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The Kia Rio: A Great Car If No One Rides In The Back
I had the pleasure of test driving a Kia Rio SX 2012 earlier this month. Now, I hadn’t thought of a Kia in a long time, but when we were in the market for a car back in 2007, my husband had looked at...
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Of course I keep my muffins in the freezer!
I love baked goods. Muffins, cookies, breakfast cookies, they are are all yummy to me. And I make my own, because I’m cool like that. But I don’t really want to be in the kitchen, baking everyday....
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Carrie Scissorhands: Or How To Maintain Your Lawn Without Power Tools
I am pretty sure that when my next door neighbor pulled up and saw me cutting the grass in the rain with scissors, he traded his perception of me as yuppie perfectionist for just balls crazy. “But, I...
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Foot cream on butts?
You know how much we moms love it when other moms jump in with their unsolicited advice about how how this is the “only way to do things?” I’m just kidding, I know you hate that. I do too. But there’s...
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Coconut Oil: The Edible Beauty Routine
Guest Review by It’s A Dome Life I recently ordered some organic, extra virgin coconut oil from this vitamin company called Puritan’s Pride. I bought it because they were having a buy one get two free...
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My Fall Affair
I love fall. Of course, it helps that I live in South Texas and fall means 85 degree weather, but hey I still love fall. It’s my favorite time to cook, my favorite time to bake, and the best time to...
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My Mother in Law Shines
When I was asked to nominate someone for Yahoo! Shine’s Women Who Shine as a woman who has touched and inspired me, the first person I thought of was my mother in law, Kollette. I’m a lucky gal — not...
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The Picture That Tells The Story Of My Family plus Win A Canvas Print From...
For some reason this photo says everything about our family (except that I’m in the family). We are on our way to an adventure. We are vaguely prepared with at least one backpack. We are documenting...
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Yes, I have loved Martha Stewart since age 11
I remember my first Martha Stewart experience vividly. I was 11 and home from school. There was a Christmas Special on and Martha was showing me around her house, teaching me how to make sparkling...
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Mmmm Buttah Buttah Buttah Buttah Buttah Buttah Mmmm Buttah!
The temperature in LA finally dropped below 100 this week. When we stepped outside to a familiar 72 degrees, I said it felt chilly. My five year-old’s response was, “That means it will be Halloween...
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What’s Almost Better Than A Recycled Toothbrush? A FREE Preserve Lunch...
I am obsessed with Preserve toothbrushes. I have used them for years, not just because they are made out of recycled Stonyfield Farm yogurt cartons, but because they are old school. No batteries,...
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Inexpensive & Recycled Halloween Costumes for Kids
I usually make the kids’ Halloween costumes. I don’t bust out the sewing machine or anything, but I physically put something together as opposed to buying a premade costume. Dressing up 3 kids gets...
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A Halloween Costume That Includes Sweatpants And Chickens (you’re welcome)
For the second year in a row, my kids are cutting me out of Halloween costume gig. Up until my oldest was 5, we did family costumes. My youngest had no opinion (or wasn’t born yet) and my oldest had no...
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Apples, Pumkins and corn, oh my!
I miss fall in central Illinois. It’s where I grew up, and as much as love living in South Texas, it never really feels like fall. The air is supposed to be cold and crisp, the trees turning colors,...
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May the Force Be With You, This Halloween and Always
My son is really into Halloween. Which is good, I guess, because he doesn’t get too freaked out when he sees gory decor all over town. But since his birthday falls exactly one week before Halloween,...
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Halloween Toddler Crafts That Look Cute Even Though Your Kid Did Most Of The...
Halloween can be hard for the littlest kids. They can finally walk and talk and pick out a costume, but we can’t even bring them into the Halloween store between the terrifying masks and the sexy...
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Stop messing with my Halloween traditions
When I look upon the Halloweens of my youth, I remember trick or treating down a crowded street in my homemade clown costume, or heading out with a gaggle of girls to go door to door at our favorite...
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These LEGO Creatures Are Scary In a Good Way
Today, our family is suffering from post-five-year-old birthday party syndrome. My son is exhausted, and we all know how cranky a tired kid can be. There has been one thing that hassaved us, though,...
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The Mazda CX-5 Makes Me Want An SUV Again
First, Happy Halloween and keep your black cats inside because people are morons. My Huckle is so cute! Onwards and upwards to my cool ride and review… Remember last month when I gave the thumbs down...
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A swirly Vortex of awesome
I recently celebrated a birthday, and my gift from my mother in law was very timely and well coordinated with my completion of a crazy mud run and decision to run a half marathon. I drink an amino...
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