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I had no idea how this was going to work. I’ve always made my family recipe with the red box of refrigerated pie crust. That is out of the question now so I made my own crust. This is a challenge in 2 ways: Making my own crust and making it from a gluten-free mix …

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We do Thanksgiving a little different in our family. My sister and I spend most of the day with our inlaws. Then we travel to MS late afternoon because we have a serious tradition, Black Friday shopping, to look forward to. After we shop all day Friday, we crash and sleep a little later on …

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How has 13 weeks passed since the first Alabama football game???? I spend most of the summer anxiously waiting for football and I say the same thing every year. Once football season starts, it will FLY by. And its so true. After today, we will hopefully enjoy playoff and bowl season, but this is the …

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The day before Thanksgiving is so hectic! This year is different in a few ways. First, I’m still struggling with health problems. Second, I’m hosting a very casual dinner at my house. Third, the next 4 days will require a lot of adjustments in trying to survive my first holiday trying to eat gluten-free. The …

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It’s been a while since I’ve talked about our weekly produce basket from our local CSA-community supported agriculture. I started with Snow’s Bend CSA in May and it ended this week. Throughout the spring, summer, and fall we’ve enjoyed a wide variety of produce each week. I pick the box up at our local health …

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A few days ago, I posted about our trip to All Fired Up to paint Christmas ornaments. They are now finished and I picked them up today! I thought they looked pretty good for amateurs. They are on the tree with the rest of the ornaments collected from 11 years of marriage, numerous trips, and …

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For many of us, we get it honest. When the holiday issues of Southern Living and Martha Stewart arrive around the first day of November, we can hardly be blamed for getting a head start. And have you been to a Hobby Lobby since July 1st? What about the radio stations already playing Christmas songs …

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It’s that time of year, and it is not being kind to people in my neck of the woods. We had our first flu diagnosis at school around the second week of October which is really early for the South. There is a lot of confusing and conflicting information out there regarding the common cold …

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