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House Tour
Here’s a video tour of our new house. I got a little spooked part way through when the front door blew open by itself! And I wasn’t about to go down to the basement again alone–silly, I know. But it’s creepy down there. There is a rat or two living in the house since it was [...]
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My Personal Fit Yummy Mummy Challenge Results
I just posted this over at Club FYM and wanted to share my joy with my Grocery Shrink friends. I wrote in an earlier post about how I discovered Fit Yummy Mummy and how it’s changed my life. The last 12 weeks was the FYM Fall Transformation Challenge that I participated in. As an exclusively [...]
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A few Photos from October
We had our annual History party at the farm October 30th. It was overwhelming to make 8 costumes, so we went really simple. Darren and I went as ourselves . Heidi gathered hers from the dress up box. Dub and Brandon wore their outfits from last year. Caleb borrowed a hat and we only made [...]
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Wanted: Homeschool Teacher
I have a teaching degree and taught 5th grade for two years, when I was VERY young. I turned 22 on the first day of school and though I did a decent job, would do a much better job today after having been a parent. I had already decided that when I was blessed with [...]
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To Do Monday:
1. Finish planning Christmas! I’ve been printing off the workpages from my Grocery Shrink Christmas book and am filling them out. Ther’es not a ton of time left if I want to make gifts by hand. 2. Make Apple Chips–Thanks to Pinterest I found this tutorial: (I plan to use my mandolin slicer and apple corer [...]
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Happy August!!!
This is the best month ever! We are taking a break from life in August. No ballet lessons, no music lessons. No sports, no camps, no travelling. School can wait until September . Today we are headed to the pool–even me! And I get to visit my matron of honor and her children for the [...]
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This is what Grant…
…Thought of the projects I had planned for this weekend. I didn’t get as much painting done as I hoped. It’s hard to keep a baby close with spray paint in the breeze. We moved activities indoors and I finished up a new sewing pattern for Craftbits.com Here’s a sneak peek. But today, mostly, I just held [...]
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How Much Do You Want It?
I was thinking this morning about how much I want to lose this pregnancy weight. I want it so badly that I can bake a huge batch of cookies and not taste one. I can make lasagna for the family and eat grilled chicken over romaine. I can bake chocolate strawberry shortcake and only eat [...]
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We’re in Virginia!
It’s been a whirlwind. We just got back from our frugal cruise to Mexico (Pictures later) and flew to Norfolk, VA for the filiming of our segment with the 700 club. The hotel we are staying at is gorgeous! It’s all decorated in a colonial style with crystal chandelliers and fireplaces everywhere. The food is [...]
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Fruitful Saturday