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Point Reward System for chores

I am serious when I say that I believe in NOT giving out allowance for everyday household chores. As a mom, I don’t get paid in money for washing the floor or folding laundry… why should my kids earn money for keeping their rooms clean or brushing their teeth? These are every day items that [...]

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Has it really been THIS long?

WOW! A lot has happened since July of this year…. Yes, I know that it is September!!!  I ended up being award additional financial aid to go back to school for by bachelors. Liberty University took and transferred 79 of my 81 credits so I started my B.S. in Education with an emphasis in Art!  [...]

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

How does your garden grow?

We have had monsoon weather the last few days with a ton of rain and cooler weather… My garden is SPROUTING! We planted garlic, onions (green, red and yellow) zucchini, round zucchini, butternut squash, radishes, carrots, peas, string beans,  tomatoes, bell peppers, and jalapenos.  I can’t wait to really start eating out of the garden! [...]

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

4th of July… what does it mean to you?

  I woke up Sunday morning and got ready for church. Normally we go to the Saturday night service, but this week we chose the busy 9:30 Sunday morning service at the Heights. When we arrived,  to a FULL parking lot where we even had to park out on the dirt… not caring as we [...]

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Stage 1 Landscaping…DONE

Lar and I finally finished our stage 1 of landscaping. This is what I was hoping to accomplish this year (and what we budgeted for) Boysenberries, raspberries and grapes planted on the trellis, between are strawberries, mint and lavender.  We have planted 5 trees – 2 silver maple in the top patio area, 2 chokecherries [...]

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