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  • Ice-Simmons Family

    Snapshot of Our Life: Almost the End of Summer

    Home Ever After / July 25, 2014

    It’s the end of summer in most places, and everyone’s getting amped up for back to school, goaded by the store school supplies displays. Here in Southern California it’s summer all year long. …

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    From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 4}

    Home Ever After / June 5, 2012

    If you missed the first part of our leaving Alaska moving story, go read it here first: From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1} Leaving Alaska {Part 2} Leaving Alaska…

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  • Ice-Simmons Family

    From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 3}

    Home Ever After / May 28, 2012

    If you missed the first part of our leaving Alaska moving story, go read it here first: From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1} and Leaving Alaska {Part 2}. The…

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  • Ice-Simmons Family

    From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 2}

    Home Ever After / May 23, 2012

    If you missed the first part of our leaving Alaska moving story, go read it here first: From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1}. From Frozen Years to Golden Years:…

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  • Ice-Simmons Family

    From Frozen Years to Golden Years: Leaving Alaska {Part 1}

    Home Ever After / May 10, 2012

    We’ve been gearing up for our minimalist move for months, and it’s finally complete!  We’re now at home in sunny Los Angeles, California, but the move was by no means quick or easy. …

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  • Ice-Simmons Family

    Snapshot of Our Life: 40 Below, Temperature Low

    Home Ever After / January 16, 2012

    It’s the daily life that gets lost and forgotten over the years.  I want to remember these in-between times, not only for the little memories that might not seem significant now, but to…

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  • Ice-Simmons Family

    {Mobile Lifestyle} There’s No Place Like Home, But…

    Home Ever After / January 3, 2012

    There’s No Place Like Home, But… The saying goes that there’s no place like home, but does it really matter where home is?  I feel that no matter where I am, as long…

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  • Frugal,  Ice-Simmons Family

    Frugal Home Buying: We Saved Cash For Part of Our Down Payment

    Home Ever After / January 12, 2011

    We’ve just purchased our first house (a first for both of us) and we did it with frugal finesse. We saved 100% of the cash for our down payment!

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    We're Home – Truett's Surgery Tale

    Home Ever After / May 25, 2010

    Truett is home from surgery, recovering well, and almost back to normal.  Remember when I told you about Truett having surgery to cut his tongue tie?  It went perfectly and he’s healing up…

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    Truett's Excited for his Surgery with the Surgery Countdown Craft Project

    Home Ever After / May 20, 2010

    Tomorrow is the pre-op appointment for my 2 1/2 year old Truett’s tongue tie surgery on Monday. I started getting him excited about surgery about a week ago. I made him a surgery…

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Hi, I’m Danelle! I’ve been blogging here since 2008. I’m a consultant and work-at-home mom of 6 kids who homeschools. Organizing, decluttering, minimalism, and emergency prepping are my jam!