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Managing Manure by Mark KopeckyManaging Manure by Mark Kopecky
June 4, 2015
Heather L
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Managing Manure by Mark Kopecky

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Special thanks to Storey Publishing for providing a review copy of this book. This post may contain affiliate links. If you have animals, you have manure. If you have horses or other large livestock, then you have tons of manure. According to the book, two horses (like we have) would produce, on average, 18 tons of manure a year. Given how much manure we clean up daily, I have no doubt that this stat is spot on. In Managing Manure, Mark Kopecky talks about the properties of different types of manure as well as a variety of ways to handle…

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Graduation Open HouseGraduation Open House Fossil Cake
June 2, 2015
Heather L
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Graduation Open House

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

The graduation had passed, so it was time to celebrate with friends and family. Given that we’re gluten free, the entire celebration was, obviously, gluten free. I wanted things that I could, for the most part, make ahead of time, so I wouldn’t be as rushed on Saturday. We started off our meal with lasagna, salads in a jar, and fruit salad. We kept the beverages simple with water and coffee/tea from the Keurig. The dessert table featured the fossil sugar cookies, strawberry cheesecake, and the fossil cake. I also put some of the candy chocolate rocks in cups for…

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High School Graduation 2015Our 2015 High School Graduate
June 1, 2015
Heather L
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High School Graduation 2015

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It’s hard to believe that a little over a week has passed since Munchkin graduated from high school. While our homeschool journey has come to an end, learning will never end. We’re already preparing for college and other learning endeavors. Graduation day started a bit early for us as we had to travel to the graduation venue. Even though it made for a long day, I was glad they did the rehearsal and ceremony on the same day. We met up with family for lunch at Chick-fil-a before dropping Munchkin off for the rehearsal. Munchkin had fun getting to know…

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Fitness Friday: Hiking and WalkingThe Grand Canyon
May 29, 2015
Heather L
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Fitness Friday: Hiking and Walking

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This week, due to graduation and guests, I took a break from my 21 Day Fix program. Friday was Munchkin’s graduation. Saturday was her open house, and we needed to prepare for all of our guests as well as get everything together for the open house. Sunday and Monday we spent time with visiting family. Tuesday, we headed over to the Grand Canyon. Wednesday and Thursday we finished up our goodbyes to visiting family. Needless to say, it was a busy week. I quickly found that if I didn’t do any exercise after having consistently exercised almost daily for 2…

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