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    Budgeting for Disney
    Lara Draxler
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    Budgeting for Disney

    We just got back from an AMAZING holiday trip to Disney World that I will never forget. I planned and budgeted for almost a year to make ...
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    Trip Report-Herbster/Bayfield, WI
    Lara Draxler
    • Oct 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    Trip Report-Herbster/Bayfield, WI

    We recently returned from a wonderful weekend getaway to Herbster, WI (about 30 minutes from the lovely resort town of Bayfield.) I love...
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    Day Date review-Ferguson's Orchards
    Lara Draxler
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Day Date review-Ferguson's Orchards

    Last weekend, we had the MOST fun fall day date at Ferguson's Orchards in Eau Claire, WI. Going to the orchard is always on my fall bucke...
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    Fall Trip plan-Bayfield, WI
    Lara Draxler
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Fall Trip plan-Bayfield, WI

    Each year, I love booking a fall trip. It was a tradition that my parents started when I was a kid. Fall is my favorite season, and I lov...
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    Processing corn for winter
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Processing corn for winter

    Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and ...
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    Amnicon State Falls Camping-Trip Report
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    Amnicon State Falls Camping-Trip Report

    We recently returned from our last (and second ever) family camping trip of the summer. It was a very adventurous weekend! We drove 2 hou...
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    Trip Report-Dubuque, IA
    Lara Draxler
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    Trip Report-Dubuque, IA

    We just returned from a really fun weekend to Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up there in a very round about manner as I referenced in a previous...
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    Trip Report-Topsail Island, NC
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 6 min

    Trip Report-Topsail Island, NC

    I just got home from an amazing week down south. I won't say it was like a "normal" vacation...We had a lot of COVID related issues to co...
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    Day Trip to Lake Wissota State Park
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Day Trip to Lake Wissota State Park

    Last Friday, we enjoyed a fun day trip exploring Lake Wissota State Park. We bought a WI state parks pass back in May, and I have really ...
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    Planning a "COVID proof" road trip
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Planning a "COVID proof" road trip

    If you had asked me a year ago where I would go on a summer road trip this year, I would not have said IOWA. LOL!!! But, we are headed th...
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    Festive Patriotic Treats to Feed a Crowd
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Festive Patriotic Treats to Feed a Crowd

    I grew up in a rather small family. We were used to maybe 10-15 people at holiday gatherings...and then I married into a German farm fami...
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    Mini road trips/day trips with teens and tweens
    Lara Draxler
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Mini road trips/day trips with teens and tweens

    Throughout all of quarantine, we have enjoyed some mini day trips and outings. It has helped keep all of us sane. Even when we weren't in...
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    Weeknight date-under $100 for drinks and nice dinner?!
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Weeknight date-under $100 for drinks and nice dinner?!

    As things are slowly starting to reopen, my hubby and I are enjoying going out on the town more often! Last night, we had a super fun wee...
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    Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Father's Day Strawberry Rhubarb Sundae

    Last year we traveled to Canada. We were driving back to our hotel through the countryside and noticed a roadside ice cream stand. Of cou...
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    Flambeau River State Forest camping trip report
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    Flambeau River State Forest camping trip report

    Our first officially blogged trip is DONE! We had a wonderful family frugal adventure that began with a two hour drive north after we pac...
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    Planning a camping trip for first-timers
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Planning a camping trip for first-timers

    So in about a week, we are going on a family camping trip for the first time! I camped some as a kid with friends. Since I grew up next d...
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    Tween craft-sun catcher mobile
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    Tween craft-sun catcher mobile

    Even though we are coming out of the deepest recesses of quarantine and summer break is FINALLY "officially" upon us, I think it is impor...
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    Corner Garden REDO
    Lara Draxler
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    Corner Garden REDO

    We have nearly completed a landscaping project that I have wanted to do for the last two years! It looks so great, and I can't stop admir...
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    Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat
    Lara Draxler
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sundaes on MONDAY-Plaza Doughnut copycat

    Sundaes on Sunday (or Monday as it was this week) is quickly becoming one of our favorite family traditions. This week, we took on more i...
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    Inside Out Themed Family Movie Night
    Lara Draxler
    • May 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Inside Out Themed Family Movie Night

    I have been wanting to have a Disney themed movie night for ages. I asked the kids what movie they would be interested in focusing on, an...
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