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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: A River to Crossa river to cross
September 6, 2011
Heather L
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Review: A River to Cross

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A River to Cross by Yvonne Harris About the Author: Yvonne Harris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from the University of Hartford and has taught throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic. Currently she teaches writing at a local college. She is a winner and three-time finalist of the Golden Heart Award. Before turning to fiction, she wrote articles for magazines. Although Yvonne and her husband live in New Jersey to be close to family, she was raised in Alabama and still considers herself a Southern writer. Book Description: Elizabeth Evan’s brother paid the ultimate price as editor…

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September 5, 2011
Heather L
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An Exciting Surprise

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Project 365 – #248 Late yesterday afternoon, I went to rest for a bit as I had a bad headache.  D and Munchkin headed outside to wash the vehicles.  I fell asleep to the sounds of the normal vehicle washing antics.  The next thing I know I’m being woken up by screams from Munchkin, “Mommy!  Mommy! Mommy!”  I shot up out of bed concerned that something bad had happened.  As I’m trying to wake up, I hear, “There are babies!  Rosita had babies!  There are 3 babies!  Come one, come on, come on!!” So, downstairs we went to see the…

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September 5, 2011
Heather L
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Wise Alec: Nature Nuts Game

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Griddly Games, the makers of the Wise Alec trivia board game, have created expansion packs that double as stand alone travel games: Nature Nuts, Civilize This, and Sports Buff.  Each expansion pack features 3 decks of cards, 1 deck of Wise Alec cards, and a die.  The game itself comes in a nice storage container which features a magnetic closure, organizational storage areas for each deck of cards as well as the die, a plastic cover to keep all the cards and die in place, and instructions printed directly on the container.  What this means is that you will not…

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September 3, 2011
Heather L
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Let’s Go Ride a Bike

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Project 365 – #246 Before D’s surgery, we purchased a bike trainer for him to be able to use for fitness after his surgery.  He used it until he was able to ride outside.  We won’t go into the fact that shortly after he started riding outside he took a nasty spill.  Thankfully, it didn’t injure his back.  His doctor cleared him to ride, and he needs to work to get back in shape.  Riding is one of the things he uses as part of his fitness routine. We enjoy taking bike rides as a family, but the summer months…

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