New arrivals at the Carnival this week:
From Kailani, we have My Daughter’s Words of Wisdom and Lullabies for the 21st Century
Jennifer-with-no-blog sent this:
I was in bed this morning when my 4-year old daughter (almost 5) asks if she can buy our bed. She has a price match, coupon, and blank check! I understand where she [...]
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In the description to my blog I promised stories of Seven Southern Sisters, And I said some situations might include snakes, stinging scorpions, and today I will tell a story the has to do with my grandpa Brown and a copper head snake (I don’t know if I’ve told yet but my grandma, grandpa, and [...]
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Oh the memories this picture brings! I am the one on the left and My Dad’s little sister Abigail who happens to be one of my two best friends is on the right. I remember that the boxing gloves were way too small because they were a six year olds Christmas present and they hurt [...]
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Check out Christian Book Distributor’s selection of 3-CD sets (most are $6.99) and don’t forget to use the coupon code (234625) for free shipping on any size order!Here are some we have and love:
Sing Unto The Lord: The Psalms of David for Daily Living, 3-CD Set - our very favorite, played nearly every day in [...]
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Every time I feel our baby kick inside me, I say a short “thank you” to God. I want to stroke my belly, smile and say to the baby, “Hi! You’re still there!” This attitude has a lot to do with Sarah.
As I approach the end of this pregnancy, little Sarah has been much on [...]
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Just a reminder to send your contributions for the next Carnival of Kid Comedy by midnight Friday. What made you smile and thank God for the Little Blessings underfoot?
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I made this picture on a little kid program called paint brush and it is what I named my blog after. I am going to make it my blogger Id picture but first I have to put it on the internet. Deanna’s has a book on it because everyone knows Deanna loves books. In mine [...]
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To tell this story I will have to tell 2 stories. In the first I will explain about some roosters. Well, my Dad’s boss Mr. Turley gave us 7 roosters to butcher and we were tying string around their legs. We haven’t had much experience with roosters so we were a little bit scared of [...]
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I love poetry so I think that I’ll post some every once in a while.What really grabbed me was the part about the beloved books,I think that I like whoever wrote this!
Home
Home!My very heart’s desire is safewithin thy walls;The voices of my loved ones, friends who come,My treasured books that rest in niche serene,All make [...]
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The young and zealous roosters who have been waking us up at 3AM died last night. Not at my own hand, mind you, but at the hands of my Hubby and children.We knew they weren’t city kids; they have witnessed and helped with the butchering of a few deer, hogs, etc. But I really did [...]
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My 6yo and 4yo still take daily naps, but we’re testing a new technique. The 6yo has branded it “Big Girl Naps.”Rather than lying down for an hour and a half, with frequent admonishments to be still and be quiet, we set a 30 minute timer. They must pretend to sleep until the [...]
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Guilt-free Homeschooling has a wonderful post on answering 50 reasons why I could never homeschool. Some of the answers are tongue-in-cheek and others are dead serious. I love nearly all of them!And a penny’s worth of my own thoughts: I often hear people say that they know plenty of children who went [...]
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Breakfast:
Oatmeal with apples, raisins and cinnamon
Lunch:
6 lbs. of bologne & hotdogs
8 loaves of bread
6 gallons of milk
Dinner:
20 lbs. of pork spareribs, slow-cooked outside in the electric roaster then quickly BBQ’d on the grill
6 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 lb. of bacon - anyone got a good recipe to use this with the chicken breasts?
Breakfast [...]
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Alright. I think I’m really and truly online again.My kids have been having loads of fun, but I can’t tell you about it because it’s online and we haven’t yet decided if it will remain anonymous. You’ll just have to take my word for it: it’s really cute and funny, and we’re all laughing over [...]
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One of our favorite cookie recipes. All the good-for-you stuff doesn’t ruin the flavor a bit, and this is one of those rare recipes that we don’t have to double.This comes from my Tastes of Country cookbook, which came from my very dear Grandma. I still have the sticky note that she stuck [...]
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