Life and Family

Wachusett Brewery Tour

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This post is not sponsored – just sharing a fun event. Before I get to the Wachusett Brewery Tour that we took this past Friday evening, I just want to mention this tour was made possible by co race directors Nikki Maselli and Michael Mattson from Aubuchon.com. They organized the 5K Run/Walk event called Music For [...]

Music for Life Rock ‘N Run 5K Road Race and Concert Event

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Grant is the real runner in the family. He ran several marathons, including the Boston Marathon four times! I prefer to run on the treadmill in the privacy of our home watching TV. Rare is the occasion that I will attempt a road race, but Saturday, Grant, my friend Kathy and I did. (I lived [...]

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Happy Mother’s Day! We started the weekend by picking up our new chicks on Friday and getting them set up. Aren’t they adorable?? More cute chick pics. to come on Wordless Wednesday! This morning, the boys surprised me with this bouquet of flowers. Not sure what kind they are, but they grow wild in our [...]

Easter Egg Hunt

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The Parks and Rec. Dept. arranged this first ever outdoor Easter Egg hunt egg for the kids in town. Today was a beautiful 50 degrees here and just perfect for an Easter Egg Hunt – even if it was in the snow! Rebecca Cinclair of the Parks and Rec. Dept. was getting ready to release [...]

Something Shady about Prime Gas Station Fitchburg, MA

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My mother-in-law Gerene told me this interesting story about a week ago. It’s the kind of story that I responded with…”Oh, I have to blog about that!” So here goes. To set the scene, my mother-in-law is a cute, petite white haired grandmother who drives a taupe Toyota, Camry. It was just a regular week [...]

Mystic Aquarium’s Winter Waterland Recap and Review

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This past Friday, our family plus Grant’s mom Gerene, made the 2 hour trip to Mystic, CT to visit the Mystic Aquarium.  The Aquarium offers the Winter Waterland holiday Saturdays and Sundays in December and Thursday, Dec. 27 – Tuesday, Jan. 1 This month-long series of events features visits from Santa, elves diving among fish, [...]

Wordless Wednesday Merry Christmas! #WW

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Now I know it’s not Wednesday yet, but due to the holiday schedule, my Wordless Wednesday is posting early. I just wanted to say…… Merry Christmas from our family to yours!  I hope you all have a wonderful day and that Santa brought you everything on your lists! Time to share. I just wanted to [...]

Foodie Fun at 4th Annual Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off

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That’s right! It was a day full of foodie fun at the 4th Annual Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off this past Sunday at the Providence Convention Center in Providence, RI. At the event, 30 semi-finalists were narrowed down to five finalists in each category and these five competed on live TV for the $10,000 prize. [...]

Water Country Portsmouth, NH – We Had Some Fun!

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We saved our Water Country trip for the week we were away in Maine earlier this month. In case you are not familiar with Water Country, the park offers a variety of water-based activities (many huge slides) for all ages and all swim levels. Water Country is located in Portsmouth, NH which is about 25 [...]

A Trip to the Hospital Emergency Room

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Two weeks ago on a Saturday morning at about 8:30, my son Ryan was swinging in one of the deck swings, his brother in the other. He spots what he thinks is a yellow jacket bee and he panics. He gets up out of the swing and tries to run away so fast that he [...]