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Tis the Season…for Reflection

December 5, 2011

This time of year always gets me contemplating the past year.  Last week, our entire family came down with the stomach flu.  It was NOT fun!  And NOT a great way to ring in the season!  But it occurred to me that it’s really been a LONG time since we’ve all been sick!  It wasn’t […]

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Thanksgiving Week!

November 21, 2011

I LOVE this week out of the year!!!!  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays!  But it’s also a time where it’s easy to throw away all your efforts of the past months in health and fitness!  Just a reminder:  it DOESN’T have to be that way!  Make a plan and stick with it this […]

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Living Out of a Suitcase!

September 22, 2011

Still in Hawaii getting medical testing done for my little girl.  Living between a hotel and hospital can present it’s difficulties in reaching your health and fitness goals.  But, though challenging, healthy travel definitely IS possible!  I have no idea what your current situation may be, but if you are throwing out the excuse “I […]

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Healthy Vacation! An Oxymoron or not?

June 25, 2011

So, you’ve planned and saved for this vacation for a LONG time.  Now, how do you enjoy the vacation without gaining 20 pounds?????  Is it possible to have a healthy vacation?  We’re enjoying ourselves on our family vacation in Guam.  It’s not very often that we get to enjoy the luxuries and restaurants available here […]

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Time For a Time Out

September 27, 2010

I get so wrapped up sometimes in all that I have going on in my life – homeschooling, housekeeping, coaching, etc. – that I forget to take time out and just have fun. We schedule in our homeschool calendar times that we just take a break from the work and get outside, whether it be […]

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Pumpkins!!!

November 29, 2009

It’s pumpkin week at our house! If you have kids, more than likely you have an abundance of leftover pumpkins lying around your house – you know, the ones they got at the Pumpkin Patch field trips, from school parties, and the ones they talked you into buying at the grocery store and roadside stands. […]

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A Healthy Thanksgiving

November 19, 2009

A Healthy Thanksgiving:  And Oxymoron?  I Think Not! Woohoo! Thanksgiving is next week! Thanksgiving is not a national holiday in the country where I live (Micronesia) but our family, being half American, always celebrates it anyway. As there are quite a bit of Americans on the island these days, the stores usually stock turkeys this […]

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Getting Creative in the Kitchen!

October 12, 2009

Living on a little island in the South Pacific definitely has its ups and downs. While we can’t ever have access to all the “wonderful” groceries available in the US, we rarely have to go without. However, this is one of those times when we’re all anxiously awaiting the next ship! We’ve heard through the […]

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Slow Cooker Applesauce

October 7, 2009

With fall in the air, what’s better than the smells and tastes of homemade slow cooker applesauce!  We’re enjoying our Apple Adventures here at our house with our homeschool apple week. So yesterday, we tried our hand at homemade slow cooker applesauce. The kids really enjoyed this! So we’re sharing the recipe here with you […]

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