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7 Quick Takes Friday: The it’s my feast day and I’ll post late if I want to edition (minivan cousins, zoo field trip, field day, how to cook a turkey, and crazy breakfast fun)

Whenever our boys see a minivan that is the same make, model, and color as ours, they yell out, “Look! There’s our cousin!” I am totally on board with the idea that our minivan might have cousins on the road.Somehow, though, even though they have been doing this for a
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7 Quick Takes Friday: What we thought of Inside Out, volcanic love, balancing pennies, the vanishing summer vacation, mini golf, bumper cars, and heaven

“You are going to LOVE Inside Out,” my 8-year-old niece told me. “It is the best movie!”So I took her, two of her siblings, and our two sons to see it. Our boys claimed they didn’t like it, but they laughed many times and asked enough questions that I’m not
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Character building through soccer, may the soup be with you, a bow tie, a hero, and the countdown to the Pope

When we signed our boys up for soccer, I figured they would get some exercise, learn some new skills, and experience what it’s like to be part of a team.What I didn’t realize is that they would also learn that you don’t stop playing just because of bad weather. At
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Fishy Fridays, shamrocks and what makes our family special, a sacristy tour, Steve McQueen, and other highlights

Happy Friday! I enjoy meatless Fridays much more than I should. I love fish sticks, canned tuna and salmon, every kind of fish I’ve tasted (unless eel is a fish), and I don’t need meat to make me happy. So I should probably be giving up something additional on Fridays.Although
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