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March 6, 2007
Heather L
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Tackle It Tuesday: Painting

Posted in Homemaking

We’re at the new house working and having fun. Ok, so I have a lot of painting and tasks to do this week, but for Tackle It Tuesday, I will be tackling this!!Yes, that is a painted on blue and orange “tile” backsplash. Now, the idea was a good one, but it’s got to go. So, today, we’ll be saying goodbye to the fake tiles and the lime green walls in the eat-in kitchen. If all goes well, I will also paint the attached laundry room… For the rest of the week, I will be tackling painting the lime green…

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March 5, 2007
Heather L
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Long Night

Posted in Family, and Thoughts

Last night was a very long night. The first night after Daddy leaves seems to be the worst (usually). No, Daddy is not deployed (thankfully), he’s just away for training for most of the month. I finally was able to get her to sleep around 2:00am. Normal bedtime is between 8:30 and 9:00pm. I knew that being in a new location plus Daddy leaving was going to be difficult, but I didn’t think that it was going to be 2:00am difficult. She’s still sleeping soundly now, so I’m quietly trying to do some catching up on the computer. Most of…

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March 5, 2007
Heather L
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Read to Me Update #1

Posted in Family, and Homeschooling

Well, we started off on the right foot, and then life caught up to us. Too much going on…. So this week, I’m trying to recommit to our original schedule of reading. I had planned on continuing with the Narnia series, but I forgot to bring it with us this week. So, we’ll just be reading something else. We’re still doing ok with the individual reading, but we haven’t been reading every day. I want to make that a priority for us. So that’s how we’re doing right now. I’d love to hear how you are doing if you’re participating…

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March 5, 2007
Heather L
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Meal Plan Monday

Posted in Homemaking

The next couple of weeks probably won’t be that exciting, but I still need to plan something. Munchkin and I are at the new house getting it ready for move-in. Not much food around as we haven’t been grocery shopping. 1. Cheese quesadillas 2. Soup 3. Salad 4. Sandwiches 5. Pasta 6. Mac ‘n Cheese 7. Dinner Out Hopefully next week I’ll at least have a little more food in the kitchen. lol! If you have any ideas for limited time, limited food, and limited cookware, feel free to pass them along….