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My oldest son, Ashton, is getting ready to go into the fourth grade this year. For the first couple years that he was in school - we paid for and he ate hot lunch at school everyday. Then I happen to watch this documentary about school lunches. It talked about the sodium, fat, sugar and all the preservatives that are kids were putting into...

This has been an awesome week!I've ran about 5 miles.I've been doing my weight training with MyDFit.com.Doing my push-up app on my phoneand really being mindful of what I'm eating.When I started, I weighed 176Last week, I weighed 174.5This week, I weighed in at172!That's 4 pounds lost in about 3 weeks.I'm pretty happy about that!!!Beyond...

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A couple weeks ago, I made this pallet sign for myself. Today, I made this sign for my Grandma...Her birthday is in a couple of days and the woman has everything.I couldn't think of a single thing that she would need.So I decided to make something for her.I love this sign!It's the state of Iowa if you're not familiar.I am in love with...

Boys are certainly a different breed.I read about bloggers that have girls...they sit nicely and color and making beautiful things together.I'm lucky if my boys will sit at the table long enough to color one picture.When I try and show my boys how to do a craft I found online,I end up getting frusterated...and do most of the work myself.I've...

I am a lucky girl this week!Sally from Sweet Sally's Bakeshop sent me some of her gorgeous brownies and cookies to try out!The cookie and brownie packages are so pretty!These would be perfect to give as gifts!Sally sent me the Jumbo Sprinkle Cookies and the Rainy Day Fudge Brownies.The Rainy Day Fudge Brownies....what can I say?Uh....they're...

I have no idea how this happen.This week, I ate out pizza...twiceI've barely been on the treadmill or even working outbecause I'm busy getting ready for our vacationI just weighed myselfand I'm sitting at just under174.5So that's a half pound lost this week.I'm lucky that it's down and not up!Kind of disappointed in myself this week.But need to keep my head up and tell myself to get back on the treadmillThis weekend we're...

A friend posted this on Facebook.I have no idea where it originates from.I wouldn't normally share something like this.But I am crying.Dying after reading this.Hope you like it as much as I did.Like everything in life, farts have a time and place. However, I never realized that in the wrong time and place, flatulence had enough power to alter my course in history. Well, it can if it’s the third date with the man of your dreams....

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We got to mark another item off our bucket list!Family Game NightWe played Don't Break the Ice.Another thing we need to do more often - the boys loved i...

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Since it's so dang hot outside this week (in the 90's) we decided to take the kids up to Chuck-e-Cheese.Not my favorite place, but the kids had fun running around in there and playing games.Afterwards, we stopped by the Goodwill in the same little shopping plaza and I found a couple of things that I liked. Keep in mind, that I don't...