Took the Kids Hiking
Grabbed the two youngest and hit a local trail on Saturday morning. About 3 miles, not too hard. My 6 year old complained about his legs hurting at mile 2 but powered through. We f
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Grabbed the two youngest and hit a local trail on Saturday morning. About 3 miles, not too hard. My 6 year old complained about his legs hurting at mile 2 but powered through. We f
Been ripping out old cabinets in the kitchen for the past month. Finally got the new ones installed yesterday. Still need to do the countertops and backsplash but progress feels re
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