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Recap August - A little break from the blog
Since being home, I took a little break from the blog. We were getting caught up on all the normal household chores as well as getting...
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Vacationing during COVID - Our National Park Adventures - Ruland Southwestern Wander 2020
Our much awaited vacation started at 2:30am on Thursday, July 9th. We love to get up early and get on the road. It makes our travel...
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Happy Independence Day
What a wonderful weekend! This weekend was the start of a very small get together of my family. Thursday night my brother, sister, and...
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A Week of Preparations
This week was the start of preparations for both a weekend at Mom and Dad's for the 4th of July weekend and our upcoming trip to the...
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A fun filled, productive weekend - June 26-28, 2020
What a fun-filled, productive weekend we had! We started off Friday at Grandma and Papa's to play in the pool. I worked a little in the...
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A Nice Quiet Week
Our big goal this week was getting 4-H projects submitted. Our county fair has turned to virtual, so this was a pretty big undertaking. ...
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Hot and Humid Weekend
Friday we decided to head to Grandma and Papa's to beat the heat. The pool always is a good idea. We also worked in the garden for a...
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Another Week of Summer - June 15-18, 2020
This week started out well. We went for a hike at Knock Knolls and met some hiking friends on the trail. We also took some time to play...
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Quiet Weekend - Family Time
I like to think our weekends start on Friday, but really they start at the end of the work day on Friday like everyone else. We...
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Stormy Week
Monday brought the completion of our AC. We have been waiting for air conditioning in this house for 6 years. Monday it was finally...
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A Fun Packed Weekend - Day 79, 80, and 81
I have decided that I am going to stop keeping track of our daily numbers. We are in Phase 3 in IL for COVID-19 reopening plan. I will...
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Friday Eve - Day 78
Today is a big day in the Ruland household. We are having central air installed. We have lived in our house for over 6 years without...
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At a loss for words - Day 75, 76, 77
I have been pretty quiet the last few days. It has been a lot to process. Our home life has continued much of the usual, but our...
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Turmoil and Unrest- Day 73 and 74
While this weekend was a quiet weekend at the Ruland household, it is has been anything but in our nation. I am going to start with...
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Pool Day - Day 72
Today Illinois started opening up a bit. Here are some things that are changing. All gatherings of 10 people or fewer are allowed....
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Our Summer Schedule
As I have said before, we continue our learning in the summer. I am attaching two of our schedules. One is for our 8th grader and the...
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So Many Thoughts - Day 71
Today has been a thought provoking day. We have lots of in depth conversations in our house. They range from engineering, logistics,...
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Pool Day - Day 70
We slept in after our late night/early morning arrival from the Badlands. #BadlandsNationalPark Then we got ready to head down to see...
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A Short Trip, that Isn't Short on Adventure - Day 66-69; May 23-26, 2020
Saturday, May 23, 2020 we woke up at 2:30am to head out on a short weekend trip to Badlands National Park. #BadlandsNationalPark It is...
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Cleaning Day and A HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY! - Day 64 and 65
Thursday, May 21, 2020 was a pretty blah day. For some reason, I was exhausted. We decided it was going to be our cleaning day to get...
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