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Above, The Beast this morning. Photo by Armand Vaquer. After a good night's sleep, I got up to find that the Enchanted Trails RV Park was about 90% full. They all must have come in overnight.Well, who can blame them? The park charges (with a Good Sam discount) $30/night for full hook-ups (water, electric & sewer).My next-door neighbor (from Texas) left only moments before taking the photo above from their campsite.

Finding the perfect gift for a new dad or a first-time father seems straightforward enough. If this is their first leap into fatherhood, they'll need all the dad stuff, right? But fathers-to-be and their partners have likely been showered with lots of baby gear already: diaper bags, car seat covers, baby monitors, strollers… which is why when it comes to new dad gifts, he might especially appreciate something entirely different and even left-of-field, whether that means totally practical or designed for nothing but fun.So what are the best new-dad gifts? First-time fathers tend to be stressed-out and sleep-deprived kinds of people....

 Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!   I am so happy you decided to stop by!!   Today, I will finally be sharing a bit more of my Patriotic decorations for the Summer in my Living Room.....   But first, I want to Thank Amber, over at Follow the Yellow Brick Home, for choosing my post, Fairy Gardens in the Back Yard and Patio, as one of her features from this week's Thursday Favorite Things Linky Party!! Thanks so much, Amber!!! Please stop by and link up to this great party.....   I have been on a bit of a posting break...... I...

When it comes to arm strength, biceps get all the attention. They’re aesthetically-pleasing — evoking images of jacked bodybuilders doing bicep curls at Venice Beach — and (OK fine) do play a role in a lot of simple lifting movements. But your triceps — the long muscle on the back of your upper arm — is an incredibly functional muscle, responsible (along with the biceps) for activating the extension and retraction of your arm. This guides motions as simple as closing a door or pushing your shopping cart through the grocery store. As as result, you’re likely to engage your triceps while training...

For the most part, I really do love our house. It’s not any bigger or smaller than we need, and it’s on a nice street in a beautiful neighborhood. But if there’s one thing I wish I could change, it’s the size of the closets (the size of my closet, more specifically!) It seems like I’m always fighting to keep my closet from descending into complete chaos. But I’m aware that short of a major renovation, there’s not a whole lot I can do about the size of my closet, so I do my best to make the most of...