UGH – the expenses just keep going up. It seems like every time we turn around lately we are getting a notice in the mail that something is going up. Next, I fear it will be our car insurance premium. I know my husband shops around for the best deals…so if this happens I have [...]
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Have you done any dreaming lately? About vacations? I have vacations on my mind right now because we are less than three weeks out from our annual road trip. I wouldn’t exactly say this is my “dream” vacation, however. No…thousands of miles stuck in a van with 7 kids and a grumpy husband is NOT [...]
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I can hardly believe what I received in the mail on Friday… …from the county in which I live… …can you guess…? I got a Juror Questionnaire!!!!! Yikes! Me! 41 years old and this is the first time my name has come to the top of the Juror pool! It’s basically a two page demographic [...]
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I believe in simplicity. So much so that I have actually attempted to create a life that reflects everything about simplicity. It is that important to me…because when things are complicated you lose touch with the things that are truly important. And I don’t want to do this. This is one reason why, when I [...]
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First…I have to say even though it pains me greatly… I FORGOT MY CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!! How could I?????? I missed some absolutely priceless pictures and I’m still smarting about this. We did go to the orchard yesterday morning and it was a really nice trip. We started with a small tour. The kids saw some “dwarf” [...]
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A whole new world has recently opened up for me. In my wanderings around the internet (dropping Entrecards) I have discovered some of the most amazing blogs belonging to some of the most amazing artists! They make exquisite jewelry that I didn’t even know existed…let alone could be made by human hands. It is truly [...]
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Be Content Wherever I am is wherever I am meant to be. Whatever I am doing is whatever I am meant to be doing. Whatever everyone else is doing is exactly what they are meant to be doing. This is contentment. If you do decide you want to change…believe it or not, the first step [...]
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We have our annual fall festivals coming up in less than a month and I am busily preparing for this high time of the year. One thing we traditionally do is exchange gifts, so I have been doing an extra amount of shopping lately. I have most of the kids’ gifts chosen and purchased, but [...]
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As we are currently dealing with our first colds of the season, I thought I would share a remedy for ear infections that is virtually guaranteed to work. At the first sign of ear infection, place several (3-4) drops of expressed breastmilk into the affected ear. Repeat this a couple of times a day for [...]
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Our current mattress is about 10 years old. I do not have the current recommendations for mattress life, but I suspect we are over what is considered optimal age for a mattress. This is why I am thinking more and more that it might be time to consider a new mattress. I’ve heard a lot [...]
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