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Weekend Must Reads for Moms

June 19, 2010
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Lots to share this week!  I think my list may be getting longer each week – so bear with me, these are all worth your time!  Get a glass of lemonade, put your feet up and take a break! From Corey at Simple Marriage, guest posting at Simple Mom::  How to Talk to Your Kids [...]

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Summer Meal Planning Made Easier

June 18, 2010
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Being the Family Manager of your home means you have a lot of area to cover and control.  I believe the Food Department is one of the top priorities for our family, and I am sure your family would agree (at least your kids and especially if you have teenage boys!)  I know for busy [...]

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Growing Adults

June 16, 2010
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“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.”     – Garrison Keillor Jenny’s Take: All the hard work that you pour into becoming a better parent is worth it. Every second. You [...]

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Weekend Reading for Moms

June 12, 2010
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I have found great posts from around the web this past week.  I know you will find these helpful in your role as a Busy Mom!  Here’s to kicking off summer! From Jill Savage::  Living with Less, What’s Your Reason? From The Wisdom Journal::  Ready to SAVE Some Money? From Inspired to Action:: Play Your [...]

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Give Yourself a Time and Money Raise!

June 11, 2010
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Let’s continue talking about great ways to save time and money!  I began this topic a few weeks back where I shared with you how I use Amazon.com for a lot of my grocery purchases.  If you missed that post you can find it here. I recently started using another online service that some of [...]

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Being the GrownUp

June 9, 2010
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“You can only be young once, but you can always be immature.”  -Dave Barry (1947- ) Jenny’s Take:  Ouch. I know that this is true for me. Just because my age is greater than my kids’, my behavior often isn’t. I am just more subtly immature than they are. Whenever we are faced with a [...]

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Weekend Reading for Busy Moms

June 5, 2010
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Kick back and enjoy some great posts from across the web about motherhood, family, nutrition and putting it all together!  Enjoy your weekend. From Well Grounded Life::  Eat More Veggies :: Meals That Make It Easy From Steady Mom::  A Good Start to Our Staycation From My Super-Charged life:: How Gardening Can Improve Your Overall [...]

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How About a “Staycation”?

June 4, 2010
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So this summer I have decided to institute at least one “Staycation” into our summer schedule.  Maybe you’ve heard the buzz going around about this concept?  You take a vacation from your work, but you don’t leave town!  Brilliant! I don’t know about you, but one of my biggest complaints with vacations is that by [...]

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There is NO Easy Button in Parenting

June 2, 2010
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“All things are difficult before they are easy.”                                                              – Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) Jenny’s Take: So many people write to us, telling us how they [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend Reading

May 28, 2010
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When you get this I will be packing my big RV with supplies to venture out camping for the holiday weekend.  I am a little nervous, my hubby is not here to help drive and park (Yes, I have to back-in this 32 ft. machine into the campsite!!) Gladys  (that is the name of our [...]

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