Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Dec 3, 2009, 4:38 pm
Alfred returned to work today after a day and a half of being essentially bed-ridden in pain with a rib out of place and two chiropractor appointments, one of which he had acupuncture done. He&nb...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Dec 2, 2009, 7:30 am
The Biggest Loser is one of my favorite shows on television. I love to watch the contestant's transformations and see them face their fears and break through the barriers that had previously held ...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Dec 1, 2009, 7:17 pm
My friend Rhonda started a new blog - If You Do Stuff, Stuff Gets Done. She posted her goals for the month...just three little things. I can do that! So here's my list: 1. Declutter a little each...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Dec 1, 2009, 10:51 am
Brrr....it is cold here today! The high is only 59 degrees but I don't think it will get that warm. The skies are gray with winds blowing out of the North. Rain has been forecasted for t...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Dec 1, 2009, 9:16 am
{click pictures to enlarge} Last night we put up the Christmas tree! I strung the lights and garlands then let the girls go to town hanging all the ornaments. It looks so lovely. I love to sit a...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 30, 2009, 3:47 pm
Photos from Kayla's birthday... Kendall and Alfred....my guys :)
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 29, 2009, 5:00 am
1. Birthday celebrations 2. Listening to Christmas music while cleaning and cooking. 3. Christmas movies, old and new. 4. Hearing the jingling of jingle bells as we open and close the front door. ...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 28, 2009, 7:18 am
Today my little girl turns into a young lady for it is your thirteenth birthday. I know how excited you are to become a teen, finally! But I find myself missing the old days when you were a sassy, fun...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 28, 2009, 5:00 am
 Yesterday I put out cracked corn for the woodland animals, seed for the birds, cleaned the bird bath and refilled with water, and washed the exterior windows on the backside of the house. I then...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 27, 2009, 7:27 am
I awoke this morning to a frost covered landscape, all white and glittering. Steam is rising off the creak creating an eerie fog. All is quiet except for the sound of black crows cawing. They sound as...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 26, 2009, 5:00 am

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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 25, 2009, 7:56 am
1. Hair clips strong enough to hold my thick head of hair. 2. Holiday music, books, and movies. 3. Warm blankets to snuggle up in on chilly nights. 4. After having bathed the girls come ...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 24, 2009, 12:56 pm
Self-care has never been my strongsuit. Once upon I time I used to fix up (do makeup and hair) and would draw back in horror at the mere mention of going au naturel. Add three children, homemakin...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 23, 2009, 8:51 am
Outside my window... it is quiet with gray skies, but the temperature is mild. I've opened the windows wide already and look forward to seeing what the days holds for me. ~ I am thinking... I need...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 22, 2009, 6:00 am
1. Folding clean laundry for it means I have a washer and dryer and a family to wear the clothes. 2. Hot and cold water at the turn of the tap whenever I want it - to bathe in and to clean ...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 21, 2009, 8:31 am
The weather has been so nice lately. It is cool/cold at night but warms up quite nicely during the day. I open up the windows on days like those and at night only turn on the heat if it will be especi...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 20, 2009, 6:00 am
What do you do when your husband has a really bad day at work and hears bad news on top of that and is then mad at you? Do you fight back or give him the silent treatment and go to bed angry...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 19, 2009, 6:00 am
 Our family of five lives in a smallish three bedroom/two bath 16x80 mobile home on a half acre of land. Currently, my mama and youngest sister live with us and my brother stays every o...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 18, 2009, 9:12 am
Sometimes I get discouraged in my work as a homemaker and am in need of a little inspiration. When I get into those slumps it is usually because I have let some area slide out...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 16, 2009, 8:02 am
While the nights and early mornings are chilly, the days warm up quickly - but are not unbearably hot. I still have blooming beauties around the yard. The weather has just been simply beautiful. I lov...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 16, 2009, 7:55 am
Sunday afternoon, Alfred showed Kendall how to change the oil in his car. Naturally, I had to take loads of pictures. Kendall couldn't keep a straight face, but that's okay. He is such a cutie...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 16, 2009, 7:50 am
Saturday night we took the kids to the small  Loomis Bros. Circus held at our town's fairground. It was my first time seeing a circus and it was a lot of fun. I think I want to join the circu...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 15, 2009, 6:00 am
1. Beautiful weather 2. A full tank of gasoline in the car 3. Food in the pantry 4. Giving to charity 5. Fresh fruit What are you thankful for today?
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 13, 2009, 3:34 pm
{Kenzie's self-portrait} I like to give my children experiences and let them do things on their own as much as possible and as they want to. Take photography, for example. When Kendall bought a n...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 13, 2009, 6:00 am
So Reba took Eliza home as Tyler requested after a few tender words were exchanged between the two. The two women spent the afternoon together catching up and reminiscing. Eliza shared how she had rec...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 12, 2009, 6:00 am
In the meantime, Eliza had been reading her Bible and felt in her spirit that she needed to pray NOW! She began to pray fervently... A couple hours later, the phone rang. "Hello?" Eliza said into the...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 11, 2009, 6:00 am
Now Tyler was a hard working blue-collar man. He loved his wife but found the siren's call of alcohol so hard to resist. And yet, he had promised Eliza that he would stop. Now all of the guys at w...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 10, 2009, 6:00 am
Why couldn't everyone be so supportive of her decision to stay with Tyler? Maggie, Eliza's mother, was staunchly against their marriage and had been so since the beginning. She thought Eliza c...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 9, 2009, 6:00 am
Great Aunty Rose had been an inspiration to her throughout her life. She was also her mentor. They spent time together each week. Eliza picked her up on Thursdays so they could both do their grocery s...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 8, 2009, 7:10 am
The demons from Tyler's past haunted his dreams as well as his waking hours. He grew up in an abusive and highly dysfunctional home. His mother was an alcoholic. His father was never in the pictur...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 8, 2009, 6:00 am
1. Enjoying time outdoors in the afternoons. 2. White dappled fields of cotton. 3. Baby calves with their mothers. 4. Listening to the birds sing and the cool breeze coming in through ope...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 7, 2009, 11:00 am
She held her head in her hands as the tears poured freely. He left again in a drunken fit of anger, tires squealing on the asphalt, flinging dirt and rocks from here to kingdom come. This had become a...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 7, 2009, 7:37 am
I am a week behind, but decided to join in on the NaNoWriMo challenge to write a 50,000 word book in a month. You can see my widget on the sidebar. Wish me luck! This is a family group shot of us wi...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 6, 2009, 6:00 am
I've been enjoying warm afternoons working out in the yard. Yesterday I planted four azalea bushes and moved my hydrangea plant from the back to the front yard. Tomorrow, I'll be weeding the f...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Nov 5, 2009, 9:53 am
"Imagine my surprise when I arrived at Hector's aunt's home and stepped into the most peaceful paradise I'd ever experiened anywhere in the world. Our hostess, Beatriz Duenas, was the pict...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 28, 2009, 6:01 am
Easy Chicken Pot Pie This was my first attempt at making chicken pot pie. It turned out good and tasty though! Here's what you need: 1 package of 2 premade pie crusts dried minced onion 1 lb. m...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 28, 2009, 6:00 am
{All photos by Country Living}
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 27, 2009, 5:00 pm
Yesterday I could be found in the kitchen, making pancakes for breakfast. I also mixed up a bath of Homemade Cocoa Mix that I stored in an old coffee container. Recycle and reuse makes for creative c...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 27, 2009, 6:00 am
Preacher's Cookies 4 T. Cocoa 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 stick butter ~ 1/2 cup peanut butter 3 cups oatmeal In saucepan heat together to boiling first 4 ingredients. Boil 1 minute and remove fr...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 26, 2009, 6:00 am
FOR TODAY...October 26th from Tracy's Daybook ~ @ ~ Outside my window... Blue-gray skies while we wait for the sun to shine. It's cool out but not too cold. It will warm up to 76 degrees today...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 25, 2009, 8:44 am
Our finances look bleak at the moment. Unless God provides a miracle, we won;t be able to pay all of our bills this month. I know this is a spiritual attack and I'm not going to allow myself to ge...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 25, 2009, 6:00 am
1. Lovely Indian Summer days. 2. Praises for the Preacher's Cookies I made. 3. Cozy sweaters to wrap up in when it's chilly indoors or out. 4. A stack of books borrowed from the librar...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 24, 2009, 6:00 am
By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest. ~Agesilaus ~ I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living. ~John D. Rockefeller ~ Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought b...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 23, 2009, 6:00 am
Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion. ~The Talmud Who or what determines how rich we are? Is it the amount of money in our checking account or what society deems acceptable for living the "goo...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 22, 2009, 8:20 am
MountainMama  from Writing For Real Life has graciously awarded me with the "One Lovely Blog Award". Thank you! It is always an honor to be presented with blog awards. The rules for this award a...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 22, 2009, 5:30 am
We have debt. This is our reality. But I will no longer fret over that which can not be changed. Not that I will not work to become free from debt's evil clutches....I am and will continue to do s...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 21, 2009, 5:31 pm
Oprah Tours a Typical Danish Home - very interesting! Women Around the World One phrase stood out on the show: Less space, less things.....more life. Ain't that the truth?
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 21, 2009, 6:00 am
...because everyone in my family seems to think so. I don't understand it really. We have a lot of debt and a variable income (my husband works in the automotive industry as a diesel technician ...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 20, 2009, 9:21 am
I was up early this morning - at 4:40AM. I couldn't go back to sleep so I took the dogs out to potty, washed last night's dishes, and made Alfred coffee and a scambled egg sandwich on toasted ...
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Tracy H. posted an article on Seaside Enchantment - Oct 20, 2009, 8:20 am
Though I said we were going to Jacksonville - Hilliard, Florida is where Joel actually lives. It is a small town near J'ville. We went to Fernandina Beach. I was shocked to see this Tsunami warni...
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