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Fun In The Plague Lands

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Kristen 0 Comments #funforteens, #outdoorfun, #snowfun, #socialdistancedfun

I wonder why the human spirit balks at what is best for us. Of course sledding with your friends is superior to simply chugging soda and playing video games, but when given the choice, the video games often win.

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All Smashed Together

December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Kristen 4 Comments #boymom, #christmas, #godwithus, #mess, #pain, Immanuel

Before I could share with my husband and receive a loving hug of encouragement, our youngest shoved past my writing chair and pounded his fist on the bathroom door. Snarls or rage and pain answered back and I knew that our middle son must have been putting in his contacts at that exact moment, stabbing himself in the eye … again.

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Lake Valhalla and An Imaginary Camp

November 28, 2020December 3, 2020 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #cascademountains, #hiking, #hikingwithkids, #lakevalhalla, #mountainwriter, #princessleiafreyja

Has a real setting every sparked a story in your mind?

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Mom Movie Nights

November 21, 2020October 29, 2020 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #mommovienight, #movienight, #teenagesons, #treatsforkids

As one’s adorably rambunctious sons turn into charmingly grumpy teens, it can be difficult to find fun things to do with them that they still love. Thus, the Mom Movie Night was born!

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Ice burg Surfing

November 7, 2020October 27, 2020 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #funoutside, #ice, #offgridliving, #outdooractivities

So … how do my sons spend their time once I pry them away from their video games and kick them outside? Ice Burg Surfing!

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Mt. Rainier National Park

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Kristen 2 Comments #adventure, #backpacking, #familyfun, #funwithkids, #hikingwithkids, #mountainmomma, #mtrainiernationalpark, #rangerbear

For our “Family Adventure” this year (we have stopped calling them vacations as that word makes one think of ridiculous things like relaxation and calm) we went backpacking at Mount Rainier National Park.

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Backpacking With Boys

September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 Kristen 4 Comments #backpacking, #boymom, #boymomadventures, #fosslakeswilderness, #hikingwithkids, #princessleiafreyja, #wilderness, #wildernesslakes

What difficult journeys have you been on that you would do again in a heartbeat?

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Halcyon Hammocks or Hurricane Hammocks?

July 25, 2020July 10, 2020 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #countryboys, #forestchildren, #offgridliving, #parentingboys

They were, however, working together. Which every mother loves to see. However, visions of concussions and broken limbs danced in my head as they roared with happy laughter.

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Missing Trombones, Broken Glasses, Various Injuries, and Zombies … Oh, My?

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Kristen 0 Comments #boymom, #boymomadventures, #brokenglasses, #mountainmomma, #parentingboys, #pranks, #zombies

… reality TV shows of fishermen in the Himalayas looking for man-eating catfish, to every mother’s nemesis … zombie movies! Yes, I had foolishly thought as a young woman that I would never subject myself to a zombie movie. I was wrong.

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Dangerous Wildlife!

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Kristen 0 Comments #animals, #boymomadventures, #dangerouswildlife, #mountainliving, #newt, #wildlife

None of these amazing creatures seemed impressed enough by my presence to bother devouring, maiming, or threatening my life. That changed this week! Our whole family had a close encounter with a dangerous creature. In fact, we invited it into our own home!

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