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This Mama Loves Kids in the Kitchen as much as they love being in there! My kids beg for snacks all day long and while I don’t mind tossing them the occassional packaged bag of cookies or chips I prefer that the majority of their snacks be healthier- these homemade Cheez-its are made with much healthier ingredients than processes snacks…
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I was talking to a friend recently about what it was like when we were in high school. If we had to write a paper that required us to research a subject, we had to dig through a stack of books in the library. If you had to type up said report, you had to go to the typing lab…
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After a winter hiatus, I’m back to doing the Couch 2 5k program. I’m plugging along, at my “perky walk” pace, but in my mind, plugging along counts regardless of how fast you are. I may never meet my awesome cousin’s running pace, but I’m totally ok with that. I have to be honest though, one thing that happens to…
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The Country Crock® “So Much Good Happens When We Bake” campaign celebrates family togetherness in the kitchen and around the dinner table. We actually do a lot of baking as a family- every Saturday morning, we make pancakes “from scrap” as the kids say. The kids love to bake- breads, biscuits, cookies, muffins, cakes… they love helping and they love…
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pampers. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was an expectant mom for the first time, I read anything and everything. I joined forums. I educated myself (ad nauseum). I was prepared. Then the baby was actually outside of my body and I realized, I wasn’t prepared. Not at…
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite times was family game night. I looked forward to the laughter and the good-natured competition. We would pit the boys against the girls or the adults versus the kids. Among the classic board games we played was The Game of Life game. I remember taking so long to choose if I…
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