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Plan a Staycation | Summer Fun Guide

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North Central Indiana :: Parenting Miracles. Louis, Missouri :: Our Four Letter Words. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. Mount Vernon, Ohio :: Living Better One Day at a Time. Oakland County, Michigan :: Bargain Shopper Mom. Omaha, Nebraska :: Mom Endeavors. Oshkosh, Wisconsin :: A Little Bit of This and That.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My Mom grew up in St. Dad grew up on his parent’s farm with a wood stove, an outhouse and kerosene lamps. Of course, later on I did get some really nice real dolls from my St Louis Aunts. We would feel very poor if we couldn’t jump in that hot steamy shower. it was A-OK with me. Inconvenient!

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Fun Staycation Ideas From All Across the Country

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Here are the links to the other bloggers' sites for you to plan out your summer staycation or vacation: New England Connecticut - Parenting Miracles Boston, Massachusetts - ? We are all writing about fun and low cost summer ideas in our respective areas of the country. Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. People opened their windows and used attic fans or sat in metal lawn chairs outside to cool off. Most of us did not have air conditioned homes.

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