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Thankful Thursdays: Week 44 – Pure Charity

Do you ever go to Target for a box of diapers and end up coming out with a whole new bedding set, a pair of jeans, and a new lamp?  Yeah, me neither. Here’s the thing.  Whether I’m a good steward of my money or not, I still have to spend some to get by.  Even if I stick to my budget in a way that would make Dave Ramsey…

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Putting Pinterest Photo Tips to the Test

When I first started with Photoshop, I was overwhelmed.  There was SO much to learn.  Now that I use it all the time, I’m getting more familiar with it.  But there is still SO much to learn.  I decided to learn more about Photoshop by putting some of the tutorials I’ve seen on Pinterest to the test. Up first, you’ve probably seen this pin floating around the Pinterest boards this…

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  Did you carve pumpkins?  We finally worked on ours last night.  Joe and Leila sketched pumpkin faces out on paper and Jeff carved them into the pumpkins.  I love their originality!  See if you can tell which child enjoyed the pumpkin guts and which one wanted nothing to do with them. Happy Halloween! For those of you who need it, here’s a link to this year’s gluten-free Halloween…

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The real offseason has officially begun!

Today was the last day of instructional league.  We had a fun day at Chase Field, including a walk-off win for the Diamondbacks. And now we say goodbye to baseball until spring training.  The kids are pretty excited… Happy offseason!

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Halloween memories on a string

For ten years now, my Halloween decor has looked like this. These two guys, a potholder, and our bubbly witch light were the extent of my Halloween decor. Last year I wanted to improve our Halloween situation, so I got fancy and made a fall wreath.  I also spray painted the letters B-O-O in a sparkly purple that doesn’t match anything in the house. I added to the front door…

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