I am having a problem this winter that I have never had before. I just cannot keep warm! No matter how warm the house is, I am ALWAYS COLD. True…I am quite a bit leaner this winter than I have been in winters past…but this is crazy! My hubs says I need to eat more [...]

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I am in the middle of a huge reorganization frenzy in my house. This week I completely gutted a closet in which I store all of the various sizes of kids clothes for use as they grow into them. With all of these kids, you might imagine how many 18 gallon bins I have full [...]

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I received a fun tag the other day that seems like a neat way to learn a little more about the participants. It’s simply called “Have You Ever…” and I received it from Everything Under the Sun. Here goes! 1. Have you ever been on TV? Yes – when I was a child 2. Have [...]

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Over the years, I have gravitated more and more to natural products in many, many areas of my life. Food is one primary area…but in recent years this has spilled over into other items that I use and purchase for my family. I just became aware of the benefits of using sustainably harvested sea sponges [...]

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Twelve years ago tonight, Sarah Elizabeth came barreling into the world. She was two days early and in an awful big hurry. We made it to the hospital about an hour before she was born (in sharp contrast to our 18+ hour long labors from the previous 3!). She weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and [...]

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