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Deer Creek Lodge Family Vacation

April 27, 2015 By Thaleia 9 Comments

This year we took our first official vacation as a family with four children. Yes, we survived. Yes, we had fun and had a few unexpected things happen along the way. You can plan all you want for a family vacation and things still happen.

Fun at Deer Creek Lodge

Princess got sick on the way to Deer Creek Lodge. We had some things to pick up along the way and spent an extra hour in the car after getting breakfast at McDonald’s and stopping at Walmart. The route we choose to go to Deer Creek was a lot more hilly and curvy then we expected. Car sickness usually isn’t a problem but the van we were driving was having trouble with air circulation.

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Let’s Go on a Hike and We Love Weekends

April 24, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

With Spring definitely upon us we try to take advantage of being outdoors in nature every chance we get. The weather soared into the high 70’s and so I loaded up all four kids to check out the new bridge on our local walking path. They didn’t really know where I was taking them but after the short 5 minute drive we arrived at our destination.

My daughter figured out where we were going and was all excited. The boys got pretty excited too even though I have had complaints in the past about Nature Hikes, lol. I don’t care and take them out anyways. I told them this would count as PE, Science, and Language Arts if they drew me a picture of what they saw and wrote at least 3-5 sentences.

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Learn How to Crochet with Free Kindle Books

April 23, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

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Gone are the days of sitting near the fire in a rocking chair working late into the night by candlelight! Many handicrafts have unfortunately become a lost art since older generations are not passing their skills down to younger generations. My grandmother taught me to cross-stitch and my mother taught me how to sew. I learned a tiny bit of crocheting but never how to knit. My sister crochets afghans and my mother knows how to knit.

Sometimes you seem to be too busy to learn from a family or friend so why not grab a free kindle book and learn how to crochet!

Remember you can access most Kindle books from your phone, tablet, or PC even without a -gasp- KINDLE. Make sure to download your FREE Kindle Reading App today! I started collecting Kindle books a year or so BEFORE I had a Kindle ready device which sounds crazy but I am super thankful for the 2, 00 free books I have at my disposable!

I will be adding these books to my Kindle collection for rainy days, hot Summer afternoons, and even the possibility of along weekend or road trip! Hope you grab ’em while they are free and make something that brings a smile to your face or someone you love.

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Hands-free Nursing Bra

April 22, 2015 By Thaleia

What do you do if you need to go back to work or are away from your nursling for very long? You will need to pump your breastmilk to feed to your baby later. Thankfully nursing bras are coming up with designs to help you achieve this hands-free with bras such as Nourish by BeliBea.

hands-free nursing bra

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Quick Tips for Using a Flat Iron Hair Straightener

April 20, 2015 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

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Princess has been blessed with naturally curly hair that is super springy. She takes after her dad which is wonderful until it’s time for to put her hair up for ballet or she wants a change. I grew up using a curling iron but bought a very inexpensive flat iron as an adult. I rarely do much with my hair but really want my daughter to be more confident in her skills. I will be teaching her how to use a flat iron hair straightener to achieve a variety of hairstyles more easily.

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We will be using a Gurin Ceramic Tourmaline Flat Iron to see if we can straighten Princess’ super curly hair. I started out by plugging the flat iron in and turning it on to low. While the flat iron heated up Princess brushed through her hair.

Here are our tips for using a flat iron:

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