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You may be wondering, how do you exactly define “mundane”? The trusty internet told me that the word “mundane” means “lacking interest or excitement; dull“. I can think of plenty of things that cause a lack of interest: laundry, dishes, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathroom, putting sheets on the beds, trying to come up with…
Back in September, I was uncertain what my health would look like in December, so I decided to get a head start on Christmas shopping and even though I feel pretty good, I’m enjoying the simplicity of Christmas instead of rushing about trying to get things accomplished. We have spent a lot of time at…
If “eat healthier” has been on your list of resolutions for, say, the last 10 years without success (or you’ve recently fallen off the healthy-eating wagon – again!), you might feel like throwing in the towel for 2018. Don’t give up yet. Feeding your family healthy meals in a doable way does NOT have to…
What a great weekend it has been! Dan left early Friday morning for squirrel camp. Yes, you read that correctly. Dan and some guys from church head up to the Fennville area and camp for the weekend, hunting squirrels. You may think that is a rather odd animal to hunt for (I know some of you…
The other night, I had an idea to do a few fall crafts with Mazy in the morning. I pinned the ideas on Pinterest and made sure I had the right items to make them. I couldn’t wait to show her when she woke up, what I had come up with. There was this beautiful…
Loving the warm and spring/summer like weather here in Minnesota! That means we are outside almost all day. This past week we decided to make the hole where a tree once was, into a sandbox. When we walk past the back door, Mazy always points outside, to that sandbox. She ends up in there sometimes…