Did you know Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8th? (With the actual Teacher Appreciation Day being on May 5th.) One way some students have shown their “appreciation” for the teacher is to become a teacher’s pet. “Ohhhhhhh, oooooh, pick me! I know the answer!” “Mrs. Petterson, do you want me to keep an eye on the class? They seem to…
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A Day in Historic Glendale, Arizona
Many of you may know we were recently in Arizona. We lived there for 15 years and just recently, (Is a year and a half recent?), moved back to Oregon. We went back to see our friends, take our oldest son’s Senior Pics (he grew up here), and for our him to say goodbye to friends that are going away to school or…
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First Time Furniture Painting – Thrifted Dresser Turned TV Console
*Affiliate links used to show the same or similar items used. Please see our Disclosure Policy for more information. When we left Arizona, and moved to Oregon ,we had to leave behind a lot of furniture in Arizona (only so much space in a Uhaul). That left us needing quite a few items, and not a lot of money to do it….
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We Aren’t Saints Because We Adopted
“Family is more than blood.” -Author Unknown It was about thirteen years ago, after much thought and prayer, we decided we would start the process of adoption. There are around 400,000 kids in the United States Foster Care System. After research, conferences, materials, a home study, classes, etc, we adopted a 3 year old child from the U.S. Foster Care…
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POPTASTIC!
Let’s face it….movie theater popcorn is EXPENSIVVVVVVVE! Actually the whole experience can leave your pocket book a little empty, right? In order to the combat that you may: ……….go to the matinee ………bring in your own snacks (disclaimer: we are not approving or suggesting to do this) OR ………do what we do and buy the large popcorn that comes with a refill….
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