Towards a More Simple Christmas

“It came without ribbons!  It came without tags!  It came without packages, boxes or bags!”  And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.  Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before.  “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store.  Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” –Dr. Suess’ from How The Grinch…

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Some progress…

We had a garage sale 2 days ago.  As garage sales go, this was pretty successful.  We made a little over $100.  In the end, however, the real win came as we got rid of a lot of stuff!  As most of us know, moving is no fun, but moving to another country and it…

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DIYtheFoodLife

In preparation for Thailand, we’ve begun to cut back on yeast and grains/sugars.  It sounds kind of extreme.  It actually feels kind of violent, especially when our kids don’t get cereal for breakfast!  To be fair, one reason we decided to do this has been to help address health issues, and it has really worked!…

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