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While I have definitely bought into the whole American Girl craze for my own little girl I love to make my own clothes and accessories for them as much as possible for two reasons. 1) Of course it is much cheaper 2) I can customize for colors, season, patterns, etc. My little one asked me a couple days ago to…
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There’s never any doubt if Brutus loves us, his family. We’re greeted with that happy tail every time we enter a room and his eager to be petted pounce – yes, he’s 11 years old and still pounces like a puppy when we come home. When someone’s sitting on the floor playing, reading, or relaxing he can’t get close enough….
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Football season is in full swing, folks…In case you haven’t heard my loud cheering and screaming from my couch and needed a reminder. I love to relax in sweats in front of the T.V with some great food and watch my team score but sometimes life takes me away from home for a game or two. Not to worry if…
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A few weeks ago I got to head out to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to visit the Domino’s headquarters. While there, we had a whole lot of pizza, learned how to make a pizza, and learned a whole lot about the Domino’s company and brand in general. There’s a lot that may surprise you that you probably don’t know about Domino’s-…
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Confession: I love People Magazine. It’s super expensive though, and I cannot justify the expense of a subscription, so we don’t get it anymore. But I miss it, and I love reading all the news and gossip. It’s a guilty pleasure, and silly, but there you go. Plus, finding the time to get through an entire magazine while at home?…
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Pretty much everyone is aware of the importance of donating blood for use by hospitals. Less widespread is the knowledge of cord blood banking and what the advantages of it are. Cord blood banking involves collecting and preserving the stem cells from your newborn’s umbilical cord at birth. These immature, undifferentiated stem cells can be stored and then used in…
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