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Category: Parenting

  • Extreme Granola Recipe

    3/4 cups pecans 1/2 cup natural almonds 4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1/4 cup sesame seeds (optional) 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter 1/3 cup pure maple syrup, cane syrup…


  • Favorite Golden Punch

    Ingredients 1 (12 fl oz) can frozen OJ concentrate 1 (46 fl oz) can sweetened pineapple juice 24 oz Sprite *Optional – Vanilla Ice Cream or Orange Sherbet   Preparation…


  • 2000 Vs. 2010: How the world has changed

    via io9.com Interesting stats, esp Environment. What a difference a year can make, eh?


  • Mom? How much older are you gonna get? You’re already old. The 4 y.o. who gave the aforementioned ‘mom’ her half-chewed bubble gum as a Christmas gift.


  • Menu Plan for Week of 12/26/10 to 1/2/11

    Sunday 12/26 B/ Chocolate Chip Pancakes, Orange Slices, Milk L/ Leftover Turkey Sandwiches D/ Leftover Roast Beef, Stuffing and Roast Veggies   Monday 12/27 B/ Oatmeal w Brown Sugar, Milk…


  • Massacre in a Snowstorm

    Ingredients 4 cups strawberries 2 teaspoons caster or vanilla sugar 2 teaspoons pomegranate juice 2 cups whipping cream 1 packet individual meringue nests Directions Hull and chop the strawberries and…


  • White Chicken Enchiladas | The Pioneer Woman Cooks

    Ingredients 2-½ cups Cooked, Shredded Chicken 2 cups Reserved Broth From Chicken 3 Tablespoons Canola Oil 12 whole Corn Tortillas 1 whole Large Onion, Diced 3 whole 4 Oz Cans…


  • 7 Important Questions To Ask Yourself Before The Year Ends

    In this article, I’ll share with you 7 powerful questions to ask yourself as you close off your year. I recommend you to allocate at least 30 minutes with yourself…


  • The Anatomy of the Facebook Status Update

    Facebook’s users are updating their status millions of times per day. We know what those users were chatting about the most, but what do teenagers talk about most? What about…


  • Mom? I’m always gonna be your baby, right? I mean you’re not planning to sell any of us, are you? The 4 y.o.


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