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california strawberries visit dallas

June 18, 2011
CA Strawberry and Holly Homer

A few weeks ago I went and visited the strawberries.Yesterday they came and visited me (and 20 bloggers) here in Dallas. Those strawberries are so sweet! Literally. The Dallas bloggers munched on strawberry soup, sandwiches, tacos and sliders while sipping strawberry cocktails. We listened to Carolyn from the CA Strawberry Commission, Skyped with a grower [...]

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texas capitol

April 10, 2011
pictures taken at the Texas Capitol Building in Austin

I went on a little road trip this week. 15 women from my neighborhood boarded a bus and headed to Austin.  We toured the Story of Texas Museum, had a reception at the Capitol, met with our Senator, Jane Nelson, ate at Sandra Bullock’s Bess, hung out in the lobby of the Omni until ungodly [...]

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open letter to jerry jones

February 4, 2011
Thumbnail image for open letter to jerry jones plagues of dallas

Dear Jerry, Dallas is in the midst of a series of plagues.  It appears God is trying to get your attention and I beg you to make things right. The Plagues upon Dallas The 2010 Cowboy football season. The 2/1 ice storm. The 2/1 school closure. The 2/2 temperatures unlike anything Dallas has endured in [...]

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She is Dallas launch

January 28, 2011
Thumbnail image for She is Dallas launch She is Dallas website

Many of you know that for several years I have been part of a local website for moms in Dallas-Fort Worth that I founded called Burb Mom. What you may not have known is that last fall I bought my partners out of the Burb Mom empire for an undisclosed amount of money and started [...]

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christmas circa 1869

December 4, 2010
homestead christmas candy at LLELA A Homestead Christmas at Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area

I love this annual Dallas area holiday family event which is scheduled for next weekend.  LLELA is hosting A Homestead Christmas on Saturday, December 11, 2010 from noon to 3 pm. Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area – LLELA’s front gate is situated at the junction of Jones Street and N. Kealy Avenue in Lewisville, TX.  [...]

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slices of park lane

November 2, 2010
park lane dallas mommy bloggers dallas park lane moms with yellow umbrellas

The Real Mommy Bloggers of Park Lane? (Me, Lea Ann, Allie, Shauna, Cynthia, Jennifer & Nicole) Shoe guts as demonstrated at Dick’s Sporting Goods Boot Bar at Nordstrom Rack I am totally moving in to Bailey’s Prime Plus Again, I am totally moving in to FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Take-out heaven at Whole Foods Market I [...]

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sci-tech center’s math midway exhibit

October 30, 2010
dallas childrens museum sci tech center light spinner sci-tech center in frisco texas

What a difference a year makes.  A year ago the Sci-Tech Discovery Center, a Dallas area children’s museum, opened its doors.  Its doors were connected to a very large warehouse space with unfinished walls, ceilings and mobile restrooms. After the Grossology exhibit was completed, they closed down for 6 months and redesigned the space into [...]

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still in the game

October 15, 2010
Texas Rangers post-season baseball

These are pictures from last weekend’s game against the Devil Rays. I am still holding my breath since the Yankees are in town this weekend…

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A tale of two pumpkin patches

October 10, 2010
pumpkin patches in Flower Mound Texas flower mound pumpkin patch

Once upon a time not far from Holly’s house in a popular suburb of one of the country’s largest cities was a pumpkin patch. And by pumpkin patch Holly means a large picturesque field where pumpkins are trucked in and laid in neat rows. Holly and her family visited and enjoyed the pumpkin patch very [...]

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a favorite october spot

October 5, 2010
pumpkin patch express in argyle texas near dallas Ride the Pumpkin Express

Every fall we do the Dallas suburb pumpkin patch tour. There are 3 patches within 8 miles of my house in Flower Mound. It starts with the excitement of driving by and seeing the pumpkins being delivered, watching the inflatables go up, observing the crowds gather and then stopping by to join in on the [...]

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we went to log cabin village

October 1, 2010
log cabin village ft worth texas

Log Cabin Village sits in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Fort Worth is a very quiet corner filled with quiet paths, tall trees, bright flowers and log cabins where kids can run freely and play with history. There are 11 cabins dating back as early as 1840 scattered along the paved walking [...]

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