So it was only a gerbil. But it was my daughter's gerbil she had saved for and bought with her own money. She even got to talk to the person who brought it in to be sold and found out his birthday. He was the father of our baby gerbils and died...

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We got a package. That is a very exciting occurrence around here. And it is one we were rather excited about, as I remember. Yes, my husband gave us regular updates via UPS' tracking system as to how the package was progressing. At the moment,...

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Sometimes, you just don't appreciate health like you should. I have been battling something all week which finally culminated in me being almost totally out of commission yesterday. My daughter, always happy to play mom, made lunch, sweet potato pie.

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Odd. Very odd. I just got off the phone with a company due to an unrecognized charge on our bank account. It was a mistake, but at least not a case of identity theft. Although I was worried at first because the first thing she pulled said it was...

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Here at Simple Pleasures , I don't write much about homeschooling. At least not directly. Part scrapbook, part musings, it is more a collection of small moments dedicated to the little things in life which otherwise may go unnoticed. It serves to..

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