Category: Home Sweet Home
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We Interrupt This Blog for A Kiss…
Wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day from our outfit to yours. May you always find a little Valentine’s Day in each and every day!
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South Dakota Magazine
Being able to take off and physically explore the nooks and crannies of my state the way I want to isn’t something I’m able to do at leisure due to the responsibilities of my family’s lifestyle. The best alternative I’ve found for experiencing the rest of South Dakota is by having these places delivered to…
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Living the Simple Life
I thought my household needed to be simplified so I read Living the Simple Life by Elaine St. James. I was amazed to learn that I didn’t need to buy the book. It just verified that I should have written it. My family has been doing the majority of the book’s suggestions for years, which…
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Cooking with My Husband (Well, Sorta)
Here lately, I’ve been cooking with my husband in mind. Every time I tie one of my new aprons on, I either 1) remember different times he wore the shirt now made into an apron, 2) try hard to remember ever seeing him wear it, or 3) laugh about how mad he got the first…
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Give Someone a Cow for Christmas This Year from Heifer International
Most likely you’ve seen the acronym WWJD? (What Would Jesus Do?). Well, I tweaked that acronym and came up with a better one that’s fitting for the Christmas season: WWJB? which stands for What Would Jesus Buy? Asking this question while pushing a cart up and down store aisles really puts a whole new perspective…
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Our Family Gin Tournament Tradition
Having a Gin Tournament on holiday family get-togethers has become a family tradition in the last decade. When my brother Clay was dating his now wife Sue, he was introduced to the card game gin while visiting her family on their ranch near Enning, South Dakota. Her folks play a lot of gin and…
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An Appreciation For Three-Pronged Outlets
I gave up a long time ago trying to hide the numerous extension cords that the run along the walls and cords that dangle from outlets located halfway up the walls of our living room and bedrooms of our home. There’s just no concealing them. Extension cords, powerstrip cords, and reducers are a major part…
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Who Says You Need Beef in Your Diet? Your Body!
A great source of accurate information about the benefits of including lean beef in our diet can be found at www.beefnutrition.org. The information also points out the importance of including all of the food groups to fulfill our nutritional needs. There’s great examples and simple explanations of why eating beef is healthy for you and…
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Lonesome Dove Logic
Whenever I want to enlighten my husband and kids, I use a little Loneseome Dove Logic to trigger their attention and diminish the immunity they’ve developed to the sound of my voice. My scheme involves recalling lines from Lonesome Dove that pique my family’s attention. I compiled my picks for those interested in this attention-getting…
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In My Backyard
One of the wonderful advantages of living in the Black Hills is the diverse landscape; from the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands to the Black Hills National Forest, there’s a wide variety of scenery to enjoy. Our home is situated at the foothills of the Black Hills National Forest, where higher elevations, cooler temperatures and…