Gooey Butter Cookies – No Mix Needed

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  These homemade gooey butter cookies are soft and yummy and chewy goodness. But the best part about these gooey butter cookies is that unlike most of these types of cookies there is no “box” needed. So, you can have the creamy, buttery yumminess without the added artificial colors, fillers, and preservative. In place of […]

Blogging through the Alphebet “Z”

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This is the last installment of this series of blogging through the alphabet. Obviously that leaves us with the letter “z”. “Z” words are just really hard to find. So, this is going to be a fun blogging through the alphabet post. It will feature all of my zany children!! It has been awhile since […]

Blogging through the Alphabet – “Y”earn

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This week’s blogging through the alphabet “y” post took some time and much thought. We don’t use “y” words that often and there aren’t that many of them. But when the word “yearn” was impressed upon my heart I knew that it was the one for today. This word truly speaks to where my heart […]

Homeschooling without texbooks – Kindergarten

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My picture of childhood is dirt under little fingernails, wind tasseled hair, sun-kissed cheeks, and bare feet. Instead today our society takes children as young as 2 at times, but for sure by 5, expects them to walk in a line, be quiet, ride a bus by themselves, and sit in a desk for hours each […]

Six Month Update

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I am almost a month late with this six month update but I want to record what Elizabeth is doing and what she looks like at this stage. I really can’t believe we are already half way to her first birthday. The speed at which time passes is just breath taking and heart breaking at […]

E”x”cited – Blogging through the Alphabet

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I can not believe that my blogging through the alphabet journey is almost over as is this year of my life! This week I am sooooo e”x”cited because today is my birthday!! I am so thankful for another year. It was another year full of blessings and making memories. The older that I get the […]

Homemade Taco Pizza Recipe

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This amazing recipe is quick and easy to throw together for a fun and different dinner idea. This homemade taco pizza recipe idea came to me one day after a childhood memory conjured up thoughts about a favorite meal as a child. Living way out in the country it was almost impossible for mom to […]

“W”elcome to my Home

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I know that most of you will never enter into my home IRL (in real life) but I wanted to open up my home to you, my friends here at my online home, for a visit today. The iced tea is poured and cookies are baked. So pull up a chair and chat with me […]