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By Aimee, July 11, 2011

Oh how I love these Scrabble inspired pillows! Don’t you?

If I had an extra $98 laying around I would buy them right away for our family room. They come with the inserts and can be found on Etsy along with other fun options in the same shop called Shop Dirtsa.

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By Aimee, July 10, 2011

Oh summer, you and your hot weather! All I want to do is float in a pool, but we don’t have a pool, so running through a sprinkler now and then has to suffice. I have summer brain. Not only am I forgetting the things I need to get done, but the kitchen has become my enemy. Who wants to spend time in a kitchen, cooking hot things, when it’s almost 100 degrees outside? Not me.

On my birthday we crossed off one of my 101 items, we visited The Living Planet Aquarium. Here is one of their star residents, the sea turtle. It was a tricky video to get, everyone was there trying to catch a glimpse:

More about the turtle (source): “The 40lb Green Sea Turtle was severely bitten by a large shark and then hit by a boat, and shortly thereafter was rescued by The Turtle Hospital in Florida. It has a large semi-circular wound (approx 12 inches in diameter) on its right side. After a year of care it is still unable to fully submerge and therefore would not survive in the wild on its own, causing it to be non-releasable. In order to assist the turtle with buoyancy, custom made lead weights have been applied to its shell with marine epoxy and Velcro. All turtles float differently and at different angles, therefore the appropriate weight is placed on the back and sides of the shell.”

Aside from celebrating holidays and birthdays, our summer has been full of yard work, and lazy nights.

What do you do in the summertime? Do you get summer brain too?

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By Aimee, July 3, 2011

Wishing you a very happy 4th! We have had an extra long weekend since the holiday lands on a Monday. It’s been full of activity of course, visiting family, helping family move, and of course, watching all the fireworks! For the first time EVER, aerial fireworks are legal in our state. Yes, there were always those who traveled to Wyoming to pick up a few, but wow this year the sky has been full of firework fun! It’s like free fireworks shows daily. Awesome.

I didn’t make these (yet) but I fell instantly in love with the idea:

Source: grinandbakeit.com

In other news, there is a Darth Vader hot air balloon in town and I really want to see it. So far though, we haven’t been able to drag our bums out of bed to get to the park at 6:30AM to see it. We have one more chance tomorrow morning, but if the past few days are any indication, we might have to be content with just seeing the photos! There’s also a Coke bottle hot air balloon, in addition to the big pig that is always part of the hot air balloon festival.

How do you celebrate the day?