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February 7, 2007
Heather L
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WFMW: Love, Sweet Love Edition

Posted in Family, and Homemaking

Some of the best relationship advice that I received is to always keep the communication lines open. For us, this means that we always talk in the evening before bed. Even if D isn’t home, we always try to talk by phone or email. Obviously, this isn’t always possible, but we do our best. I tend to start talking a lot when D is trying to fall asleep, but we won’t mention that…. We also talk a lot when we’re driving. We laugh a lot too because I always bring books with me when we’re going on a long trip,…

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35 Ideas for Inexpensive Date NightsFire in the Fireplace
February 6, 2007
Heather L
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35 Ideas for Inexpensive Date Nights

Posted in Family, and Holidays

Can dating really be inexpensive? We’ve all heard about going to the bookstore, looking around at the books, and sipping a coffee. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it can get old pretty quickly. Here are a few ideas for inexpensive date nights. 35 Ideas for Inexpensive Date Nights Outdoor Date Ideas 1. Go for a nice romantic walk in the park. Depending on how much exercise you want, this could be anywhere from a nice stroll around the neighborhood to a long stroll at the park. 2. Learn a new sport or hobby together. Obviously, depending on what sport/hobby…

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February 6, 2007
Heather L
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Random Thoughts

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

Why is it that even though we’re not completed with this school year, I’m still super excited about starting to receive the new homeschool catalogs? Why is it that something that was so easy for munchkin yesterday in school is so difficult today? Why is it that when I say it’s time for bed or time to clean up nobody can hear me, but if I say, play time or snack time, there’s no difficulty in hearing? Why is it that the house is clean one second, but dirty the next second? Why is that there is always at least…

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February 6, 2007
Heather L
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Our Month at a Glance

Posted in Family, and Thoughts

While this month isn’t quite as busy as some have been, we still have a bit going on — including a huge event. This month, I’m just going to break it down by the week. Week of February 5th: Gymnastics, Stuart Little @ Riverside Dinner Theater Week of February 12th: Gymnastics, Valentine’s Day Party, Happy Valentine’s Day!! Week of February 19th: Gymnastics, Close on our New House Week of February 26th: Gymnastics, Linda Bailey Nature Program Please pray that everything goes smoothly with the closing on our new house. There are still several things that need to work out in…

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February 4, 2007
Heather L
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DIY Goop?? Gunk???

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This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase through my link, I receive a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything, but it helps keep this blog going. Today, we stopped by Jo-Ann Fabrics so munchkin could pick out some goodies with her gift card from Christmas. She wanted some more perler beads and some sort of craft/activity. She found a perler activity kit that she liked and a kid concoctions gooey gunk factory (which she got on clearance). Needless to say, she wanted to do the gooey gunk kit as soon as we got home. Interestingly enough, it’s relatively simple.…

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