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Lazy Saturday Reads – A Family for Christmas, Autumn in Carthage & More

For the Mommas

Moving from the grimness of Chicago’s South Side to the Wisconsin hinterlands to seventeenth-century Salem, this is a story of love, of sacrifice, of terrible passions—and of two wounded souls quietly reaching for the deep peace of sanctuary. Unlucky in love, Maddie LaRocque moves to Calgary at the urging of her college roommate.

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Plan a Staycation: Enjoy Your City on a Budget

Family Balance Sheet

Oshkosh, Wisconsin :: Adventures of a Stay at Home Mom. College Station, Texas :: How to Homeschool My Child. become a fan and ''like'' FBS on Facebook. Northeast Ohio (Canton, Akron, Cleveland) :: Sisters Shopping on a Shoestring. Black Hills, South Dakota :: Little House Living. South Dakota :: Moms Mustard Seeds.

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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

I grew up in the mid-state, went to college in the western part of the state and took my first job out of college in eastern PA. The Oakes Museum of Natural History is located at Messiah College, just outside of Harrisburg. Are you a sports fan? Oshkosh, Wisconsin — A Little Bit of This and That.