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Category Archives: Sunny
Holiday Birthdays
Did you ever give your kids a sibling for Christmas or their birthday? Do members of your family have birthdays on holidays or during the holiday season? Out of my 5 kids, we’ve got a birthday just before Thanksgiving (but … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays, Challenges, Christmas, Family, Holidays, Sunny
Tagged baby, birthday, Christmas birthday, feeling special, sharing birthdays, The Best Gift
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Soft Soap Customized For A Small Gift
Looking for a small gift for a teacher or other person you care about? Do you like a personal touch, but not able to spend a lot of time? Here’s an idea for something useful and unique: customized soft soap. … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Sunny
Tagged christmas, craft, customize, DIY gifts, gift, homemade, liquid soap, personalize, soft soap, teacher gift
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I Yam What I Yam, Sweet Potato
There is a lot of information out there about what is a yam, and what is a sweet potato, and how nutritious they are. But it isn’t so easy to take these facts (like: yams are not related to sweet … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy Free, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged cooking, dinner, dip, eating, fall, food, fries, healthy, homemade, honey-lime dip, jewel, recipe, red garnet, sweet potato, yam
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Apple Handles for little hands
My 3 year old likes to eat whole apples. But she tends to eat straight through them, disregarding the fact that they have an axis of sorts. She gets to the core, and she’s done with it, even though there’s … Continue reading
Better Than Cream O’ Soup
In an effort to eat healthier and less processed foods, I’ve been avoiding using canned, condensed Cream O’ Whatever Soup in my cooking. But as so many recipes use it as an ingredient, I now have a substitute that is … Continue reading
Posted in Allergy Free, Cooking Tips and Tricks, Food, Gluten Free, Health & Weight, Money Saving Tips, Recipes, Sunny
Tagged brown rice, cauliflower, condensed soup, convenience, Cream O' Mushroom Soup, dairy free, dinner, food, gluten free, healthy, homemade, ingredient, mushrooms, onion, potato, recipe, substitute, vegetable, whole grain, zucchini
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Sense and Sensibility . . . and Sea Monsters
For therapy, I listen to recorded books while walking. (And I didn’t check my spelling with hard copies of the texts discussed in this post, so don’t be surprised if there are discrepancies.) Since I’m committed to exercizing every day … Continue reading
Posted in For You, Sunny
Tagged Ben H. Winters, book, jane austen, monsters, reading, sea, Sense and Sensibility, spoof
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Sukkot and a movie recommendation: Ushpizin
Right now, Jews throughout the world are observing Sukkot. Though my husband and I come from families that have been Christian for many generations, I love learning about the Jewish religion. When we lived in Chicago, each autumn we saw … Continue reading
Homemade 100% Whole Wheat Bread
Nothing says love like a loaf of homemade bread. Here is the bread recipe I use all the time. (I’m not sure of its origin, though I got it from mother-in-law.) I can’t say whether it’s the best because there … Continue reading
Make Your Own Soft Ice Pack
Sure, frozen peas work well enough in a pinch, but if you’re prepared (and with a house full of boy scouts, it would be a good idea), a soft ice pack from the freezer is better. And one that just cost pennies (less than a bag of frozen peas) and uses common household materials would then be best! Continue reading
Posted in Health & Weight, Sunny, The House
Tagged cold pack, diy, diy ice pack, first aid, gel pack, homemade, ice, ice pack, injury, pack, rubbing alcohol, soft
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Older and Younger Kids
When I was a kid, I thought it was a little strange when I found out a friend of mine had older siblings that I didn’t even know about. They were married already. Later I thought that families that had … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Children, Dates, Family, Finding a Balance, Love, Relationships, Sunny
Tagged baby, children, family, family planning, gap, kids, love, memories, parenting, raising children, spread, teenagers
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