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Rats in the Cellar & Milk on the Garage Floor

Rats in the Cellar and Milk on the Garage Floor

Yesterday I cried over spilled milk.  2 glass jugs of it, to be exact, all...
Plan a Date Night with your Kids

Plan a Date Night with your Kids

Recently, Mr. Native Texan and I decided to schedule a once-a-month Date Night with our...
Best Wall Mounted Drying Rack Ever

Laundry Room Makeover, Part 3: The System {The Drying Rack}

I spend a lot of time in the laundry room.  It's like my home-within-a-home.  And...
Favorite Children's Books Roundup

Favorite Children’s Books Roundup {Gift-Giving Alert}

Christmas is just around the corner (yikes!) and what better gift for the young friends...
DIY Chest Rub with Essential Oils

DIY Chest Rub {with essential oils}

  It's that time of year!  I hope you won't have the opportunity to put...
How to Give Your House that Holiday Smell

How to Give Your House that ‘Holiday’ Smell–the Easy, Non-Toxic Way

The holiday season is fast approaching.  Many folks love to fill their homes with "holiday...
Favorite Fall Recipes

Favorite Fall Recipes {gluten-free}

Slow Cooker Season I use my crock pot pretty heavily all year long, but fall...
November book display

November Nature Study {with book recommendations and free printables}

  It's here!  The Handbook of Nature Study Newsletter for November came out today!  It's packed...
Harvest sign

Running Behind: Happy {Belated} Fall!

Find out how I created the "HOME" sign in the background:...
Decorated Pumpkins

Tips for A Real Food Halloween

As I've pondered how to address today's Big Candy Fest, I've come across a few...
pear crisp

Pear Crisp

  Recently, we enjoyed a morning of pear-picking with some of our favorite friends.  The...
book shelf in progress

How to Cover the Back of a Bookshelf

I love this bookshelf, for many of my typical Decorate with Junk reasons: it's real...
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Why I’m Sort of Excited {and a fantastic nature study resource}

I'm sort of excited, because one of my very favorite nature bloggers has invited me...
Renovations

Renovations Under Way

Just a quick note here to let you know that I'm currently working on redesigning...
praying hands

The Long Way Home: God’s Provisions in the Midst of Disaster

This is the story of how a major mistake (mine) led to an opportunity for...