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Eragon (Inheritance, Bk 1) by Christopher Paolini

I first saw a DVD with the title Eragon sitting on my in-laws movie shelves. I picked it up and was intrigued by the plot and watched the movie. That was many years ago and I didn’t know at the time it was based on a book. Or at least I don’t recall knowing that. […]

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Last Minute Super Bowl Party Games For Everyone

Super Bowl ideas have been floating around for weeks as people prepare for their parties. But what if you completely forgot about it? I know you’re thinking, “Who’d forget about the biggest football game of the season?” Life happens and things sneak up on us at the last minute. Before The Super Bowl Get your […]

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The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead (Book 2 of 6)

In this book Sydney’s relationship evolves and forces her to question her Alchemist beliefs as well as her sense of right and wrong. She reluctantly experiments with the magic that scares her so much but only because it might be the key to stopping Strigoi. Although she is still all business, she does begin dating […]

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13 Treasured Moments Of 2012

We’ve had so many treasured moments this year so we narrowed it down to these thirteen. Mumfection, Home Maid Simple, and our blog started Think About It! Thursdays. Sadly it didn’t take on and we’re back to the drawing board. We bought and processed over 60 pounds of produce in one weekend. It lasted about […]

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Reading Reflex: Introduction, Prep & Week One

After Drama King’s dyslexia diagnosis, we researched methods and ultimately selected Reading Reflex by Carmen and Geoffrey McGuinness because the authors studied the various methods for teaching children to read and combined the best techniques to create their own method. The method adheres to teaching letter sounds over names. They claim to have 100% success […]

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How Do I Create a Collage of My Favorite Photos?

Collages are a wonderful way to display a lot of photos in small space. You can create them manually or through any number of software programs. The easiest way to create one e is through the use of photo mats. You simply use the frames you already own, purchase a multiple opening photo mat and […]