Life is a journey, not a destination ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  • 2024 Guide: Best Ways to Earn Swagbucks for Free Gift Cards

    If you want to earn a little extra on the side be sure to check out these best ways to earn Swagbucks in 2024! More Swagbucks “SB” Points = More Free Gift Cards or PayPal cash. Cash in your “SB” points for FREE gift cards including PayPal, Amazon, eBay, Starbucks, Target, Walmart, Grocery Gift Cards,…

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  • Skyrim: Medieval and Dragon Themed Birthday Party Ideas

    My middle daughters birthday was this past week. She chose a theme that was one of the more difficult for me. My husband and kids love to play video games, one of their favorites is Skyrim. I don’t play and so didn’t know many of the elements of the game. After some online searching and…

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  • Tangled-Themed 18th Birthday Party: A Celebration of Life’s New Beginnings

    My oldest daughter turned 18 this month. She said since it’s her last party she wanted a theme from her childhood. She choose Tangled. Just like Rapunzel who sings “When Will My Life Begin”, my daughter is looking at the possibilities of her life truly starting as an adult. There are so many possibilities and…

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  • Michigan UP – Pictured Rocks – Anniversary Trip

    For our anniversary this year we got to travel to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I have been wanting to see the Pictured Rocks, and Mark decided this was the perfect time to go. He was right, it was beautiful up there. We spent 4 nights up there, 3 full days. We saw the pictured rocks, a…

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  • In Memory of Max: the bestest dog, the definition of a good boy.

    The reality of having animals is that you will experience death. Sometimes it is expected and sometimes it’s not. My kids have experienced it a lot, losing chickens to a fox, or goats that got sick, a cat that just disappeared. Our family experienced the loss of our dog of 8 years this week. We…

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  • Enchanted Fantasy Birthday Party

    My girl loves the fantasy world. She loves reading, and playing video games that are fantasy based. So it was no surprise when she said she wanted her party to be fantasy themed. That’s a very broad world though so we narrowed it down to her current favorites which are mushrooms and dragons, right now.…

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  • Single Crochet Triangle/Diamond: How to

    I am working on a new crochet blanket. I wanted to try something different so I choose a 3D Illusion Pattern. I think it will be fun. I’ll share the full pictures and pattern when I’m done but the main component of the blanket is diamond pieces, so I wanted share those now. I’m having…

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  • Wannabe Homesteader

    Wannabe Homesteader

    A modern day homesteader is one who wants to live a lifestyle of self sufficiency. Most often in growing and preserving their own food. Often it includes raising livestock, and can include production of textiles and craft work for personal use or sale. It’s not defined by where you live but by the lifestyle choices…

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  • Prepping for another year of Homeschooling

    It hit me this morning that our home-school community starts back up in one month. Yikes! I best get myself in gear and make sure I have what we need on hand. We have done several different things through the years in our home-school journey and have loved several of them. Our current journey is…

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  • Sea World, Orlando

                 

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