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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.

Beyond the Basics Online Cooking Class

Posted in Announcements, and Commercial Break

I can’t believe that I almost missed out on sharing this news! Shelly from One Roast Vegetable has added a new cooking class to her line-up. Her newest class moves beyond just the basic cooking lessons. We’ll be learning how to prepare complete meals. In the Beyond the Basics class, we’ll be learning how to make: Mango pork tenderloin, served with homemade Spinach salad(homemade dressing too, of course), and Strawberry bread pudding Grant’s cajun chicken, Caesar salad, and Homemade Tiramisu Kids’ favorites like Pasta salad, homemade Chicken fingers, and Sweet meatballs And much more. Yum!! She only has 29 spots…

Settling In

Posted in Family, Military Life, and Thoughts

We finally have internet!!! I hate being without the internet as we use it for so many different things. lol! I’m pleased to announce that we’re settling in to our new home on base. We were able to get a house as soon as we arrived here in AZ. This meant no internet, but we were happy to start to get settled. Our household goods arrived a few days after we did, so we’re now in the process of unpacking and trying to figure out where everything will go. We’ve made good progress, but it will take a little time…

The Beauty of Texas

Posted in Family, Military Life, and Thoughts

We were told that driving across Texas would be boring and that the scenery is all the same. We’ve been amazed at the beauty that we’ve seen as we drive across this HUGE state. We haven’t been bored in the least. (Well, at least, we haven’t been bored with the scenery. We are quite tired of driving.) I wish I could have taken pictures as we were driving along as there were so many amazing things to see. Tonight, we’re staying in Van Horn, TX. The mountains are beautiful. There is some green, but not much shade. We’ve seen quite…