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Back to School Empty

After an especially emotional morning, I find myself sitting here trying to get back into sharing with you fun new ideas after having taken our...

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Lessons learned berry picking

I remember Gramma putting on her apron and asking us to go with her. It was a sweltering hot summer day, and we slowly walked along the edge of the...

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(Adult) Peer Pressure

The Peer Pressure Scenario The moms have been wearing tank tops and work out shorts with their cute little shades and looking all 'in' when dropping...

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Rocking to sleep

He is warm in my arms, head cradled against my bicep as if he'd be looking at my cheek if his eyes were open like when he was a baby. Cuddled with...

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What I tell myself

  "One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?" ~ Rachel...

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Where’s your path?

Hubby blows a path through the snow from our drive to the driveways on either side of ours for the mail carrier. (Yes, I'm still talking snow here...

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It’s OK to ask for help

Coming upstairs I could hear Sweet Pea trying to open his bedroom door. I gave the knob a turn to help and saw him with his messy bed hair stooped...

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DIY Spring Bird Feeders

...and you can find a bag of birdseed anywhere... -from Tom T. Hall's song Everybody Loves to Hear a Bird Sing  We made spring bird feeders the...

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Dressing for the cold weather

Hopefully spring is on it's way, but all of this bitterly cold weather has me still thinking about dressing warmly! I'm going to share what I wear...

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Get Creative at (link)

Last week I showed photos of our winter break. There was one creative activity that I just had to come back and share with you. Doodle Cubes*** from...

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Snow-covered yard

I look out the window at a snow-covered yard. Pristine. Not a single footprint. It's like looking at a picture of a dessert when the wind is still....

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