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the travelers return

the travelers return

I hope y’all enjoyed the pumpkin pie post that Paul wrote while I was gone. :-) He worked very hard on it, so if you find it helpful then you should definitely leave a comment telling him so! We got back yesterday from our trip! Here’s an overview. We left last Thursday morning for Pittsburgh. Savannah did great on the flight, though it’s definitely more challenging traveling alone. We landed and picked up the rental car – a Dodge Charger,…

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From Pie Pumpkin to Pumpkin Pie

From Pie Pumpkin to Pumpkin Pie

Editor’s note: This guest post is brought to you by Paul who has been delighting friends and family with pumpkin pies for the past 3 years. Just looking for the pumpkin pie recipe? You can find it here. One of my favorite times of the year is fall. There is just something about the change in the air that is refreshing and beautiful. From the changing of the leaves to all the holiday traditions that bring people together. One such…

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7 quick takes

7 quick takes

1. I’m so tired of people walking through our yard. They like to cut off the corner, and because of landscaping in the yard they walk right up next to the house. It really bothers me, this disregard for personal property. I hope to put in a fence, but can’t afford that right now, so I’m thinking of a poor-man’s fence of stick and rope. 2. Recently when I got an “overdue notice” in the mail for a medical bill…

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mom groups

mom groups

This past summer we started going to a new church. We really like it, but it is small and doesn’t have some of the opportunities that our old church has. One of them is a mom group, which my old church has every Thursday morning during the schoolyear. I went only a few times last year, but this year I decided to go ahead and pay for childcare and commit to going. I thought it would be good for both…

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laundry!

laundry!

I apologize for all the cloth diapering posts on this blog. It’s just what’s on my mind right now, and it’s the easiest to write about. I hope to stagger them with real-life posts so you don’t get too bored! When our washer and dryer broke almost 2 years ago, we decided to spring for a front-loader to save energy and water. We knew we were pregnant by that point, and I knew I was going to do cloth diapers,…

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