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Date Night Review-Wissota High Shores Supper Club (Chippewa Falls, WI)
Last week, Chuck and I ventured out on our first date night since summer :S The month of September is always a bit manic, but we managed...

Lara Draxler
Oct 2, 20212 min read
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Trip Report: Perrot State Park (Onalaska, WI)
We just returned from what I would say was my favorite camping trip we have been on yet. We spent two nights at Perrot State Park near...

Lara Draxler
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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Trip Report-Pattison State Park (WI)
We recently returned from a great weekend away camping at Pattison State Park in northwest Wisconsin. It was a really nice experience,...

Lara Draxler
Jun 21, 20213 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Dec 23, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Oct 28, 20205 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Sep 26, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Aug 12, 20205 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Aug 5, 20206 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jul 27, 20206 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jul 9, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jul 1, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jun 26, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jun 24, 20201 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jun 23, 20205 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jun 8, 20203 min read
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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...

Lara Draxler
Jun 3, 20204 min read
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