By Holly Giles | popular , Recipes , Simple Living
Strawberry Granola Bars Dealing with food allergies can be difficult, especially for snacks on the go. The strawberry granola bar recipe is perfect to alter ingredients to fit. I look for easy recipes we all can enjoy. One that has become a big hit for my boys is making granola bars from scratch, that does not […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Mama's Musings
Along with my Sister in Law, we took our boys roller skating today. It was the first time my boys had on roller skates. We were at the VERY rink I skated at as a child! The nostalgia hit me in the face when we entered the rink and they were doing the double dutch bus… […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , Florida field trips , Great Outdoors
State Park for Learning We checked out a local state park near Central Florida. Deleon Springs State Park ended up being an educator paradise. Upon arrival, we were in awe of some of Florida’s beautiful old oak trees scattered all over this property. It sets the tone for the tourist destination of old that Deleon […]
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By Holly Giles | Mama's Musings
I drove through a bank the other day to make a deposit for a client. I was listening to the boys tell a story and wasn’t paying attention when I sent the teller tube back. When I grabbed it, it hit the side of my car and I dropped it. The teller tube rolled under my car. […]
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By Holly Giles | Recipes
I have found a quick meal of Barbeque Chicken Wagon Wheels to put together on those nights when the fridge seems barren. It is a variation of a recipe I used to cook at Pampered Chef shows. A few ingredients are all it takes to put this meal together for a quick and fun meal. […]
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By Holly Giles | Recipes
Waiting for the bread and butter pickles to set up for 4 months last year was a long wait. I came across a recipe for overnight dill pickles, so we gave it a try. This is more instant gratification! On our farmer’s market trip we bought 2 pounds of pickling cucumbers and two dill plants […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Great Outdoors
The beauty of Elk in the Colorado mountains is s sight to behold! The landscape is so different than here in Florida, we soak up all we can when we visit. The Ranch This trip, the six of us visited the Terry Bison Ranch in Wyoming. It was a western theme park of sorts […]
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