Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

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  • Foodie Pen Pal – November 2013

    This month I was paired up with Anne from Pennsylvania.  She and I had similar likes in foods, so that was a help when buying her goodies. When I got her box, I was delighted.  There were a lot of… Continue reading

  • Elf 4 Heath – Day #3

    So as I said at the end of my post, yesterday’s challenge was to unsubscribe from catalogs or emails. I chose to unsubscribe to multiple email lists. I did it on my work email, Gmail, and road runner email accounts.… Continue reading

  • Elf 4 Health – Day #2

    I’m finally getting to recapping yesterday’s challenge and discussing today’s challenge. So yesterday was a meatless Monday.  It wasn’t really that hard for me.  I started the morning with a green smoothie.  The smoothie also contained some protein powder to… Continue reading

  • Elf 4 Health Challenge #1

    I’m so excited about the challenges.  Maybe not the burpee one but the others, yes. Here is a funny story about the burpee challenge.  I told my family about this week’s challenge, and my mother-in-law didn’t know what a burpee… Continue reading

  • Tastes of Thanksgiving Green Smoothie

    So last week, I had my blender cup washed after making a smoothie.  The Wee One and the Imaginative One put away the dishes after the dishwasher was finished.  Somehow my blades got put into the silverware/ utensil drawer (double drawer),… Continue reading

  • My Challenge for the Holiday Season

    Last year I joined a group called Elf for Health.  I was paired up with 3 different Elves who I helped motivate and who helped motivate me.  To be honest, one of the elves fizzled out, but Gretchen and Lyndi… Continue reading

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of November 11

    It’s been another week, so it’s time to menu plan once again.  This week is not as crazy as last week.  I still have dance lessons, Cub Scouts, chiropractor appointments, and parent-teacher conferences.  Even with those events, it’s not as… Continue reading

  • Ten Lessons from Grandpa

    Today would have been my grandpa’s 89th birthday. It has hit me hard this year because, on December 6, it will be 10 years since his death. Here are some lessons I learned from him: 1. Sometimes, you need to… Continue reading

  • Our Autumn Beauty Maple Tree

    We have only one deciduous tree in our yard.  It’s an autumn beauty maple (at least, I think that’s the name of it).  It gets gorgeous during the fall.  It has not completely turned yet.  However, since the lighting is… Continue reading

  • Pumpkin No Bake Energy Balls

    For a long time, I had wanted to try Larabars but was afraid because I didn’t know how they would like it because of the dates. Once I finally tried one of the bars, I decided it was not as… Continue reading