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Lettuce Love One Another: Day OneBe Kind
January 28, 2013
Heather L
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Lettuce Love One Another: Day One

Posted in Commercial Break, and Reviews

This week, in honor of the release of the brand new VeggieTales Video – Lettuce Love One Another, I’m going to be posting some fun, free resources and activities that will help your kids practice the ideas covered in the dvd. I’ll wrap the week up with a review of Lettuce Love One Another.  I hope you enjoy this special week of VeggieTale fun!! Today’s Lesson: Be Kind Today’s Verse: Ephesians 4:32 Today’s Activity: Free Printable – Kindness Chart and Punch Card This chart is a place to list ways your family shows kindness to others throughout the week. The…

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Our Christmas Vacation 2012Finding the Pickle Ornament
January 11, 2013
Heather L
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Our Christmas Vacation 2012

Posted in Family, and Holidays

As you already know, we drove up to Michigan for our Christmas vacation this year, so we could spend Christmas with our families for the first time in many years. A lot of planning went into making this all come together as there were a good number of people involved. For the first time in a very long time, all of D’s brothers and sisters were going to be in one location as well as grams (Munchkin’s great grandma on D’s side), so we knew that we needed to make this trip even if some obstacles were in the way.…

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Awesome Science: Yosemite and ZionAwesome Science Yosemite and Zion
January 10, 2013
Heather L
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Awesome Science: Yosemite and Zion

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In season 1 of the Awesome Science series, we explored the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Meteor Crater & Petrified Forest with Noah Justice. The second season of the Awesome Science series begins with a visit to Yosemite and Zion National Park. While we haven’t made it to Yosemite yet, we have been to Zion, so we were interested in seeing Noah’s take on his visit to these two parks. In Explore Yosemite and Zion with Noah Justice, Noah continues with his fun and informative presentation style as he compares the evolutionary views of Yosemite and Zion National Parks with the Biblical…

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A Visit from a JavelinaJavelina Posing
January 9, 2013
Heather L
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A Visit from a Javelina

Posted in Homesteading, and Photography

While we were at the cabin, we had an unexpected visitor one day. This Javelina was walking around the garage while D was out there working. He came and got me. I grabbed my camera and headed outside while calling Munchkin to let her know that she needed to come out. I snapped a bunch of pictures while she walked around the yard near the house. Obviously, we kept the dogs inside the house during this process as we didn’t want a fight to ensue. “Havy” disappeared after some time, but it was fun seeing our first Javelina.