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olivia's turn
Olivia really wanted to go to the aquarium after hearing about Emma's visit. There is one thing I know about Olivia... 1 hour max and we would be out of there. I don't know why... but animals always end up on Olivia's head (and
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throwback thursday (february 18, 2020)
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week off
Emma has had a ridiculous amount of days off school. She was off last Wednesday and Thursday for student assessments, Friday was a teacher planning day and Monday was President's Day. I had to do a lot of planning to make sure I reserved time slots and tickets
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throwback thursday (february 11, 2020)
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st. paul winter carnival
We've only been to the St. Paul Winter Carnival once in the almost 7 years we've lived here. It was cold and not that fun, which is why we haven't been back. This year they did a drive through version. This is the way
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cold!
This week we're dealing with the lowest temperatures we've had so far this winter. Every day is forecast below 10 degrees with most under 5 or in the negatives. That means no sledding, no ice skating, no outdoor anything. To keep from going completely crazy we&
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throwback thursday (february 4, 2020)
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skiing
I've never been skiing because I was pretty sure it wouldn't be my thing. But Emma has been begging to try skiing for the last 2 years. Emma had 3 days off this week before school starts back up in person on Thursday, so we took
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horseback riding lessons
Emma started horseback riding lessons tonight! It was difficult to tell by her serious face the whole time whether she liked it or not. As we were leaving she said "can we come back tomorrow?". I guess I got my answer.
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tubing round 2
A month ago when I found out Emma didn't have school today I bought tickets for tubing. Fun fact: this is the Buck Hill where Lindsey Vonn got her start. I heard our usual tubing hill was better than this one, but I had never been here and
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ice skating
We've been having some warmer weather which is perfect for outdoor ice skating. It took Emma a little while to figure out how to get going, but once she did there was no stopping her. I thought maybe we'd stay 30 minutes. Of course I was