So, I recently read this book. When I say recently, I mean I read it today. Michael's six-month check-up is fast approaching, and our pediatrician said she thinks he will be good to go on starting fruits and veggies after it.My sister suggested this book (along with another one which I'll post about in due time). Over all it is very informative. I...

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A few years back, my friend started an online magazine called Reality Check Girl Magazine. Within the magazine, I was the editor for the "Love" section, and wrote a column called "Married in College". Apparently the page still gets some hits today, and I thought I would add it to my new site so that the readers that were cut short of my...

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Craving something spicy and new, I decided that it was high time I took one of our camping-dinner-favorites and turned it into a fabulous at-home recipe.Ingredients:- 2 lbs lean hamburger beef- 3 bell peppers (colors of your choosing)- 1 C finely crushed Saltines- 1 Tbsp Canola Oil- 1/2 C finely chopped onion (I used red, but you can use white or yellow as...

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(Photo from babycenter.com)Lately I've been pondering just precisely what "The Newfangled Housewife" is.I've been trying to figure out if she's more of a modern-day 50s wife/mother, or a completely different breed of woman. I haven't quite figured it out yet.The reason this question has been getting to me so, is because it's obviously a search of my self as well. I am trying...

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(Cartoon from ralph the robot.)Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday". It refers to the last night of eating fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lent season, which begins on Ash Wednesday. Now, I am not Catholic, and I don't celebrate Mardi Gras... but I do recognize Lent. To a degree.This past week my eating/exercise took a turn for the worse....

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Last weekend my husband built me a poop sprayer.Not for me. For Michael's dirty diapers, of course.Using cloth diapers has a down side if feces bothers you. If you don't spray the stuff off the diapers, then not only does it make your washing machine extraordinarily, disgustingly dirty, it stains the diaper. Before now we had been rinsing the diapers in the sink....

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It's the day of Love!As is one of my traditions, I successfully made Clark sugar cookies :). Only a half-batch this year, and not the best frosting job... but it's the thought that counts! The fact that I did most of it with Michael in his sling should definitely count for something. (For the recipe, check out My Sugar Cookies! And this time...

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Even it if it is believed to be a "Hallmark Holiday", Valentine's Day is one of my absolute favorites.When I was younger, it was all about making heart shaped sugar cookies and boxes of chocolates. As I got older, it turned into being all about having a boy to celebrate it with.My senior year of high school I made cookies for all my...

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I'm not sure where this recipe originates from. All I know is my mom used to make them almost every day for my little sister for a time. She is not, or was not, a breakfast person, but she would eat these pancakes!So, this morning I made some! The other great thing about these? They're healthy!Ingredients:- 2/3 C Whole Wheat Flour- 1/3 C...

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This morning Michael woke up just before 3am. Around 4am, I finally struggled out of bed with him. By 4:30am Michael was asleep in his sling, but by then I had already had a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. There was no way I was going back to sleep. I figured he would wake up soon after, anyway.Well, Michael didn't...

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Since I was little, all I ever wanted was to be a stay-at-home-mom. It seemed ideal to me. Getting to play with your kids all day, getting to make a mess in the kitchen, and the cleaning wouldn't be too much of a big deal, either.I always had the most respect for my mom because she did precisely that. She gave up a...

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Today Michael is five months old! It is absolutely crazy that he's getting close to being half-a-year-old. I never believed people when they said one minute you look and your baby is a newborn, and you blink and your baby is 18. I REALLY hope it doesn't happen that fast, because five months just FLEW!So, we took Michael to the doc yesterday to...

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Lately I've been thinking. This isn't an uncommon past time for me... but lately I've been doing it a lot more.There's a lot going on in my life. I have a son that's almost five months old. I have a husband who's struggling with his motivation to get through school so he can reach a point where he'll be able to work and...

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