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Weigh- In Wednesdays; The Last One!

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After rejoining Weight Watchers, I knew I wanted to reinstate my Weigh- In Wednesdays posts and it was great for keeping me motivated and focused. But I haven't used Weight Watchers at all in the past 2 months and earlier this month I gave up access to their app. I figured why pay for it if I wasn't using it?  I feel pretty confident that I know what I need to do to keep the weight off and I am definitely still focused on healthy living and nutrition but I think it's time to say good-bye to this link up so today will be my last Weigh-in Wednesday for the foreseeable future.   I did gain quite a few pounds on our Maine trip but I was not at all surprised; eating fried foods and ice cream daily will do that. Even if we did bike 24 miles, hike for upwards of 5 miles, and put on lots and lots of steps walking.  That said we returned home and I went back to healthy eating.  Fruit yogurt and granola with chia seeds for breakfast   Or eggs with veggies and my...
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Throwback Tuesday: When Your Homeschooling Kids are Sick of Field Trips

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  Originally posted on June 16, 2014 when my boys were 6, 8, & 10. I had planned on heading out with the boys for a final week of field trips.  Imagine my surprise when Evan informed me that we're doing to much lately and he'd like to just stay home.  I was even more surprised that his brothers seemed to agree! Every year we try to get out and enjoy all our favorite places before schools let out and I guess this year the boys would rather just stay home. I am fine with that!  In fact I was quite happy not to have to pack lunches and drive around. Alec wanted to work with the new Draw Write Now book.  He chose to learn how to draw a red fox and he did a really great job! When I asked him if he liked the lesson he told me that he LOVED it (with LOTS of emphasis on the love!)! After drawing the animal, he got to color it in, add a background and then he had four sentences to copy.  I told him to pay close attention to capitalization, punctuation,...
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Talking About it Tuesdays #75

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We had some really beautiful weather last week (and some rain too) but it was finally hot and sunny and felt like summer was well on its way. We went strawberry picking and made some homemade jam. We had a quiet weekend with the older two boys working both days. My husband's only real request for father's day was some delicious homemade strawberry shortcake with our freshly picked strawberries and I was happy to comply! How was your week/weekend?  It's time for another link party and boy did we have some really fabulous posts linked up with us last week. I love that I can always find a little bit of everything at this party and can't wait to see what you share this week.    The link with the most views from last week's party:   Tuesday Talk by My Joyful Life      A few that caught my eye: Red, White, and Blue Blondies Recipe by Crystal & Co.   Book Review: The Kite Runner by Sun-Sea-Soil-Sky      Amsterdam-Part 2, Zandvoort by...
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How I Did With My Spring Bucket List

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Since Friday is the first official day of summer I figured it was time to see how I did with my spring bucket list before I share my summer list next Monday. 1. Enjoy a weekend with the girls in Louisville, KY (and check another state off my list!) -- check! It was such a fun trip.   2. Celebrate Ian's 21st birthday! --Check! We took him to dinner before I left for Kentucky and had a birthday party with the grandparents the weekend after I got back.  3. Take a couple field trips with Evan -- Nope! We finished up school at the end of April and there just wasn't enough time to fit any field trips in. 4. Enjoy a week in Acadia with Alec and my husband -- Check!   5. Go to the farmer's market -- Nope... BUT they JUST opened last weekend. I always forget how late in spring harvest starts around here so I'll move this to my summer list. 6. Go hiking -- Check! We went on tons of hikes!    purgatory chasm 7. Try some new salad recipes-- Check!   8. Start eati...
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