Happy Thanksgiving :)

Well my sweet friends, here we are about to celebrate another Thanksgiving day.  There's always such excitement the day before, at least for me, knowing that I get to be up early and start cooking a big meal. It may be overwhelming for some, but for a gal like me who loves being in the kitchen…

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Happy Homemaker Monday - 11/25/2013

Happy chilly Monday morning to you all. Brrrr indeed! Hope you had a fantastic weekend and are ready for this busy week we have ahead. I can't believe we are but a few days away from Thanksgiving, goodness. Sure do hope you all spend it well and enjoy all the yummy food you'll eat, might…

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Around here

there's been housework and relaxing and a lot, and I mean a lot of Christmas movie watching.  For me, at least. I think without fail, the best time of the year is now, right before Thanksgiving and the weeks leading up to Christmas....and the reason?  Hallmark Channel! One after the other, all …

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This week.....

Hello friends, I'm the lady who is supposed to be updating every day but has been having a real problem trying to find enough hours in the day to do everything. Another whole week has gone by and I'm just now getting a moment to sit down with my laptop, and compose a little update post for …

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Balance Bar Giveaway Winner!

Thank you all for participating in the Balance Bar Giveaway :) I used Random.org to draw a winner and the number that came up was: #11 - Annie Lee Congratulations Annie Lee, I will be contacting you shortly. :)

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Slow Cooking Thursday - Chunky Minestrone Soup

Well, another week has flown right by.  I always say that time is flying but am I the only one who seems to feel that it's going at lightning speed the past few months?  Even faster than usual? Anyway, here is today's recipe, which comes straight from the blog Repeat Crafter Me.  Now this …

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Happy Homemaker Monday - 11/18/2013

Good morning my friends. I have to start by apologizing for the delay in this post going up.  Our router decided to conk out last night, so this morning I had to run out and buy a new one.  Thankful that I had the funds at the moment or I wouldn't have known what to do. It's up and running …

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Sense and Sensibility - TLC Book Tour

From Joanna Trollope, one of the most insightful chroniclers of family life writing fiction today, comes a contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility , Jane Austen’s classic novel of love, money, and two very different sisters. John Dashwood promised his dying father that he would take care…

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Dream come true!

There is something magical and blessed about witnessing someone's dream come true. Knowing that you are there in that moment to witness their reaction, is a feeling unlike any other. Yesterday we all headed to Boise for the day....and what a loooonnnnnng day it turned out to be.  As an adult yo…

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Gracious Living Without Servants - TLC Book Tour

Juliet has done the right thing all her life, and where’s it gotten her? She’s a thirty-year-old widow who’s had to move in with her parents. Things start to look up when her glamorous—but married and much older—neighbor Seth seems to be flirting with her and his wife helps her land a job at a l…

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The daily grind!

Life moves on at a fast pace, it's a never ending hum drum of activity around us. Some days are more exciting than others, but for the most part I am quite happy with the familiar chores that I perform daily, boring as they may seem at times.  I give thanks to God, even for the littlest mundan…

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