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2020 52 Hike Challenge52 Hike Challenge Adventure Series 2020
January 13, 2020
Heather L
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2020 52 Hike Challenge

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2020 is here and with it comes a brand new 52 Hike Challenge. This year, the 52 Hike Challenge has added a variety of new challenges including hiking with dogs and hiking with kids. They even have an awesome new lifetime National Park challenge. Since we’re just getting back into hiking again after D’s surgery, we’re going to tackle the adventure series hiking challenge. The adventure series challenge is basically the original 52 Hike Challenge with some fun objectives for the hikes. The objectives fit right in with the types of hikes that we enjoy plus there are a few…

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2020 Word of the Year – BalanceWord of the Year Balance
January 7, 2020
Heather L
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2020 Word of the Year – Balance

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As I entered into 2020, I couldn’t decide on my word of the year. Nothing was coming to mind until I realized what I kept saying over and over. I need to make sure I have balance in my life. Duh! Balance naturally became my word for the year. Sometimes I get so focused on the tasks at hand that I can’t see the forest through the trees. The last couple of years have been so crazy and filled with changes that I’ve been way too focused on to-do lists and chores while forgetting to do things that are just…

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1st Hike after Knee Surgery1st Hike After Knee Surgery
November 14, 2017
Heather L
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1st Hike after Knee Surgery

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Our regular 52 Hike Challenge hikes came to a screeching halt with the move and all of the other changes in our lives. I was really missing hiking, but it was necessary to set aside my hiking plans to get things done around the homestead. Getting a homestead up and running is no joke, but that’s a story for another time. When D found out he was definitely going to need knee surgery, we had hoped to get out and do a little hike or two before the surgery, but once again, life had other plans. The positive aspect of…

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Celebrating 18th Birthday at Sea World
May 11, 2017
Heather L
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Celebrating 18th Birthday at Sea World

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How is it possible that my baby girl is 18-years-old? Time passes so quickly. It seems like it was just yesterday that she was a little girl hoping to go see the dolphins and killer whales at Sea World. At least some things never change. M still loves Sea World and wanted to celebrate her 18th birthday at the park. She had such a great time last yeat at Sea World for her birthday, that she wanted to do it again. When we learned that M would have the day off from college classes on her birthday, we started to plan…

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