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Spring babies, Spring projects
Baby chicks! My husband bought an incubator at the flea market. he tried it for the first time this year and it worked! Same chicks, but...
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May 3, 20144 min read
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In and out. Mom burns her feet.
In and out. That small phrase explains my life this past 6 weeks. First of all, my mom burned her feet and shins in the bathtub. We have...
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Apr 18, 20145 min read
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Blooming Daffodils in Ice
My goodness, my life has not slowed down since before Christmas. Christmas is always incredibly busy, but my family is growing each year...
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Mar 3, 20145 min read
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Snow, cold, and stress, stress, stress...
Oh, I had to write something today before I go crazy. Writing is very calming for me and at times once I put something down on paper, it...
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Feb 7, 20142 min read
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Matthew and Ashley's Wedding.
Today is Fito’s birthday and I got up early and made crepes and bacon. I already have the table set with the china and will make shrimp...
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Jan 25, 20148 min read
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Christmas, a concert, and an ice storm (a crystal winter wonderland).
Christmas has past and it was a very nice one for our family. I think I surprised Rebeca the most. She likes all kinds of animals, but...
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Dec 26, 20134 min read
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My birthday and a recipe for crepes.
Friday was my birthday. It had stormed and school was cancelled so everyone was at home. I woke up about 8:30 (which is sleeping in...
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Dec 10, 20132 min read
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Feeding 140 people.
I did a meal for 140 missionaries about two weeks ago. The first thing I did was about a week before the meal, I bought two turkeys, each...
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Dec 10, 20135 min read
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A New Christmas Tree
Six years ago when we moved to Newcastle, we lost the top of our Christmas tree. I kept thinking…it will show up, but it never did. I...
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Nov 26, 20132 min read
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Cooking cheaply, easily, and yummy(ly)
I wanted to share some ideas of how I cook for a lot of people, but do it in a quick, easy, and inexpensive way. First of all, I buy...
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Nov 20, 20133 min read
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The tree house, gardening, and perfect weather.
The minute Xander gets to Grammy Tammy and Papa Fito's house- It is outside, down the path, and straight to the tree house (or chasing...
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Oct 11, 20132 min read
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Painting Rebeca's room and cleaning upstairs
This summer has been the best, weather- wise, since we moved to Oklahoma, seven years ago. Our lake is still full, the grass is green,...
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Sep 19, 20132 min read
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New kitchen counters, the beach, and America the Beautiful...
Here are some pictures of my finished kitchen counters. We used a marble called Amazon Rain Forest Gold. We also used stacked rock on the...
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Sep 5, 20134 min read
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School starts...my canning jar collection...
So much has happened lately. School started last week and we sent Rebeca and Elizabeth back to school. Therefore, there were all the...
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Aug 18, 20132 min read
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Electricity...finally. Working on kitchen.
The past few weeks have been busy but amazing. I did not have to work and so I have been doing all the things that I did not have time to...
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Aug 6, 20133 min read
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RAIN...the dock is under water! And it is July?
Rain, rain, and more rain. last year, we were in the middle of a severe drought and our lake almost dried up. Look at it this morning,...
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Jul 26, 20131 min read
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Canning and summer fun.
canned salsa This eliminates heating up your kitchen in the middle of the summer and it also divides up the work so you are not doing an...
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Jul 25, 20132 min read
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Are your children "helpers" or "hindrances"?
Okay parents. I have been teaching your children (or somebody’s children) for the past 2 months. I have had first grade up to 8th grade...
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Jul 24, 20133 min read
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Preparedness seminar, more on the tree house, busy, busy, busy..
Weeks go by, months go by, my summer is going by, and I still haven’t even finished what I wanted to accomplish during the spring. Oh...
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Jul 19, 20133 min read
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"Ride the bike down the hill, up a ramp, and into the pond" Party!
I have been working full-time, plus one of the teachers severely broke one leg and the foot on the other leg...so...I took her evening...
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Jul 6, 20132 min read
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