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Asparagus
Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables to grow, because it is the first thing to come up in the garden in spring. Asparagus is a perennial, which means that once you plant it, you don’t have to replant it. You purchase the plant as “asparagus crowns” which are little cut off plants with lots and…
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I Love Small Businesses
Whenever possible, we shop at small, locally owned businesses. Not only do we love to support the owners and the workers, but we’ve found small businesses to be much more responsive to our needs and desires. We’ve often found the products to be of much higher quality and the customer service to be excellent. …
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When Exercise is Still Fun
I remember a time when exercise used to be fun, and not something to check off my to-do list. I don’t remember when it stopped being fun. Probably after I had children. Or when I was pregnant. Yes, I definitely don’t remember exercise being fun while I was pregnant. Indigo and Jade still think exercise…
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Starting a Small Business
Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 011. Many families today feel trapped by dead end jobs that barely make ends meet. Even so, there is a perceived safety net in an expected paycheck, and with the struggling economy, any job is better than no job at all. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that…
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Candlemaking
The younger children and I spent Sunday afternoon making candles for Mother’s Day. Indigo and Jade put the warning sticker on the bottom of the candles tins: While Hewitt stuck the wicks to the bottom of the tins: I did all the candle pouring (which is why there are no photos of that part). Fletcher and…
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Happy Birthday, Emery!!
My Emery is twelve today!! Birthday hugs from the family: Emery and Fletcher fighting to see who can stand taller (they’re the same height): Emery taller than Colter: We had to explain to him how a woodburning kit works: Some of his siblings got him The Muppet Movie: He also got a playmobil set, but…
