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May 20, 2013

Getting Ready for The Holidays…With Children.

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Getting ready for the holidays with kids can be exciting or stressful, depending on how you look at it.  As moms, we want the holiday season to be magical for our children—twinkling eyes, cold noses, warm hot chocolate.  We have images of snow covered fields filled with green Christmas trees … [Read more...]

How to Make a Holiday Rosette Bow

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Easter rush was through, and I had found the perfect dress for my five-year old diva.  It was modest, fashionable, beautiful, and to my dismay nothing matched it.  I scoured the expensive boutiques for the perfect hair accessories to crown my organza-frocked beauty. My frustration mounted when I … [Read more...]

My Love Affair with Freecycle

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It all began when I moved to New Jersey.  The same home that cost $60,000 in Nebraska (where I had moved from) cost $300,000 in Jersey.  So I sat on my new living room floor.  A three year old jumping on my back, my 18 month old having an accident on our couch and nursing our new baby.  Oh-did I … [Read more...]

Build a Family First Aid Kit

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Having a properly stocked and fresh first aid kit at all times truly can save a life. Whether it is a minor cut or an all out crisis situation being prepared is always the first step to survival. So you are probably wondering why I would take the time to write about this when you can just go down to … [Read more...]

Solicitors Buzz Off

I really need a “no solicitors” sign. We don’t get them often, but when we do they drive me crazy. Tonight we had some guy begging me to let him clean my carpets for free. First of all, I have new carpet so I wasn’t particularly in need of a carpet cleaner. Secondly, I’m really starting to … [Read more...]