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  • Weekend Snaps | Stacay Vacay | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com #mnblogger #springbreak #minnesota
    Family - Gardening - My Boy Joe

    Weekend Snaps | Staycay Vacay

    April 9, 2017 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Oh sadness. My week-long staycation vacation is nearly over. Sigh. Life does go on and I suppose it’s time to get back to the office and get a head start on my spring to-do list. Joe, too, will head back to school tomorrow for the start of his fourth quarter.…

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  • Family - Travel

    Let Hawaii Happen.

    August 10, 2015 - By ldurben@charter.net

      You may not hear from me for a while but I have a good excuse. It’s called vacation. We’re in Hawaii – Teacher Man and Joe, along with my parents. Lots of memory making! Today it’s all about Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina, Maui. We’ll also do some sightseeing when…

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  • Family - My Boy Joe

    A Slow Summer Day.

    July 2, 2014 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Remember that post last year I wrote about embracing days off from work? Okay, I do but you probably don’t. (You can find it here.) Well, I’m embracing that concept this summer. This doesn’t mean I’m not working – or that I don’t take my work very seriously. Of course,…

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    Earl the Pug - Family - My Boy Joe

    Here's to a Vacation Day!

    January 27, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I read an article today in the Twin Cities Star Tribune about how Americans don’t take all of their vacation days either because of a lack of time or a lack of money – or both, I am sure. This isn’t exactly news – I think most of us have…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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