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15 Beautiful Garden Ideas for Fall

2024-10-30 aprilmomoffour fall, halloween

Happy Fall, friends!! If fall is the season of change, I feel like we may have taken that a little too literally this year. This fall finds our family in a new house, just down the street from our old house. Also, I took a new job! This is my first in-person job in eighteen years. Oh! And our oldest son went away to college, and Alan changed jobs. But then, Alan changes jobs every one to three years. The […]

My 4 Favorite Homemaking Hacks for 2018

2017-12-28 aprilmomoffour being frugal, big family life, books, family, housekeeping, marriage

I love Christmas break. Time off from spelling tests, chauffeur duties, graded papers, packing lunches, and best of all I’m not desperately rushing everyone to not be late…..oh how I love time off. We always spend a few days at my parent’s house and a few days at Alan’s parents’ house, and it’s such a blessing to spend time with them and soak up the rest and good conversation. With people you see on a daily basis, it can be […]