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Swimming with Dolphins on Sanibel Island

Just back from Spring Break in south Ft. Myers, where we spent a day out on Sanibel Island. Around dusk, several pods of dolphin showed up for dinner, chasing fish around and generally making a spectacle of themselves. They spent … Continue reading

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Lily’s Creek

After hiking through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Thursday, we stopped on the way back out of the park and walked down to a clear (and very cold) mountain stream. The kids had changed out of their boots … Continue reading

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"I can’t hear you!"

Char went down to Florida last week to help her mom get back on her feet after emergency appendectomy surgery. She flew down there with the twins and left Lily and Jack home with me. (Much to their chagrin, I … Continue reading

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Sometimes "Best in the World" Means Just That

Voyage, Holiday World’s mammoth wooden roller coaster, has just earned praise from Amusement Today magazine as “Best Wooden Coaster on The Planet.” After so much exposure to all the bunk about other claims (“Best [fill in any seemingly unimpressive item … Continue reading

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NC Beach Photos

Just another reason to love Apple: newly released iPhoto ’08 makes publishing web galleries simple and the result… well, let’s just say it’s amazing. You can view the photos in a variety of ways (just choose your favorite), you can … Continue reading

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"I'm Gonna Miss You, Daddy."

I always knew being a parent would be challenging. But I never expected this much of a challenge from a 2-1/2 year old. Picture this: The car is fully loaded for the trip to Florida. Everything is in place except … Continue reading

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Sand Between Our Toes

We’ve just arrived home from our trip to Ft. Myers, Florida. If you’re interested, you can read all about it. Otherwise, use this link if you’re just interested in the photos.

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