The Active Family

This topic is a bit of a deviation from my normal posts, yet it is one that caught my eye and means quite a bit personally. It’s also a fairly controversial topic, and one that is frequently discussed in all manner of ways.
I am speaking of stem cell research. My husband is a Brittle Type [...]

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Ugh.. What a welcome home present. I hate to jump ahead in my Maine Trip Report, but I haven’t had time for writing much.
On Thursday both the little ones came down with fevers. By the time we got through the weekend, they both had developed coughs, on and off fevers, and stomach pains. I couldn’t [...]

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Today I am sending along a recipe I used in Maine. We had a big lobstah dinnah of course!
In my humble opinion, the best way to eat lobster is boiled. I’m soooo not into the fancy dinner presentation, with the lobster neatly halved and served on a bed of lettuce. No sir, we Yanks love [...]

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The beginning of the trip was smooth and uneventful. We had everything packed up the night before, and only needed to rearrange a few things between the truck and my SUV before we got on the road. We stopped for a fill up at the station down the street ($4.05…what a bargain!) and hit the [...]

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Can I just tell you? Ever since my dad was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer a few years ago, I’ve heard waaaaaay more about my dad’s anatomy than I ever cared to. I have also been SUBJECTED to random discussions regarding my parents’ sex life.
Don’t ask me why….I’m like every other “child” in the world. I [...]

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Okay, so the title is a tad off. We haven’t even left our house yet, but since MY vacation officially started at 12:32 am this morning (when I punched out at work) I’m jotting it all down.
This morning started rough, not going to lie. My husband suffered a diabetic low blood sugar and slept through [...]

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The anticipation has been killing me. I haven’t been this excited for a vacation since our Disney trip last August.
Er.
Actually, that WAS our last vacation!
This week has flown by, with me cleaning the house like a mad lady, doing mountains of laundry, and packing bag after bag. I think we did well though, as I [...]

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Sigh. I think those words are my anthem of the summer. My kids have been driving me absolutely CRAZY from the very minute school let out.
No….seriously. After my oldest got home from school at 11:30 that last day, it only took 45 minutes for me to completely lose it, and send both of them to [...]

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Don’t shoot me….I know girls like cars too. But you’ll have to forgive me if I go off on a tangent here. I just spent 6 full hours at work listening to a couple of guys worshiping their cars.
Oh, ’scuse me. They aren’t just any old cars, but fast cars. And not just any old [...]

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Talk about timing. My last post was all about living green and making green items fit into your decor. I briefly mentioned how anyone can make more eco friendly choices no matter what decor style they like.
Now I come across a website that makes, get this….custom designer cat trees! Can you believe it? The best [...]

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