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Ghirardelli Coupon Giveaway

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In my Ghirardelli Chocolates- Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter Filling Review I mentioned that I received coupons from She Speaks. The coupons were for $1.50 off Ghirardelli Squares Peanut Butter Bag. I have four that I am going to pass on to you. That’s right four of you will win a coupon for $1.50 off Ghirardelli Squares Peanut Butter Bag! It Continue Reading

The Fairytale Collection CD Review and Giveaway

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I love to listen to radio plays. The old ones like the Lone Ranger and the more recent ones like Guy Noir on A Prairie Home Companion. The sound effects and inflections of people’s voices allow me to paint pictures in my mind of the stories and their characters. I was recently granted the opportunity to listen to The Fairytale Collection CD by The Continue Reading

Bouncing Place Visit- One Was Too Young and the Other Too Weak

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JDaniel and I went to Monkey Joe’s a local bouncy house place on Wednesday. He had a great time circling the arcade games and getting to dunk a basket ball another child let him use. He had fun bouncing and going down the slides too. It was the games that he really liked to watch light up. I guess he wasn’t really ready for the bouncy activities Continue Reading

Socks or Polar Bear Claws?

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The day before yesterday JDaniel and I went to Toddler Time at our local Chik Fil-A. They had a Kindermusik program this week. He had the best time dancing around with bells, drums, scarves and socks. JDaniel was great about putting all the items away until the teacher told the children to put their polar bear claws. JDaniel had had a great time Continue Reading

Oaks Ministries- Give a Gift to Others for Others

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Oakseed Ministries was started by a man at my former church in Virginia. For years I have ordered Christmas gifts for my family and friends from the catalog. You can select a part of the world you would like to impact. Click on a ministry Oakseed supports and get a gift for as little as $10.What can you get for $10?· School fees for a child in Continue Reading

Holiday Foot Wreath

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Holiday Foot Wreath

I made this foot wreath with JDaniel to help decorate his grandfather’s hospital room. It was so easy to make. 1.Trace your child’s shoes about 20 -30 times. JDaniel has little feet so; I needed a larger number of tracings. 2.Cut out foot tracings and set aside. 3.Remove the center of a paper plate and cut two holes in the plate to place Continue Reading

Giving Your Child the Gift of Sleep- Five Tips

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We had a little bit of a car ride back from visiting my in-laws yesterday and got home just past JDaniel’s bed time. He was wide awake. Rather than rush him off to bed and have him cry and cry, I decided to stick with his regular sleep routine. What do I do?1.We go upstairs and take a bath every other night.2.I put on his sleeper suit and he Continue Reading

Christmas Breakfast- Muffin Tin Monday

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This week’s theme is Christmas breakfast. I decided to read JDaniel the book Cock-A-Doodle Christmas by Will Hillenbrand and base most of his breakfast on the book. Before I describe his tin, let me tell you about this great book. The main character in the book is a rooster named Harold who lives in Bethlehem. Harold is given the job of waking up Continue Reading

Trusting Someone Else’s Plan through Prayer

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We just got back from visiting my in-laws in Georgia. They are such an amazing couple. My father in-law’s health has been failing and he had to move to a hospital area in their retirement community until he gets stronger. He really wants to come home. JDaniel2 works hard every day to walk more, eat better, and rest. He has had heart problems for a Continue Reading

Holiday House Decorating- Pressure and Envy

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JDaniel and I went shopping for some Christmas decorations for the outside of our house yesterday. I was really feeling the need to keep up with the other people with in the neighborhood. Really not to keep up with them just to do something more than we did last year. We usually hang a wreath on the door, put lights on one tree, and place ribbons Continue Reading

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