This is the Excalibur Dehydrator. There are so many possibilites of things you can make with a dehydrator – fruit leathers, dried fruits, dried veggies, granola, crackers, dried herbs, and the list goes on! I would love to own one of these. I bet you would too. Stephanie at Keeper of the Home is giving one away for her final giveaway of the week. Go here to check it out!
Stephanie at Keeper of the Home has a gorgeous giveaway today. You can have a chance to win beautiful earrings or a memento key ring from an etsy site. Beautiful work! Head over here for more info.
Head on here to Keeper of the Home to check out today’s fantastic giveaway! I would love to win a Tiffin.
Have I mentioned that I love the Keeper of the Home blog? Stephanie shares a wealth of information to encourage moms in their roles as homemaker. This week, she is celebrating her 2 year blogiversary. In honor of that, she is giving away 5 copies of her new e-book and 1 copy of her new paperback book. Head on over to here to check it out!
Stephanie at Keeper of the Home is having a wonderful giveaway. She is giving away a print from L. Herbert Designs. She has some really beautiful prints. Hurry on over here to Stephanie’s today for your chance to win!
Michelle over at Delightful Learning did something fun on her blog recently called Pay it Forward. If you were one of the first three commenters, then she sent you a little something in the mail to brighten your day. I recieved a yummy smelling bar of soap and candles. Thank you Michelle for your thoughtfulness!
The idea behind Pay it Forward is that you then do this for your blog readers. If you are one of the first 3 commenters on this post, I will send you something to brighten your day. The only catch is that you also have to do this on your blog.
Who wants to win a Vita-mix? I do! Jessie from Vintage Remedies is giving away a Vita-mix. I have wanted one of these for quite a while now. It can do anything from smoothies to soups to grinding grains and much more. Head over to Jessie’s site for your chance to win!
I am so thankful for my dear son. It’s hard to believe that he will be 10 this fall. I’ve grown as a mother and a person by having this wonderful boy in my life. He’s the oldest of 4 kids and is a great helper to his younger siblings, especially baby sister. He loves to read about ancienty history. Drawing his own comic books is another favorite hobby of his. I thank God everyday for the blessing of this great kid.
I go through seasons of my life when I am better about exercise than others. I’ve been wanting to start working out again on a regular basis. One of my friends mentioned an exercise program that I decided to look in to. It’s called Fit Homeschool Moms. The creator is a homeschooling mom of 4 children, so she understands the time constraints, etc that homeschool moms face. I just finished my first week and I like it! If you are a homeschool mom out there looking for a fitness routine, I highly recommend this to you.
I’ve been a little neglectful of my blog. I must admit that often I am a better reader of blogs than blogger. Okay, so the much anticipated day 4 of our FL trip! After 2 and a half days of driving, we decided that day 4 should be spent relaxing at our vacation home gearing up for the exciting days ahead. Day 4 was spent swimming at our pool. We did end up venturing in to Orlando to check it out and play video games at a local game area. We headed to bed early that night so that we would be well-rested for our big day ahead at Sea World!!
They are ready for the day!
Here we are getting our oyster for the little miss opened. The diver brought up 6 or so oysters and then I picked which one they should open.
What do you know? Twin pearls! One for mom and one for daughter. I was really excited about it.
Next stop was the Shamu show. I was told by a friend that I should get the Shamu ice cream bars to watch during the show. Boy, did they hit the spot! It was so hot outside that those ice creams bars were just what we needed.
My husband usually doesn’t wear a cowboy hat, but he forgot his ball cap. He borrowed my son’s cowboy hat. I think I like the look!
No, the baby didn’t get a Shamu bar!
After the show, we headed to the Underwater Grill for lunch. We ate seafood while we watched the sea creatures swim in the big tank.
Daddy pushed the boys in the stroller. Little Miss rode on my back in the Ergo.
The boys thought that getting to touch the stingrays was fun.
Shortly after the stingrays, my camera battery needed to be recharged which meant no more pictures for the day. By the time we left the park after sundown, we were ready to collapse into bed. I’ll come back to post day 6 pictures sooner than I did with days 4 & 5.
