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My birthday celebrations, arcade wins, praying the Rosary, and more (7 Quick Takes)

July 27, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Yesterday was my birthday! Birthdays are the best.

One way to get tickets to visit Alcatraz

July 23, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Apparently Alcatraz tickets are a hot commodity.

When you discover you aren’t the only people still playing Pokemon Go

July 21, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Two years into playing Pokemon Go, my sons and I may not be playing with the same enthusiasm we did when it started. But I’m not so sure. There’s still plenty of excitement there.

Recovering from vacation, for Pete’s sake, a new iCade, household chores, and the worst sounds in the world (7 Quick Takes)

July 19, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Nothing is more fun than taking a vacation week at the beach. But I can’t believe how tired I still am from a vacation that ended a week ago.

Cookies for breakfast and sloths for everyone (or what we do on a beach vacation)

July 16, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

It’s 7:30 a.m. on a morning of our beach vacation. I haven’t even poured my first cup of coffee. And I’m pretty sure I could have used another three hours of sleep.

Toes in the sand and peach cake in my hand or what we did on our family beach vacation (7 Quick Takes)

July 12, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

You might think that a blogger who is on vacation all week would have time to write a blog almost every day. In fact, I thought that myself.

Peach cake season, stacking cups, fireworks, reading, and more (7 Quick Takes)

July 5, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

The peaches are ripe! Run, run, run to your nearest grocery store or farmers market and buy some peaches to make a Baltimore peach cake.

When you have a friend in Heaven

July 3, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

“Do you want these left out of the bag?” the cashier says, holding up two bottles of water.
“That would be great,” I say. “We need those for the flowers. We’re stopping at the cemetery.”

Getting our classic arcade on like Donkey Kong

June 30, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Although I grew up way back in the 1900s, as my children like to say, I often feel I failed to absorb much of the pop culture of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. And arcade games are definitely on that list.

Praying after tragedy and remembering moments from our week (7 Quick Takes)

June 29, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Please join me in praying for all those affected by the tragic shooting at the Capital Gazette.

Embrace the fullness this summer

June 27, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Summer doesn’t always match the picture-perfect image of summer in my mind. Often, instead, it’s full of dripping popsicles, scraped knees, and overtired children who are up way too late giggling under the covers. But it’s full. And there is a richness to that.

Staycationing, card playing, Buettner bucks for summer reading, and more (7 Quick Takes)

June 22, 2018
By Rita Buettner
Filed Under: Blog, Open Window

Going away on vacation is always amazing, but I am a huge fan of staycations, which is how the boys and I have spent our week.

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