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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.

February 14, 2010
Heather L
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Valentine’s Day Party and Crafts

Posted in Holidays, Homemaking, and Homeschooling

At the homeschool Valentine’s party, Munchkin and her friends had fun doing several different crafts.  The mom who pulled together all of the crafts did a great job. The Candy iPod was a huge hit.  They all decided that their new iPods played sweet music.  You can find the instructions for these here. Some of the other crafts included painting rocks, fingerprint heart cards, and heart rubbings.  The kids each made a Valentine card to be delivered to local shut-ins. They had fun passing out their Valentines to each other.  We had them line up the bags/mailboxes/boxes on the sofas,…

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February 13, 2010
Heather L
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Heart Shaped Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

Posted in Gluten Free, and Holidays

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies For Munchkin’s homeschool Valentine’s party, I happily agreed to make the cookies.  Because it was a Valentine’s Day theme, I wanted to make sure I transformed the regular flourless peanut butter thumbprint cookies into something a little more special. I mixed together 2 cups of sugar, 2 tsps baking powder, 2 cups of peanut butter, and 2 eggs until thoroughly combined.  I then took about a tablespoon of the dough and rolled it into a ball.  The dough ball was rolled in pink sugar crystals.  I then flattened the balls and shaped them into…

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February 12, 2010
Heather L
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MapTrek: Ancient World Maps Vol 1 Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

Knowledge Quest has created yet another wonderful resource for homeschoolers, teachers, parents, and students ~ The MapTrek Atlas and Outline Maps of World History series. I was given the opportunity to review MapTrek V1: Ancient World.  As Knowledge Quest was rolling out the MapTrek series, I was receiving email notifications of freebies previews of this series.  From the free downloads, I knew this would be a great series. On a side note… I highly recommend signing up for the Knowledge Quest email newsletter because they do send out notifications of freebies they are offering. For the teacher, there are beautiful…

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February 11, 2010
Heather L
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Once A Month Mom Cookoff: Gluten Free Version

Posted in Gluten Free, and Homemaking

Sherry over at Lamp Unto My Feet posted that she was going to do the Once A Month Mom Cook Off.  It’s been a while since I’ve done Once A Month Cooking (OAMC), but I use to really like the freedom that it gave me.  So, I decided to check out what she was talking about. The Once A Month Mom Cook Off is designed to motivate and inspire you to dive into once a month cooking (also referred to as power cooking, freezer cooking, oamc and bulk cooking)…. Throughout the month Amy from Amy’s Finer Things and I will…

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