Tag Archives: Parenting

Food on Fridays – Hungarian Butterhorn Cookies

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Shelly R.

These are, hands down, my favorite cookies. Gram would make a big batch of these for my Uncle every year as his birthday present and Christmas present because that is all he wanted.  Chip is a huge fan of these cookies too.  … Continue reading →

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Camp Chip

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Shelly R.

This past week was Camp Chip at our house.  Camp Chip is something we have talked about alot over the years as it is one of the reasons that we have looked to move.  Chip has always wanted to have … Continue reading →

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A Mary Angel

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Shelly R.

To help comfort a sad 6 year old’s heart when he goes to church and his Mary – whose lap he sat on through every service – is not there.  Thank you LucyBug Patterns ( http://www.lucybug.org/tinyangel ) for the pattern … Continue reading →

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How our dogs prepared us to raise kids.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Shelly R.

Training kids and dogs is not that different. Chip and I have been involved in dog rescue since 2002.  We founded, with three of our friends, a dog rescue in 2004 which has placed approximately 4,000 dogs.  We have also … Continue reading →

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