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Christmas Comes But Once A Year

Christmas will arrive at our home shortly so while we’re busy celebrating, I found one of my favorite short movies to share with you. The orphans at a small orphanage wake to find their stockings filled with a special toy just for them. Sadly the toys fall apart and the orphans are left in tears […]

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Think About It Thursday – Christmas Traditions

Today’s Topic: What are your Christmas traditions? Before we moved to New Mexico, we used to go to a local theater company on Christmas eve for their Christmas show. We munched on popcorn, ate pizza, fried zucchini, and salads. And during intermission, we have ice creams to celebrate Tim’s birthday and our anniversary. Now that […]

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Family Life

2 Minute Microwave Fudge

As a child, I remember making microwave fudge and dug out the recipe to make with the boys last weekend. This fudge is seriously easy to make and super kid friendly. We’ve made it with cocoa or creamy peanut butter in the past but I was out of cocoa so we made the peanut butter […]

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Think About It Thursday – Funniest Gift Purchased

Today’s Topic: What is the funniest gift you have bought for someone this year? I’m usually not the funny gift giver so I didn’t get any funny gifts this year. However a few years ago after my brother admitted he was pretty horrible that year and didn’t deserve anything for Christmas, I gave him coal. […]

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Education

Reading Reflex: Week Four

Last week Drama King had become overwhelmed so we took a break from the Reading Reflex. We had heard about BOB books and found the first set on eBay at a reasonable price so I pulled them for a no pressure week. I was completely surprised when Drama King picked up the first book and […]

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Think About It Thursday – Telecommuting And Highway Congestion

Today’s Topic: Is telecommuting the most effective solution for reducing highway congestion? I don’t know if it’s the most effective solution but it certainly helps reduce congestion as workers aren’t required to be on the road to get to work on a regular basis. Tim works from home and we certainly cut our vehicle related […]