Every December, beyond the holidays and Winter Break, I get so excited about strawberry and tomato picking in South Florida. By late April, the weather is too hot, and the plants stop producing fruit. The great thing about traveling North is that I got to experience the beginning of berry picking season all over again — in Southwest Indiana! In…
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We left South Florida due North Friday morning around 7:15 am. I’ll illustrate, mostly in photos, our drive up to Louisville, KY. Every awesome trip out of Florida starts with lunch in Gainesville at Burrito Brothers. I somehow managed to get to Gainesville in 4 hours (with a stop for gas). Here’s the famous Burrito Brothers GUAC sign. Custom neon…
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As my readers know, each month, I do a different educational theme in my children’s homeschool classroom. This month, it’s dinosaurs! I’ve been doing fun, themed sensory bins each month. I shopped at Target this time for dinosaur sensory fun, and they had so many awesome items. Here’s what I found. These dinosaurs were in the dollar area. We picked…
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Remember back in high school and college when the second you mentioned a band you like, you’d probably get one of the following responses from someone who was “cooler”: 1. I only liked their underground stuff. Once they became mainstream, their music suffered. 2. Wow, what a poseur! 3. If you like (popular band), you’d probably really like (underground band)….
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Six out of 7 nights a week, I cook a beautiful from-scratch meal for my family. I take few shortcuts, as I really believe in the value of fresh ingredients. I also find that even when I do take shortcuts, they do little to benefit me financially or time-wise, and in the process, I often compromise the nutrients in my…
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