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More free kindle books
Remember, even if you don’t have a kindle, you can download Kindle for PC, and read all these books on your computer or other device. I haven’t read these– I just downloaded them to check them out and thought you might be interested in some free reading too.
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Random goodies & a giveaway
I started my morning right, with coffee and a rousing game of Dutch Blitz with my kids. Dutch Blitz is a wildly crazy card game– I got two sets for Christmas. We marked the second deck, so as to be able to play both decks and 8 people at once. Utter chaos. If you’re...
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Retirement? College? Money and large families
Folks wonder sometimes how it is possible to fund college AND retirement when you’re paying the bills for a houseful of kids on a modest income. I’m not going to claim we have it all figured out, but I thought I’d share some of the decisions we’ve made and how we are handling things...
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Love the shoes
Just a quick running update this morning. After having lots of trouble with shinsplints and plantar fasciitis during my first year of running, I switched shoes and since the fall have been very gradually easing into the Merrell Pace Gloves. I love them. The lack of cushioning gives constant feedback which encourages me to...
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Turning financial dreams into reality
Do you have financial goals for this new year? What about next year? Here are some of the goals John and I have: Pay off our son’s braces Save for our 2012 family vacation. Save cash for another vehicle. We have a minivan and a full size van, both of which have more than...
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What we’re doing today
Source: thirtyhandmadedays.com via Mary on Pinterest Source: homeandbahay.com via Mary on Pinterest
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a peek at our Christmas morning
In a weekend full of family and celebration, the happiest moments were right in our own living room, surrounded by our kids. Christmas Eve morning I was awake at 6:30, puttering around drinking coffee, and setting out coffee and cocoa fixings for our kids. They would soon be waking up and wandering into the...
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New year ideas
Christmas was truly, exceedingly lovely. Happy kids, happy parents, much goodness. We haven’t had such a peaceful and delightful Christmas in years. I am hoping to get some photos edited to share with you later this week. But for now I thought I’d share a few ideas for the new year. First of all,...
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