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1 in 5 children in the United States of America suffers from food insecurity. That’s over 17 million children. You know all those commercials we see, and infomercials, pamphlets and ads that come to our mailboxes? All those starving children across the world? They are here, at home, as well. That’s not acceptable to me. It infuriates me. Unfortunately, I…
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Teenagers need to be prepared for the real world where things cost money and not everything comes easily. As a parent, it is always a good idea to prepare your teenagers for what they should expect when stepping out into the real world by teaching them all about money and some of the best ways to save and budget so…
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I’m sure I’m not reinventing the wheel here but I thought up this idea of making Peeps Pops and Peeps Kebabs for a cute Easter bake sale idea and also an adorable Easter centerpiece idea…placecard idea…or a little gift. Obviously you’d use a cuter container for a centerpiece but I wasn’t doing cute I was doing functional for the bake…
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Friday is Family Move Night in my house. We have dinner, everyone gets in their “jamas” and we snuggle in for viewing time. All 5 of us. No phones, no newspaper, no tablets, no magazines…it’s family time. My son has a humongous bean bag in his room that the kids like to snuggle together on to watch movies- so he…
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Both my girls have their own very clear sense of what they want to wear and what goes together. I can buy them outfits and matchy stuff, but unless I specify, they take what I buy and make it something totally their own. I don’t mind- actually, I enjoy it. I never had a fashion “sense” and my girls just…
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We got a homework assignment for my Kindergartener. We were instructed to send a Leprechaun Trap into school. Now, when I get an assignment like this I’m always thinking about the stuff you put ON a project, to give it pizzaz. My son, like his father, has been mulling over in his head for over a week now what it…
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