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February 11, 2010
Heather L
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Once A Month Mom Cookoff: Gluten Free Version

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Sherry over at Lamp Unto My Feet posted that she was going to do the Once A Month Mom Cook Off.  It’s been a while since I’ve done Once A Month Cooking (OAMC), but I use to really like the freedom that it gave me.  So, I decided to check out what she was talking about. The Once A Month Mom Cook Off is designed to motivate and inspire you to dive into once a month cooking (also referred to as power cooking, freezer cooking, oamc and bulk cooking)…. Throughout the month Amy from Amy’s Finer Things and I will…

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February 10, 2010
Heather L
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WFMW: Craft and Toy Storage

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I try to keep lots of crafting supplies on hand for Munchkin and her friend.  The problem is keeping those supplies organized and easily in reach.  We had some of the plastic rolling carts, but they were always collapsing and breaking.  A few years back, we had purchased a couple of the Trofast system units from IKEA for storage of some of my things.  When we moved this time, I decided these would be perfect to store craft and school supplies. (The white stand next to the Trofast units is from our old bathroom, but it doesn’t work at our…

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February 10, 2010
Heather L
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Love Your Heart Tour and Review

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Love Your Heart by Tim McGraw and Tom Douglas The second book in Tim McGraw’s My Little Girl series is a heartwarming story of a little girl’s selfless act of kindness. Tim McGraw and songwriter Tom Douglas once again join forces to write another book about the precocious Katie and her dad. Katie has many talents, but she wonders which one will win her school’s talent show. With the help of Dad and her faithful dog Palio, and after several amusing mishaps, Katie finally chooses one talent that includes Palio. But at the talent show, she decides to drop out…

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February 10, 2010
Heather L
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Semper Fi Apron and Chef Hat

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My sister contacted me a couple of weeks ago to see if I could make up a few aprons and chef hats for her upcoming wild game dinner at church.  (Keep in mind that this isn’t something that I’ve done. lol!)  So, I agreed to give it a try.  We originally talked about using a pink camo, but I was unable to find any pink camo material locally.  So, this is what I came up with… You can’t tell it from the picture, but the ruffle, pockets, and ties are in light pink.  I used the same pink material to…

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