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  Living in Alabama, we “do pecan” pretty stinking well.  Heck, Priesters is known world-wide and we even have a Pecan Festival for goodness sakes.  What we don’t necessarily do so well is light foods, 😉  LOL!  This posts sets out to change that!  Lighter pecan pies… yes, really! Holidays are stressful enough without the …

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Tis the Season for Holiday Entertainment Ideas. Check out my fun pinterest board on this very topic. I’d love to know about your Holiday Entertainment ideas, too! If you  have any on your blog, please link them up below. You can link up anything HOLIDAY in the below linky! I have teamed up with Susie QT …

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by:  Valerie Lee Veltre It’s that time of year again…Thanksgiving to New Year’s is a mad dash in most households. It’s disruptive for already overly-busy people, so imagine how disruptive it is to pets. They don’t care what holiday you are observing; they just want their peace and quiet back. Well, you can’t cancel the …

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Over at the Main site, Martha Pullen’s Southern Family Cookbook: Reflect on the Past, Rejoice in the Present, and Celebrate Future Gatherings with More Than 150 Heirloom Recipes & Meals (Adams Media, November 18, 2012) made the Holiday Gift Guide.  I wanted to bring my Cooking readers’ attention to this great cookbook and wanted to …

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SO many people asked (in the past years) about finding decorations for their house and such that I decided to do this one earlier this year.  This gives you time to get decor for your home in plenty of time for Christmas! What day do you start decorating? Grinch Tee for your Dog Has your …

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Where does time go?  Here it is March already!  My husband and I will be celebrating our anniversary this month and he will be celebrating his birthday.  Such a great month, huh? So, you know the drill… link up your St. Patrick’s Day Recipes right here then tell your friends so they can link up …

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Over on 3 Boys and a Dog, there is a weekly Pinterest favorites link up.  So, I am addicted to Pinterest.  Yes, really!  Right now, I have been looking for Valentine’s Day goodies on there, but the options aren’t really big.  Anyway, I chose my favorite few Valentine’s Recipes and will list them below. Then, …

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Please feel free to share this post with everyone you know  – you can even pin it: Pin It Welcome to my new homeschooling freebies resource page!  I realized that I was beginning to amass too many random free printables and amazing homeschooling resources on my site that I had to get them organized.  So, …

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