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Category Archives: The Moms
Slow Down
This is a reminder I need on a daily, perhaps hourly, basis. I’m sharing it in case you need the reminder, too. If you liked this post, you might also like:The Pasadena Tournament of Roses A New Year’s Day Tradition When … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Family, Finding a Balance, For You, Fun, Goals, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged children, confidence, discipline, family, goals, learning, love, moments that matter most, notice, patience, slow down, spending time with children, stop and smell the roses, teenagers, time
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Beat the Heat Meals
This post is for anyone who doesn’t have air conditioning and live somewhere hot. We don’t and our summers can get well into the 90s. Needless to say, my desire to turn on my oven in the summer time quickly … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Janae, The Moms
Tagged air conditioning, crock pot, patio, slow cooker
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Stand up Paddle This Summer!
There’s a fun new sport for your whole family to try this summer — stand up paddling! Chances are by now you have heard about stand up paddling. It seems to be the fad article in magazines, highlighting the celebrities … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Adventures, All Writers, For You, Fun, Getaways, Heidi, Hobbies, Life is Better With..., Me Time, Outdoor Activities, Summer Fun, The Moms
Tagged family water fun, stand up paddle, stand up paddling, SUP
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Positive Parenting 101: The Power of Praise
The concept of praising our kids isn’t a new one. And it probably isn’t new to us either. I know my mom has often told us about how important it is to praise our kids. So why is it so … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Challenges, Cheri, Children, Difficult Child, Discipline, Family, For You, Goals, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged correction, discipline, parenting, positive behavior, Positive Discipline, praise
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Father’s Day Gift: “Hand”made Tie
Handmade Ties for Father’s Day is the perfect gift for kids to give their Daddy! Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Children, Crafts, Family, Fun, Kerri, Marriage & Spouse, The Moms
Tagged Father's Day, Father's Day Gift, Handmade crafts, handmade tie, kids gifts
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Bread Heels and Bread Crumbs
Do you sometimes find nothing but the two heels when you go to get a piece of bread? No one in my family likes the heels of store bought bread, and though I’ll eat them and try to hide them … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Sunny
Tagged bread crumbs, bread heel, dinner, easy, eating, food, freezer, healthy, homemade, kids, leftovers, loaf
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Summer Treats
Kids LOVE treats. They also LOVE to help make creative treats. The following are my top 10 treats for summer partly because many of them cool you off on a hot summer day and partly because most of them are … Continue reading
What?!? Another Bad Fat?!?
It seems that the scare and recent guidelines concerning trans fats have opened many peoples’ eyes to this dangerous fat snuck into many foods found at the grocery store under the name of “partially hydrogenated oil”. Being an ingredient label … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Heidi
Tagged bad fat, fat to avoid, interesterified fat, reading labels, trans fat
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Restaurant.com
A while ago,Heidi shared her wonderful experiences with Living Social and Groupon. Today, I want to share how much I love restaurant.com. If you’ve used it before, hopefully you love it. If you haven’t tried it, go online and search … Continue reading
Posted in All Writers, Birthdays, Budgeting, Cheri, Dates, Family, Food, For You, Getaways, Holidays, Marriage & Spouse, Money Saving Tips, Relationships, The Moms
Tagged budget, coupon, date, date night, discount, gift certificate, internet, restuarant, save, save money, savings, website
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Driving Lessons
I barely remember it now, but when my oldest child was a preschooler, we started driving lessons. I remember something falling through in our schedule and suddenly having a few minutes to ourselves. Not enough time to go anywhere and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Children, Dates, Family, Fun, Sunny
Tagged car, confidence, drivers ed, driving, fun, kids, learning, practice, teen drivers, teenagers
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