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As your tween or teenager begins to mature and grow up, they will begin building relationships with the opposite sex.  It is important for your child to have these relationships so that they can develop the communication and personal skills to develop healthy long term relationships for the future.  As…

I have been missing in action since October & am going to try to slowly update anyone that is still following my blog with everything that has been going on in our lives.  We have been so busy with EVERYTHING that I just needed to take a break from my blog for a bit but now I feel like we are in a groove again so here goes nothing............the 1st of many things to be updated!

I posted so many months ago that I was ready to get back to work BUT didn't want to leave the boys…

My girls are very fussy eaters. I have tried to expose them to all sorts of food, however I feel we are in a rut currently and sticking to the foods that I know my girls will eat. This is due to the fact that on top of being fussy eaters they of course are small for their age group in weight and cannot afford to not be eating, hence me making sure what I give them something they will eat.

I do try to introduce new things alongside the standard foods that I know they will eat. However…

I'm on Twitter, a lot.

I signed up for my Twitter account in 2010 via my BlackBerry Curve smartphone. I quickly became addicted to sending out tweets and soon after, began growing my followers. Now, I'm not a Twitter specialist, but in about a year, after networking, putting my personality into my messages and being kind enough to retweet others, I reached…

Yes pre-school is back for term 4, although the last one of the year but I am happy that school is back. Having the kids at pre-school allows me to do my things or just have a rest from the constant wants of little kids. It is hard to be on and going non stop and it is very nice to have the house quiet and some down time. Although this down time does consist of tidying and cleaning but I will try not to do too much as I need to maximise my two days this week. The girls only have two days…

Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed, was gunned down by George Zimmerman, a self appointed neighborhood watch captain. Zimmerman claimed to have done this by means of self- defense, however, many view this tragic scenario to be another example of racial...…

Moms, Tomorrow is the day to to make a change. Omit good and bad from your food vocabulary. Food is food. Food is more nutritious or less nutritious. Read about neutralizing foods at www.MomDishesItOut.com.

We've been looking at this list by Ella Speers, the 5 Keys to Contentment in a search to find true contentment in life.

We've been looking at this list by Ella Speers, the 5 Keys to Contentment in a search to find true contentment in life.

Today we're looking at: …

This is the third week of looking at 5 Keys to Contentment - a list compiled by Ella Speers.  The first two: not allowing yourself to complain, and …

A couple of weeks ago I began blogging about 5 Keys to Contentment - a list written by Ella Speers that has meant a lot to me over the past few years.  That's not to say that I have by any stretch perfected this - quite the contrary, but I am trying.

The first key was never allow yourself to…

Shandra over at "A Pause On the Path" has begun "On Your Heart Tuesdays".  So far I've managed to eek out one post, but quite frankly, I didn't have anything on my heart last week other than "LET ME SLEEP" - that was what was on my heart all week.  (blushing)

But, a…

Want to Change Your Life?

Two words.

Two small, simple words.

Just start.

That's it.

Yes, it's that simple. Read it again. But there's a little more to it... Read more here....…

I just recently told you about James Tate.

James Tate and His Date.



Remember this:







According to Connecticut teen James Tate, he thought a written invitation would garner his a “Yes” from his date… here’s how he did it… giant letters on the side of the building at Shelton High School. 

After seeing Tate’s invitation on…

Ways To Talk To Your Kids About The Death Of Osama Bin Laden

Are your kids asking you questions you can’t answer?  Not sure how to handle this with your children?

Here’s some tips on Talking about the death of Osama Bin Laden and other newswith your children.

The dawn of this century was ushered…

Bennett Cerf was the co-founder of Random House.  As part of his duties as publisher, he also had an envious job -- he was Dr. Seuss' editor.   And on March 12, 1957, Random House published Dr. Seuss' masterpiece, The Cat and the Hat.  At 65 pages, the book is notable not only because of its well-deserved fame, but also because Dr. Seuss used only 225 unique words in writing it.  Cerf was impressed -- so much so that he challenged Seuss to do one better.  He wagered that Seuss could…