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Spring is springing!
Spring is springing up all over my garden! That includes the weeds. This week I weeded, then weeded some more–and more! It’s crazy how many weeds I pulled, and my garden is STILL chock-full of them. Grrrrrr! The weeds may have won this week’s battle but I will win the war on weeds — eventually!…
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Family Vacation
During spring break, we spent five days in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The drive through the Smoky Mountains was a-mazing! We had a bit of in-car nature study as went along. I keep meaning to look up a certain type of tree we saw that I just kept calling a “Colorado tree” because it looks like…
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Blogging: Pros & Cons of WordPress
Jeanne (at A Peaceful Day) asked recently about the pros and cons of wordpress; I wanted to answer her question thoroughly, but I’m also guessing other people might have the same question. So I’m sharing my thoughts about a few blog hosting sites I have personal experience with. I’ve blogged at homeschoolblogger, blogger, and wordpress;…
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A New ‘do for Kathryn
When one of our cousins donated her hair to Locks for Love, Kathryn decided she wanted to do it, too. First, however, she had to grow her hair a little longer, since the minimum required to donate is ten inches. Finally it was long enough, so last Saturday… I think the lady who cut Kathryn’s…
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Daughters
“A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer.” -unknown Last weekend, Kathryn and I attended a Mother-Daughter Tea Party for the GA’s (Girls in Action) from our church. The tea party just happened to be at our very favorite tea room, Tea Leaves and Thyme. We sat by the front windows, Kathryn’s favorite…
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Once upon a chocolate bunny
We’ve never done the Easter Bunny thing — although we do give the kids a basket of goodies. I’m so very thankful and humbled and amazed that Christ died on the cross, rose from the dead, and conquered sin and death. Words are inadequate to express how I feel about that. So instead, I’ll just…