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Hidden Valley Veggie Critter Snack Attack!

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Thanks to TwitterMoms and the Hidden Valley blogging contest we were attacked by the Hidden Valley Veggie Critters today!  I have to say that I love it when my kids play with their food!  It keeps life real!   The challenge was to take the Hidden[...]

Tuesday Top 5 Lessons Every Kid Should Learn

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Top 5 Lessons Every Kid Should Learn5) You are the Center of your own Universe 4) Your parents were never given an instruction manual on how to raise you. 3) You will NOT die if you give eye contact to adults 2) The words Please and Thank you are[...]

10 tips to help you Glide through the Holidays

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 Tis the season to be rushed and stressed.  I do not like feeling rushed or stressed so I work every year to make sure that I am not put into situations to make me feel this way.  This isn't something that happens overnight but developes over[...]

The Girls from Ames: Forty years of Freindships

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Do you have a childhood friend that you still keep in touch with? How many years have you been friends? I have a friend from about the time I was in 4th-5th grade with whom I randomly keep in touch with (Hi Martha) on and off over the past[...]

Top Ten Money Saving Back to School Season Tips

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Let's do a top ten list on how to save money for Back to School! I just recently heard that the average money spent per child on Back to School shopping is $600. That is insane! I don't think that I can recall spending $600 total for all 3 of my[...]

Play with your Veggies! Grow your own fun recipe

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( THIS PHOTO IS THE ENTRY PHOTO)I love cooking in the kitchen with my 11 year old! She is so much fun! I gave her a red, orange, yellow and orange pepper and told her to create an appetizer for dinner!  TwitterMoms put out a challenge to revamp[...]

How do you get your kids to embrace summer reading?

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My three girls are avid readers.  It wasn't always that way for all three.  There was a time when one of them was frustrated with reading because of the choices she was given in school.  In 5th grade she was involved in an "AR", advanced reading[...]

Top Ten Tips for making our favorite food healthier

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Have you ever remade a recipe into a healthier version?  I have and most of the time it involves using more fresh ingredients and less over processed foods.  Over the years I've learned by trial and error, simple ways to cut fat, cut salt and cut[...]

Tips to help protect your family from the flu season

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Tis the season for the flu! How do you know this? Every store has "get your flu shot" NOW signs posted as you walk in, at the register and in the dairy section.   This time last year everyone was in a panic over the up and coming flu season threat[...]

Top 5 tips on being smart about your Health Benefits

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Are you aware that most health insurance companies offer open enrollment from Oct-Dec every year? Why is this important?  This year of all years it is important to read what is being sent to your home or through your work about your benefits.  We[...]