The kids and I are taking a long slow drive to Missouri this week, with a 2 day stopover in the Fort Worth area. Our friend-and-reader Paulette, whom I can’t wait to meet in person, has arranged for a meeting at her church on Friday, July 3 from 1-3 PM. Any readers who would like [...]
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I don’t know if you follow me or hubby on facebook, but our upcoming trip to Branson, Missouri for a family reunion has been in jeopardy. Let me preface this li’l story by telling you that our vacations have always been a quick visit to out-of-state relatives. We have never taken the sort of vacation [...]
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Posted By: Lydia Mae & Meg Megan and I have some stuff for sale, 3 copies of The Family the lower right corners of the books are bent forward in the front and the back. Retails for $20.00 will sell for $5.00 2 PENDING; 1 LEFT! 1 copy of Backyard Ballistics like new condition except [...]
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I don’t remember how many weeks it has been since I started using baking soda and vinegar instead of shampoo, but I think it was at the end of February. It’s been a while since I posted any sort of update, so I guess this is a good time for a recap. The first several [...]
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The winner of a free family pass to the Christian Families conference in Columbus, OH: Breezy, who said: “What is going to happen to the American economy and life in the city?” definitely interests me. Since we’ve registered already, it would be great if my cousin and her parents could join us all. Thank for [...]
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I’m not an experienced seamstress. I know just enough to be dangerous. Or just enough to muddle my way through a project. Either characterization works. Right now, I’m stitching up some gloves to complete hubby’s Oliver Cromwell costume. You’re impressed, right? Please tell me you’re impressed. I didn’t know a real person could make real [...]
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Last night we were getting ready to go to my sister’s house for Tuesday potluck. This is a weekly family & friends event that rotates between 3 households. Kaitlyn wanted my opinion on the outfit she was wearing, but 4yo Rachael jumped in first. “Just wear something really pretty, because boys will be there,” she [...]
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Remember last summer when our swallows got swallowed by a huge rat snake? This year they tried again, but their first brood was eaten by blue jays. Scrub jays, actually, but I suspect most people aren’t as bird-geeky as I used to be. Blue jays are close enough. That’s when they finally got bolder than [...]
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at the library! My printer is down and I needed to print a form for the short sale tomorrow. We stopped in at the picturesque little library in a nearby town to see if we could do it there. Yes, and we can blog too. See? What about you? Did you try anything new today?
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If you’re Bill Cosby, that title rhymes when you yell it. Happy Father’s Day to the guy who isn’t afraid to serve doughnuts for breakfast to an entire herd of children. That takes guts, and my man’s got ‘em.
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I’ve been blogging for nearly 4 years now, and I’ve been reading blogs for the same length of time. I was always a little annoyed when my favorite bloggers got too busy to post regularly during summer. What were they doing? Did they really think there were more important things to do than keep one’s [...]
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Hubby will be playing the person of Oliver Cromwell in Boston at the Reformation 500, and our resident seamstress is hard at work on his costume. Ebay has also played a part in outfitting him. In preparing to play his part, Hubby has become even more interested than before in the part Cromwell played in [...]
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Some very dear friends of ours are having a conference on July 10/11 in Columbus, Ohio: Christian Families at the Crossroads, and we have the privilege of helping one family attend for free! Scroll down for details on the giveaway. The Botkins say: Come visit our family! Our home has always been a place of [...]
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posted by Lydia I have three huge beautiful hardback books for sale. Since they are extra heavy, shipping has already been added to all these prices: Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Like new condition. There is small rip and a little bit of wrinkles on one page near the middle. Retails at $75. Will sell for$35 [...]
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