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Finer Things Friday: Fun In the Sun (and Rain) with Friends

ByJennifer McQuillan

  For years, the boys have been asking to have their birthday parties at the pool.  Problem is:  Ryan’s birthday is the month before the pool opens, Connor’s birthday is the month after the pool closes, and in-door pool parties are just too expensive.  So, what to do? Well, we put our heads together, brainstormed…

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ByJennifer McQuillan

In today’s world of television, computer games, organized sports, and over-scheduled time, I often find myself longing for the “good-old days” for my boys: for unsupervised outdoor play, for wanderings in the woods, tadpole catching in a stream, and care-free summer days. My summers as a child were filled with outdoor fun from morning until…