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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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July 12, 2012

Romantic Day Date

I think the most romantic ‘day date’ I’ve ever been on is a picnic in the park on a gorgeous day with my love. Picture this: gorgeous weather, a blanket, a picnic basket, and a bottle of champagne. Very affordable and…

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June 4, 2012

$10.90 And A House

Saturday morning my husband and I spent a “day date” hunting or “picking,” as my husband likes to refer to it, yard sales. Although there were not very many, the hubs and I decided to hit up those sales nearby us…

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May 13, 2012

Vacation for 2

Well we finally got to take our much needed vacation. Just the hubby and me. It was wonderful.   (I took the above picture our first night at the beach) For those of you who read my previous post we did…

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January 5, 2012

10 Dates Under $10

If you are a newly wed like me chances are you are on a budget and do not have a lot of money to spend on fancy restaurants and movies. Well…whoever said date nights have to be expensive???  I have…

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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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Who doesn’t love free things?

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TridentVibes #CollectiveBias   What’s better than getting something free after purchasing your favorite gum? You simply upload your Walmart receipt, including the purchase of…

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39 Weeks/4 Days Pregnant + What God is Teaching Me

I have one word for you my friends…ANXIOUS! My due date is this Friday and at 39.4 weeks pregnant it is very hard to not let the anxiety over take my emotions. I have had “pre-term” contractions now (in addition…

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Trials and Tribulations (the 1st 6 months)

We have officially been married 6 months, 1 day. I’ll be the first to tell you… Married life is GREAT! Even despite all our freak medical issues since the big day. We have had so many that I have had…

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