Thanksgiving Traditions

November 13, 2009

What are your Thanksgiving traditions? We had a few growing up, but some I have not passed on to my children and now I feel that I need to. The first tradition that I almost always follow is to make Monkey Bread. This is not the Monkey Bread that you might commonly see with cinnamon [...]

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Green Living

November 13, 2009

Everyone can pitch in to make the earth a greener place to live. Many companies are also taking a green stand. Airwear is a manufacturer of eyeglass lenses that is using 100% recycled water and 100% recyclable packaing to do their part. You can learn how they are committed to green manufacturing and education families [...]

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Biggest Loser

November 10, 2009

I have been somewhat faithfully watching this season of The Biggest Loser. I was finally happy to see Tracey go home, because I think she is insane. The best part of the show is seeing the transformations at the end. You know that they put in a lot of work on their own and weren’t [...]

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Week Off and Then Sick

November 10, 2009

My kids had a week off last week. I tried to keep up with the blogging by using my laptop computer, but it didn’t go quite so well. My older daughter was a little sick last week and it looks like she gave it to the rest of us. My son has been home for [...]

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Happy Birthday Sis!

November 4, 2009

Today is my sister’s birthday! I won’t tell you how old she is because she would kill me. She lives all the way on the other side of the United States and so I don’t get to see her too often, but we talk on the phone a lot (good thing we both have Verizon [...]

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Why I Need a Bedroom Makeover

November 4, 2009

Actually, while I would love a bedroom makeover, I would love to surprise my teenage daughter with a cool teen bedroom makeover! My daughter loves photography and has been building her portfolio. She started out with nature photos and has diversified to people, objects and places. It would be so much fun to make custom [...]

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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween! Most of my kids costumes are ready (I am still working on the oldest daughter’s) and we are ready to do some serious Trick or Treating. I just hope the weather holds out. Speaking of costumes, yesterday I drove by the High School. I think Halloween is an excuse for the girls (and [...]

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Stuck on the Turnpike

October 29, 2009

I always keep a book in my car. It seems that I am always waiting for my kids to finish there activities and this is a good time to read. What I didn’t realize was that I would get in a good 30 minutes of reading time when I was stuck on the turnpike the [...]

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Horizon Little Blends and Giveaway!

October 29, 2009

I have been a fan of Horizon products for a while now. I love their organic milk and am now just trying their new product – Little Blends yogurt. Little Blends yogurt combines the great taste of fruit yogurt with hidden vegetables. Now your children can get fruits and vegetables in one little cup. The [...]

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My Love/Hate Relationship With Halloween

October 23, 2009

I love Halloween. I love making costumes for my kids. I love trick or treating. I love decorating and the spookiness of it all. This year, I made an Obi Wan costume for my six year old son, a poodle skirt for my 10 year old daughter and I am in the middle of making [...]

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