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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

    I've created a map that shows links to our camping/hiking/general family fun review posts that you can find here. It's pretty much the coolest thing on this site. Thanks, Google!

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You put it in your mouth and then you make your air go backwards Will, explaining to Ellie how to drink from a straw

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freedom

Fact:  For four years and ten months, I was the preferred parent.  If there was whining, it was directed at me.  If there was bedtime, I needed to be there to nurse the baby to sleep or read the stories.  If there was hunger, I needed to make the food. And then, like the winds […]

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new look

Spent some time on a new look for the blog today.  I’d been waiting on my photography blog redesign before really going to town on this one, but I got antsy today for a change. I’m planning on a cute little sewing blog watermark and some sidebars with easy to access category links and other […]

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Here’s a sticker for you, Mom. Because you’re great. Will, adorning me with a smiley face sticker after my workout.  I got two other stickers in the next five minutes—one for “being so good at your dances” and another “because I love you.” 

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