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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 20, 2007
Heather L
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Read to Me

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

Since Christmas, our reading as a family and individual reading time really has dropped. We were having so much fun reading a book together each evening. When I ran across this challenge at Jennifer’s blog Snapshot, I thought it was a perfect motivation tool for myself. If you think that you would like to join in, head on over to here blog to learn more. Our goal is to read together each evening. I want to get back to reading the Narnia series. We were reading it faithfully each day, but we stopped around Christmas time. Now, it’s February and…

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February 19, 2007
Heather L
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Meal Plan Monday

Posted in Homemaking

This week will be a little crazy as we’ll be closing on our new house on Friday. We’ll be keeping things simple/basic this week. 1. Spaghetti2. Chicken Tenders with veggies3. Calzones4. Loaded Potatoes5. Sandwiches6. Salads7. Tacos I’m dreaming of warmer weather. Can you tell? lol!

February 19, 2007
Heather L
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Happy President’s Day

Posted in Holidays

President’s Day is a celebration of both George Washington’s and Abraham Lincoln’s Birthdays. Until 1971, both February 12 and February 22 were observed as federal holidays to honor the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and George Washington (Feb. 22). In 1971 President Richard Nixon proclaimed one single federal holiday, the Presidents’ Day, to be observed on the third Monday of February, honoring all past presidents of the United States of America. Find out more about President’s Day here and have fun doing a few different activities celebrating President’s Day! Happy Birthday to our Presidents of the past and present.…

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February 18, 2007
Heather L
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More Food Recalls

Posted in Announcements, and Commercial Break

Baby FoodEarth’s Best Voluntarily Recalls Certain Jars of Organic Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast Earth’s Best has voluntarily recalled certain jars of Organic Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast in 4.5 oz jars.Tests have shown that some jars were not at the correct ph – this has led to lids popping and the product becoming discoloured. Fortunately, no illnesses have been reported and no contamination has been identified. The UPC number on the affected 4.5 oz jars of Earth’s Best Organic Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast is 23923-20223. The lid is marked with PF6J14 NP and the expiration date EXP 14…

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February 18, 2007
Heather L
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All Star Weekend

Posted in Thoughts

It’s All-Star Weekend. For any of you that have basketball fans in the house, you know that means a Saturday evening filled with all things basketball — from shoot-outs, to slam dunk contests, to skills contests. Then, Sunday, you will be watching the All-Star Game. Guess we’ll be having some sort of finger foods tomorrow during the game. Hopefully, munchkin will be feeling better by tomorrow. She stayed in bed most of the day today. D, thankfully, was feeling better this morning. Now, I just need to stay healthy.