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A Heart Shaped Shadow with a Promise- Valentine’s Day Gift

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I found this wonderful idea in part of my Sunday paper. It suggested taking a picture of a special ring in between pages of a special passage in the book to create a heart-shaped shadow. I thought this would be a wonderful gift for my husband I tried my wedding band first, but I couldn’t get it to balance. After many attempts, I switched to my Continue Reading

Read.Explore.Learn- The Kiss That Missed

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Welcome to Read. Explore. Learn! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books. Steps: Link your activity below. Please Continue Reading

I Crumbled While Making Cookies

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  Last Monday I invited my friend Bridget and her daughter over for a play date and to decorate Valentine’s Day cookies. Before they arrived I decided to make the cookies and have them ready to decorate. JDaniel was watching The Cat in the Hat on television this meant I could make them without “help.” As soon as I had the cookie ingredients Continue Reading

A Ribbon Dog Made By JDaniel

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> Sometimes you start on a project and it becomes something totally different than you had planned. I pulled out some ribbon for JDaniel and I to thread through a blueberry container. I thought it would be great for holding cookies we were going to decorate and take to my mom for Valentine’s Day. Making a Ribbon Dog After I clipped off Continue Reading

Valentine’s Day Empanadas

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  These empanadas are so easy to make. They have only four ingredients and are wonderful on cold winter days. Ingredients: 1 can of biscuits (A ten count can) 1/2 a jar of tomato sauce ( We love Ragu Garden Style!) 1/2 pound of ground turkey 1/2 a package of taco seasoning Directions: Separate the can of biscuits into individual Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Valentine’s Day Party Treats

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Before I share my Muffin Tin Monday Meal, I want to let you know I have a guest review up at The Book Chook today. I reviewed the book the Alaska's Three Pigs. If you get a chance, please stop by and check it out.   To celebrate the second day of the Virtual Valentine's Day Party I am sharing a muffin tin of yummy lunch treats.  We Continue Reading

Welcome Virtual Valentine’s Day Party Guests!

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I have been so excited about this Virtual Valentine’s Day Party. Can’t believe it is finally starting today. The last few weeks I have been creating crafts with JDaniel and testing out new recipes to share with you. It has been hard to not share them with you as we did them. Many of you have been anxious to share your ideas with other party guests Continue Reading

Queries and Questions for Hibernating Mama Quadrapeds

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I know there are many of you have sleep issues with your children. I have read your blog posts about them.Lately I have been wondering if hibernating animal mothers have the same issues with their little ones that we do. If I could talk with a groundhog, here are some of the questions I would ask:Do you children call out “Is it spring yet?” JDaniel Continue Reading

Fortune Cookie Predictions and Groundhog Dreams

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If you were a groundhog would you want to have to wake up from a long winter’s nap to check out your shadow? While Phil has loved to wake up and take part in the spectacle in Punxsutaney, PA for many years. Last summer he started making plans to do something different this year. It took him a little bit of soul searching before ultimately made his Continue Reading

Muffin Tin Monday- Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox

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    I found this wonderful book about a groundhog that encounters a fox when he wakes up to see his shadow called Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox. The fox is excited to find lunch while out on a walk. The groundhog invites him to spend time wandering the woods and have a picnic with him. Of course, the groundhog never plans Continue Reading

Winter is a Time for…..

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Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:  it is the time for home.  ~Edith Sitwell     Lately, it has been much colder here in South Carolina than it normally is. We have had more snow and ice. There have been many days it is too cold to go out and Continue Reading

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