden Lamb | Lebanon, Ohio | Part 1

07/24/201807/23/2018 traci

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

Charleston, Family, photograph, travel

Saying Good-bye to Folly Beach and Hominy Grill – Day 10 Part 2

07/14/201807/14/2018 traci

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

Family, Holiday/Christmas, local sights, photograph

Fourth of July Parade – 2018

07/09/201807/06/2018 traci

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

Family, Holiday/Christmas, local sights, photograph

Fourth of July Fireworks

07/06/201807/05/2018 traci

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.