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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

Review: Debra Bell Ultimate PlannersHomeschool Planners
April 5, 2013
Heather L
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Review: Debra Bell Ultimate Planners

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Debra Bell, author of the Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling, has created a line of Ultimate Homeschool Planners to make organizing your homeschool easier.  Debra put a lot of time and thought into each of the planners to create something that is versatile and easy to use.  The planners are not only useful, but they are also eye-catching which makes them fun to use.  Because they are not pre-dated, they are flexible for most any homeschool schedule. The planners include the: Ultimate Homeschool Planner for mom and/or dad, $28 – two covers currently available Ultimate Weekly Planner for Teens, $19 Ultimate Daily Planner for…

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Cabin Updates: New Floor and Laundry RoomView of Living Room from Loft
April 4, 2013
Heather L
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Cabin Updates: New Floor and Laundry Room

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Last Tuesday, Munchkin and I headed up to the cabin with the pups and the guinea pigs. D was over in 29 Palms, so we thought we’d get a little work done at the cabin while he was there. We also took this opportunity to enjoy some fun mommy daughter time. 😉 D drove over from 29 Palms later in the week once he completed his work stuff. We found ourselves working quite hard to complete some main things at the cabin including laying all of the floor in the cabin. Since I had already completed the master bedroom floor…

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Wildlife Wednesday: Black and White MothBlack and White Moth Side View
April 3, 2013
Heather L
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Wildlife Wednesday: Black and White Moth

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As I was getting ready to water our plants, I found this beautiful moth nestled inside of the greenery. I haven’t been able to identify the type of moth, so let me know if you can identify it. 🙂 A big thanks to my blogging friend Dawn over at Guiding Light Homeschool for letting me know that this is a White-Lined Sphinx Moth. Her son J identified it for us. 🙂 Another reader also identified it for me and said they have a lot of them in the Phoenix, Az area. I knew that some of my readers would be…

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2013 Egg Hunt at the CabinEgg Hunt at the Cabin 2013
April 2, 2013
Heather L
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2013 Egg Hunt at the Cabin

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Munchkin has always loved egg hunts. She was itty bitty when she went to her first one, and now, at almost 14, she still has a blast with them. A couple of weeks ago when we were up at the cabin, I decided to surprise her with an egg hunt. Things have been pretty crazy lately, and our trips to the cabin have been filled with work and not so much relaxing. While she understands the importance of getting things finished up, it doesn’t mean that she enjoys the process. I wanted to do something just for her to make…

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Progress on the CabinMaster Bedroom Floor
March 25, 2013
Heather L
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Progress on the Cabin

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We finally received our first check for the flooding damage at the cabin. It took over 3 months to receive the check which really did slow down some of the purchasing of needed products, but now we’re back on track. It’s taking longer than we would like to get things back together, but that’s what happens when you end up doing all the work yourselves. lol! That being said, we were able to make a good bit of progress last week. D finished up the plumbing (except for the burst pipe going to the evap cooler that caused all of…

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