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Raising Our Wild Things

Southern Living -Wife - Homeschool Mom of 3 - Jesus Follower- Mompreneur

January 23, 2013

Mountain Weekend

I love long weekends! And as much as I love my job I really love days off of work! This past weekend we took advantage of the fact that I had Monday off for MLK day and took a long weekend…

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October 29, 2012

Peoria, IL: The City of Beauty in October

I had to visit Peoria, IL for business in October and thankfully got to bring my sweet husband with me. Although there isn’t much in Peoria (it is about a 3.5 hour drive from Chicago) I did learn that: 1)…

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September 6, 2012

Mountain Weekend

A few weekends ago Josh and I got to go visit some of our best friends who recently got married (whohoo Lee + Nikki). They live in the mountains on the top of an apple orchard. Seriously, yall’…this is their backyard:…

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March 26, 2012

Vacation Rental Scams/Reality

The husband and I decided a couple weeks ago that we were ready to book a condo at the beach for a much needed relaxing getaway…we decided we wanted a condo rather than a hotel so we could save some…

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Hello! I am Chelsea. I am the homeschooling mom of 3 and lover of adventures!

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Small Shop Gift Ideas / Deals and Steals

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. There are so many great deals and steals going on right now. Below I am sharing a few of my…

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Rainy Day on the Big Day

Every bride’s nightmare…rain on their wedding day! (Especially for the brave brides like myself who are determined to take the risk and get married outdoors!) Unfortunately it rained poured on my big day. So what do you do if it…

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California HWY 1 San Francisco to Big Sur Itinerary

Sharing our itinerary for anyone who is looking to plan a trip. We had a wonderful time and would love to go back and take the kids someday. Airport: We flew in and out of San Francisco as it was…

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Crock-a-Sheets

My work team is very competitive. Every year for the past three years at Christmas time we have had a recipe competition. The first year it was cheese balls. Last year it was dips. This year we did crock pot…

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