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Whitewater Falls

You can’t visit the Highlands, North Carolina without going to see some waterfalls.  So while we were at the cabin, we bundled up the kids and set out to Cashiers to see Whitewater Falls.  This is the tallest falls east of the Mississippi.  You have to walk down...

Almost won me over

Santa has been a tough sell for Chloe Jane.  Two years ago, he terrified little Chloe Jane when we tried to take her to sit on Santa’s lap at the Lenox Mall.   The episode was documented in the Bad Santa post.  The following year, she wasn’t terrified of...

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

The Fife house is getting ready to welcome Santa.  We’ve got lights on the outside so Santa will be sure to spot our house (that’s right, we’re now one of  “those people”).  The tree is up and decorated–although the lower branch...

Southern Belle Farm

Living inside the perimeter, Chloe Jane and Cara were not going to get the opportunity to see a real working farm unless we sought one out for them.  Fortunately, there are still several farms within a short drive from metro Atlanta.   We picked this particular farm...

Goblins in the Garden

When I was a kid, I remember Halloween being pretty much just Halloween night.  Nowadays, Halloween lasts all month.  The great thing about Halloween though is that you really can’t mess it up.  There’s no pretense to Halloween.  It’s a guiltless...