• Wednesday Hodgepodge Vol. 292 | Mini Van Dreams

    Happy Wednesday!  It’s time for Wednesday Hodgepodge!  Head over to visit Joyce, grab the questions and answer them on your own blog.  Then, hop back over and link up with Joyce and play along in the random fun!  Let’s get going…

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  • Monday Manifest: Things I Think About When I Am Sick| Mini Van Dreams

    Happy Monday!  I thought I would start a new series on Mondays to replace the now defunct Monday Listicles.  I am calling it Monday Manifest!  Each week I will be posting a list of items related to a topic.  If you would like to get in on the fun on your own blog, let me know!  We can make it a blog hop!  This week’s topic is Regrets.  We all have some regrets… this is my top ten.

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  • Knee High by the 4th of July | Mini Van Dreams

    Was the corn in your area knee high by the 4th of July?  It was in ours.  I wanted to repost this article last week, but Thursday got away from me with month end closing.  So, better late than never, right?  I had to reach waaaayyyy back in my archives for this one – back when the site was still called Mom on the Run x2.  Enjoy!

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  • VBS Decorating Ideas | Mini Van Dreams

    Nana’s church just finished another amazing week of Vacation Bible School.  Each year, I head back “home” to the church I grew up in to help teach VBS.  I thought this year, I would share some of my favorite VBS decoration ideas.  Our theme this year was Submerged… so basically, anything “under the sea” themed was perfect.

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  • Wednesday Hodgepodge Vol. 288|Mini Van Dreams #wednesdaybloghops #wednesdayhodgepodge

    Happy Wednesday!  The last two weeks have been crazy and I am so looking forward to Friday because VBS will be over for another year.  I am so exhausted!  Let’s get going on the Wednesday Hodgepodge.  Wanna play along?  Hop over and grab the questions from Joyce and answer them and link up!

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  • As a mother, wife, sister, or daughter, we have the responsibility to keep the men in our life healthy.  Just in time for Father’s Day and Men’s Health Month, and with some help from my friends at Nuts.com, I thought I would share ways to get your man healthy!  Keep reading for some great tips and to see the NUTritional infographic, created by Registered Dietitian Molly Morgan.

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  • Wednesday Hodgepodge Vol. 270 | Mini Van Dreams

    It’s time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge!  Hop over to see Joyce, grab the questions and get in on the random fun!

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  • The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall | Mini Van Dreams

    This weekend, in Urbana, Ohio a traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is displayed near Grimes Field.  The “opening ceremonies” were last night and tomorrow (Saturday) is tons of activities related to the wall… a 5k run, pancake breakfast, Vietnam era planes, parachute jumps and more. Visit http://www.urbanaohio.com/grimes-field/upcoming-events.html for the schedule and more information. Years ago, I visited the traveling Wall with my mom, dad and brother.  I remember my dad taking a rubbing of a name of a friend of his who died.  I remember seeing him tear up and stand there with his hand on the guy’s name.  Since then, I…

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  • The Family I Envy #TBT | Mini Van Dreams

    I still drive by this house every day to and from work.  The kids have grown older over the last couple of years, but they still look happy and content.  I still envy their simpler life.

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  • Wednesday Hodgepodge Vol. 292 | Mini Van Dreams

    Happy Wednesday!  I hope summer has hit where you are and that you are staying cool in the heat.  It is nice and warm here, but not too hot.  Well, except for Saturday… when, of course, we have plans that involve us being outside all day… its supposed to be sweltering!  Since it is Wednesday, that means it is time for Wednesday Hodgepodge – a fun, random question blog post where Joyce asks the questions and we provide the answers.  Keep reading to see what random things you will learn about me today…

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