We brought home souvenirs from every island, but the one Laura remembered most came from the pool deck…
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One drive-thru misunderstanding gave Taco Bell a brand-new name in our family…
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What started as a beach ball turned into a survival story on a rock island…
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The one that looked homemade out-fished everything money could buy…
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I was posting with total confidence until I realized I’d been running toward the wrong goal…
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A week of singing about crab legs ended with one unforgettable Red Lobster review…
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A 40th anniversary party, a glowing bar full of bottles, and one three-year-old who said the quiet part way too loud…
Continue readingThe shot that quieted the gym
For one perfect second, she was the hero…
Continue readingThe frame that wouldn’t let him leave
For one quiet moment, Dad was standing right there with us…
Continue readingThe bug guts gave me away
Dad didn’t need a radar gun, he had Nebraska bugs and a farmer’s eye…
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