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The Snack Aisle That Always Slows Me Down
I don’t know about you but every time my family ends up at Walmart, there’s always that moment where I tell myself I’m just going in for one or two things, and somehow I still end up drifting into the snack aisles like I always do. It’s not even intentional anymore. It just happen when you have teens at home who love to eat. I walk past the main aisles, and I pass whatever I came in for, and then suddenly I’m standing in front of shelves that don’t really feel like shopping—they feel like memory. That’s usually when it hits me. Because it’s never just chips or candy sitting…
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Saturday Movie Night: Pizza, Popcorn, and Retro Snack Comfort
I don’t know about in your home but in my home Saturday night always seems to arrive a little faster than expected the kind of evening where the day slows down just enough to notice the small comforts around the house. The kitchen light is still warm from earlier in the day, and instead of rushing anywhere or planning anything complicated, it turned into one of those simple stay-home nights where everything centers around food, laughter, and something playing in the background. Thank the Lord for quick and easy meals because this evening the oven did most of the early work, when David picked up a frozen Pizza for dinner…
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November 20 National Peanut Butter Fudge Day #PeanutButterFudgeDay
Charlie is in Oklahoma as I mentioned in the past but like Charlie and I Charlie loves Fudge. If I had known when I was talking to Charlie, I would have let him know November 20th was National Peanut Butter Fudge Day #PeanutButterFudgeDay and he and Mikalya could have made Fudge at her house. Before you ask no, Charlie doesn’t have any money and no, I’m not sending him any. Charlie wanted to be grown and go stay there for a month so it’s Charlie responsibility to come up with money. Not mine and David’s to give him money we don’t have. Instead when things calm down here I will…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
