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Tampa Bay Free Summer Movies – 2010

It’s that time of year again! Free (or really cheap) Summer movies!!! I have already added all the movies we haven’t seen yet to my summer calendar. What a great, low cost way to entertain a large family! Here the participating theaters in the Tampa Bay area: AMC Summer Movie Camp – $1 movies for charity, Tuesdays at 10AM from June 15 – Aug 10 AMC Veterans 24 – 9302 Anderson Rd.,... [Read more...]

Easter 2010 in Pictures Easter 2010 in Pictures

The lazy woman’s post; the slideshow. Hey, if a picture’s worth a thousand words, what are 62 pictures worth? I flew solo this year for Easter, as Rob moved to Pennsylvania for work. With a potential stomach bug circulating through the house and low energy on my part, we sat out church, skipped our traditional Easter photos, and hung out around the neighborhood — first visiting out... [Read more...]

Strawberry Blessings Strawberry Blessings

I haven’t made a secret of it — the fact that I LOVE strawberries. And one of the great privileges of living in Florida is the ability to go out every year and pick the freshest of the fresh strawberries. That, along with the fact that my husband has been unemployed for the past two months (and we have struggled to get by, even selling possessions on Craigslist to be able to buy food)... [Read more...]

Sunshine and Stitches Sunshine and Stitches

Spring at last! But that first trip to the pool, left us in stitches… As I have griped about mentioned before, this last winter was a terrible one for Floridians like us. Accustomed to being pampered with 70-degree temps and suntans throughout the winter, we suffered along with the rest of the country this year, with cabin fever and frozen landscapes. So, with the beginning of spring, we jumped... [Read more...]

Next Stop, MLB Next Stop, MLB

Rey – Midget T-ball, 2010  Read More →

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Explorations & Excursions

The Lowry Park Zoo, Trip 3 – 2009 The Lowry Park Zoo, Trip 3 – 2009

2009/2010 - Homeschool Field Trip #7 The Lowry Park Zoo - September 30, 2009 Yup, one more zoo trip. Lefty talked us into it, on the last day of September (the last day we could get in for free).  The weather was very pleasant and mild (a rarity... [Read more...]

The Florida Aquarium – 2009 The Florida Aquarium – 2009

2009/2010 Homeschool Field Trip #6 The Florida Aquarium September 25, 2009 In continuing with our celebration of “Swaptember“, on one hot September afternoon after co-op classes we headed down to Tampa’s Channelside District to visit... [Read more...]

The Lowry Park Zoo, Trip 2 – 2009 The Lowry Park Zoo, Trip 2 – 2009

2009/2010 Homeschool Field Trip #5 The Lowry Park Zoo September 8, 2009 We never managed to see everything on our first “Swaptember” trip to the zoo, so we visited again on the following week, starting where we had previously left off…at... [Read more...]

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Tampa Bay Living

Tampa Bay Free Summer Movies – 2010 Tampa Bay Free Summer Movies – 2010

It’s that time of year again! Free (or really cheap) Summer movies!!! I have already added all the movies we haven’t seen yet to my summer calendar. What a great, low cost way to entertain a large family! Here the participating... [Read more...]

Strawberry Blessings Strawberry Blessings

I haven’t made a secret of it — the fact that I LOVE strawberries. And one of the great privileges of living in Florida is the ability to go out every year and pick the freshest of the fresh strawberries. That, along with the fact... [Read more...]

Starting Over after Florida’s Deep Freeze Starting Over after Florida’s Deep Freeze

Remember last February when we re-landscaped the front yard? The previous summer we moved into the *ugliest* house in an otherwise very nice neighborhood. It wasn’t a bad house. In fact it was a brand new house; we got it for a great... [Read more...]

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