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Establishing Better Breakfast Habits

April 11, 2013
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If left to their own choices, my kids would choose a sugary cereal every day of the week- and eat without a drop of milk in the bowl. I know this because they try to get away with it often. And I also know that the real culprit lies with me… because they wouldn’t have [...]

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Happy Easter My Friends!

March 31, 2013
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I wish all of you a very peaceful and happy Easter today! May you be surrounded by good food, good family, and good friends!

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How Do You Get Your Kids to Care About Tooth Brushing?

March 15, 2013
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It is an on-going battle in my house to get my kids to brush their teeth well. And we are in that in-between stage for many of them, where I don’t want to line them up and brush for them because they are old enough to possess those skills… but yet- unless I am standing [...]

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Make Your Own Apothecary Jars, Re-Vamp an Old Frame, and Make Some Yummy Treats This Week {Links to Love}

March 3, 2013
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Here are some peeks into some great ideas that I’ve found this week on the web! I love these links! Some DIY: What a simple and fantastic idea for recycling old pasta jars and knobs into apothecary jars! I love this idea from Parties for Pennies. I am a firm believer of decorating my home [...]

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Whatta Ya Dancin’ To?

January 11, 2013
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Thank you to Ubisoft for sponsoring this post. Please visit Ubi.com to learn more about Ubisoft. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. #UbiChamps As many of you know… the kids and I spent our summer dancing to Just Dance on the Wii. It was a great way to [...]

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Happy New Year 2013!

January 1, 2013
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May 2013 be filled with love, blessings, good fortune, and most of all…. peace.

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 22, 2012
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I hope that each of you are able to spend an enjoyable and relaxing day with family and friends filled with lots of love and plenty of good things to eat! I hope that you can spend a few quiet moments today reflecting on all that you have to be thankful for [...]

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Moms and Mom-nesia!

November 7, 2012
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Back in early September I had a chance to appear as a guest on friend Jenny Isenman‘s web show on Cafe Mom….. where we discussed the ins and outs of suffering from Mom-nesia! Please take a moment and check out this video- Jenny is hilarious and a true Gen-X soul-mate!

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I am unable to post right now…. due to Hurricane Sandy

November 3, 2012

Hi everyone! My family is well and safe…. but our area was hard hit by Hurricane Sandy- and we are still without power, Internet access, and well…. running water and flushing toilets to be honest with you! Schools are not open yet- so my days are spent pioneer-style…. making fires to keep my family warm, [...]

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A Model of Courage

October 13, 2012
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Have you or any of your friends been touched in some way by cancer? I have. I’ve watched a Mom stand strong in the face of cancer and make decisions every day to do what she needed to do to be there for her family. Decisions that seem unimaginable to me- standing on the sidelines [...]

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