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Bah Humbug – Bah Humbug Club
Do you feel like a Bah Humbug. Perhaps we should form a Bah Hum bug club and get over ourselves. What about a humbug club that serves others. What an idea.
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Christmas Coloring Printables – Kids Christmas List
Christmas Coloring Printables are great to keep kids busy. This year, a Kids Christmas List as been added. There is a Snowman coloring printable included.
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Turkey Coloring Pages for Turkey Day
The turkey coloring pages are ready for your kids and grands to enjoy. Again… kids love to decorate for the holidays and the young ones love to color. The first coloring page is in black and white so the kids can use crayons or markers to decorate their turkey picture. For those who want to…
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Perfect Family Vacation
We had a perfect family vacation only 30 minutes from home. The Fall retreat getaway was at a wonderful resort in Midway, Utah … just a hop skip and a jump from the city. It was a last minute suggestion offered by my daughter, Emily. She heard the Homestead resort had a fun “Headless Horseman”…
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A Thanksgiving Prayer For Your Dinner Guests
This Thanksgiving prayer card was inspired by a poem by Grace Noll Crowell (1877 – 1967). She published over thirty-five books of poetry, stories for children, and poem and prose devotions. One of her most famous poems is named, “Because I have Been Given Much.” In 1975, Phillip Landgrave (1935 – ) composed the music…
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Great Halloween Costumes
The family Halloween parade came marching through my front door with great Halloween costumes on. Besides all the fun costumes and good Halloween treats, it’s the first annual lighting of the fire in the fireplace. Glade, age 9, chopped wood a couple of weeks ago. It guaranteed him the honor of building the first fire…
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It’s Hard To Say Goodbye
It’s hard to say goodbye…. even if it is just for the Winter. My son, Wade and I closed our “Mt. Retreat” for the winter. We would love to keep it open much longer in the season, but the risk of the plumbing breaking, because of freezing temperatures, is too great. My son-in-law, Scott (who…
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Easy Apple Crisp Recipe – Oatmeal And Brown Sugar Crunch
This easy apple crisp recipe with it’s oatmeal and brown sugar topping is a favorite of our family. Fall is in the air and the apples are ripe and crisp… so it’s a natural dessert for a chilly evening. I add a bit of lemon zest to the apple crunch, which is a tasty enhancement…
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What To Do At A Sleepover?
What to do at a sleepover? Well, my grands have no problem finding things to do when I say. “Sure, you can stay for a sleep over.” First of all, having cousins around is just the best. Second of all… they get to stay up late. I hear them bantering about in the kitchen in…
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Keep Documents Safe – Important Personal Documents
Keep documents safe. Your personal documents may not survive an emergency disaster that comes unexpectedly. You may find that you don’t have time to gather them up at the time of the disaster. No matter where you live, no one is immune from the possibility of become a victim of flood, fire, or earthquake. Your…