New Year Fun - 2012 Edition

I love doing this meme every year, it sort of brings the whole blogging year to an end and also takes me back in time to reflect on what I was doing. Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month. If you decide to do one as we…

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Happy Homemaker Monday - Goodbye 2012

Good morning. Well here we are, the last day of 2012.  I can't believe how fast this year has flown, and I know I usually say time goes fast but this is just ridiculous. The last day of 2012.  Wow, lots done, lots seen, lots accomplished and lots wished for this year, so what exactly does the …

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Making do

It's such a beautiful day today.  It's cloudy, it's chilly and I have the most amazing scent of pine/bay leaves/nutmeg simmering on the stove. One of the reasons I always get real trees for Christmas, aside from the fact that I just love them and find them gorgeous, is that before I ge…

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Soaking in every moment

We have become sort of hermits in my house. I think it would have been perfect if we were back in Idaho with the snow and the cold weather, then we could really blame it on that. But the fact is simply, that hubby is on leave until the 8th of January, and we are also on homeschooling winter break…

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Cooking Thursday - Kung Pao Chicken

So ready to get back to simple meals and none of the holiday cooking.  I honestly can't look at ham and turkey and pie and chocolate and and and and and............  Blech! For today's recipe I picked one of our favorites.  Kung Pao Chicken, hope you enjoy as well :)  Kung Pao Chicken Credit…

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The day after

Don't know about you all, but as soon as Christmas is over, I immediately take down the tree and the decorations in the house. The outside decorations will start coming down tomorrow and be finished sometime within the next two days. I just can't handle having it all over, I think because …

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