by  Jen   

When we did the walkthrough before the closing on this house, we discovered a lot of strawberry plants. Shortly after we moved in, we found out that the farmers that use the land next door had been renting the land here. They had planted 7,000 strawberry plants! We picked a lot of strawberries last year!

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by  Jen   

Yes, the house is a mess. Not sure what happened. After a month of company, the house just kind of imploded. But that’s okay, I’m still throwing a party in the midst of it all! I think I mentioned it already but I have 4 kids who graduated from college in May with various degrees

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by  Jen   

After almost a month, the in-laws finally left this week. Even so, I can’t seem to get caught up on everything that needs to get done. Every day is so busy and I feel like nothing is ever going to get done. The biggest time sucker right now is my garden. I haven’t had a

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by  Jen   

With a lot of people in the house right now, our “keeping the house clean” skills are being tested, along with our patience. We’re struggling the most in the kitchen. The rest of the house is fine. The in-laws were inviting people over the other day and saying okay was easy! I think the kitchen

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by  Jen   

Having company over is a relatively new thing for me, Unexpected company for weeks is something different altogether. Coping with a mess at the same time makes it extremely stressful. It’s been crazy here so I’ve been very thankful that I haven’t had to deal with a mess too. There’s been lots of new software

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by  Jen   

I feel like everyday flies by in the blink of an eye but this beautiful Easter weekend was a very nice long weekend. It felt like it lasted for 3 weeks. I’m exhausted and ready to get back to work tomorrow but it was nice. This Easter was so different. It reminded me of the

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by  Jen   

It’s one week until Easter. As I sit at the table, I take a look around at the cabinets with the glass doors and think to myself, “Wow, I could get rid of so much in there.” But then I stop and remind myself, “Don’t clean out the cabinets before a holiday!” A week before

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