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Easy Granola in Slow Cooker Recipe
I decided to try making granola in my slow cooker. We really like granola, but I do not enjoy heating up the oven during the summer. This seemed like the perfect solution! First, I tried the granola recipe from 52 Kitchen Adventures. We didn’t …
Market Day | Cozy Book Review
We happened across Market Day at the library one day while perusing the shelves for our pile of books to bring home. It was a book we all instantly liked and have read many times since. I didn’t realize it was a sequel to another favorite in …
Feeding Caroline’s Creativity With My Froggy Stuff
A few weeks ago I ended up on the website A girl and a glue gun and her DIY Barbie House post (now both closed). I knew Caroline would be enthralled, but I had no idea how much it would impact her. She has watched pretty much all of the crafting …
Fragmented Lives
I’ve been thinking about how fragmented lives are today. Maybe yours isn’t, but mine is in some ways and I suspect this is true for many. I’ve been thinking about this because my inbox is full of unanswered letters, there are …
My Number One Rule For Saving Money
Today I’m sharing my number one rule of saving money. Why? Because I haven’t been doing a good job of this and I can see the consequences. But I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this one rule makes a tremendous difference in our …
Our First Year of Homeschooling | The Ups and Downs of Kindergarten
As we head into the home stretch, I’ve been reflecting on our first year of homeschooling experience. To say it has been interesting would be an understatement. I’ve reminded myself of three things over and over again. One, Caroline is …
Caroline and Disney Princess Movies
Caroline had expressed an interest in the Disney Princess paraphernalia since around the time she was four. We held her off as long as we could. (She’s now six.) We finally capitulated and she received a few inexpensive princess Barbie dolls …
Introverts, the Work Place, and Mission Trips
Yesterday I read How to Accomplish More by Doing Less (no longer available) and my mind wandered about this topic. I thought about the idea of taking breaks at work and how funny it seems for me as an introvert that someone would need to tell someone …
Should Children Learn Cursive Writing?
According to this article, forty-four states are eliminating cursive writing as a requirement in public schools. Keyboarding will be required. I can understand the keyboarding being a requirement. I took typing in high school and will always be …