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John and I wanted to do something different and fun with the kids for the holiday, while hopefully avoiding the crowds we expected once the weekend officially started. So we headed out yesterday to enjoy a day at the park. John had heard good things about Lake Fort Smith park
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We've begun a new adventure today. Chickens! I love chickens. I have since I was a little girl. I even ordered 50 little chicks once with the intention of raising a fine flock of brown egg layers. Unfortunately, several run-ins with the resident farm cats reduced my flock
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And so, we moved. Well, sort of. We aren't finished yet. Moving a family of our size plus a home business, requires more than one day of work apparently. We still have to go back to get a few things that wouldn't fit the first time
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My favorite quotes from today: Seth - "Me superman. Nobody can spank me." Will - "Mom, there was somebody at gymnastics today that looked like a bad guy. He had on boots, bad guy clothes and bad guy hair." Will - "Seth, you be the
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Last night after putting the boys to bed and reading to Elise and tucking her in, I decided to make some granola for the morning. I mixed it up, put it in the oven on low, set my timer and headed to the sewing room to get an order done
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This week I am practicing the art of economy in cooking. In other words, I'm trying to figure out how to use what I have in my freezer and refrigerator before I go buy more food. This is mainly because I've already spent all my allotted
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You know how you always think: "I'll remember this because it's important to me." And then you forget. I know I think I'll remember a lot of the fun and interesting things my kids do, but I know I won't.
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Happy Easter! Christ the Lord is risen today. Alelujah! This spring has felt busy and hectic, and our Easter celebration itself was partly a reflection of this, with two location changes due first to weather and then to illness. Despite the never-ending rain, we carried on our normal tradition of
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Spring is here and I am busy. Where once there were bare branches, the trees are now sporting lots of baby leaves, which grow bigger overnight. The weeds are trying to claim the yard for their own. Dogwoods are in full bloom. Warm air is the norm now rather than
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Today, my grandpa went to be with his Lord. I've never lost a grandparent before, and even though I knew it was coming sometime soon, I hadn't really thought about how it would affect me. Grandpa has been fighting prostrate cancer for several years now. For
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I don't know if it's the weather, or something else, but I am bubbling over with happiness and just have to share a bit of it. It's great that when I remember little moments like these, I forget all the difficult parts of my
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This week we got to experience record-breaking snow here in Northwest Arkansas. We don't usually get a lot of snow, for us 3 inches is a lot and if it stays more than a day on the ground, then that is considered an added bonus. So you can